When a helicopter lands on a moving yacht, how come it doesn’t slide when it touches the yacht? How does it just lock on with the yacht?
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In addition to the rest, for serious conditions there’s the beartrap. The helicopter lowers a cable which is attached to a cable coming out of the deck. This cable is attached to a winch, which reels in the helicopter while the helicopter applies lift to keep the cable taut. This makes the helicopter move with the ship as one. When the helicopter is close to the deck, the landing officer will wait for the right moment and order the pilot to land while the cable is also pulled in. This also has the advantage that the helicopter stays on the deck after landing even if the ship is wildly pitching side to side.
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