Comments on: TRICOPTER SKYHOOK (Apr, 1957)

By: Sanglass patrol

Sanglass patrol — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 19:25:39 +0000

We have linked you
http://sandglasspatrol.livejournal.com/118511.html

(It is in Spanish)

By: Toronto

Toronto — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:42:06 +0000

Lightning – why AirForce marking on Army tanks and choppers? Maybe it’s because it was designed by a Navy engineer.

By: Eliyahu

Eliyahu — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:11:36 +0000

Also, just looked at the illustration again, and I’m trying to figure out why the Army would paint Air Force emblems on its tanks and helicopters?

By: Eliyahu

Eliyahu — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 20:09:22 +0000

An insurgent’s dream… A chance to take out three helicopters and a tank with a single Stinger missile…

By: LightningRose

LightningRose — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:59:49 +0000

What could possibly go wrong?

By: Sandglass Patrol

Sandglass Patrol — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 21:19:24 +0000

Charlie, once we wrote about ‘aeronautics fashions’, because they are always traying the same things, or re-discovering old concepts. Here we discovered the flying submarine, or de submergible plane. Now DARPA is traying it again. This entry, the 3 ‘chopers’ and the three Zerstorers remembered us that entry in our blog, http://sandglasspatrol.livejournal.com/56807.html

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:21:12 +0000

Sandglass Patrol: Damn, you beat me to it! I was totally going to say that.

By: Sandglass Patrol

Sandglass Patrol — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:04:25 +0000

It looks like the three Bf110 Zerstorer towing the Me321

By: StanFlouride

StanFlouride — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:52:33 +0000

I’ve seen those pictures too but even if it did work no three helicopters would be able to lift something as heavy as a tank.

By: Rick Auricchio

Rick Auricchio — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 17:10:38 +0000

I recall seeing a system like this on some documentary. One of the cables or arms failed, sending the whole mess to the ground.

Flying one chopper is hard enough with a load; coordinating three seems impossible.