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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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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The force of friction between the helicopter’s landing gear and the yacht will be greater than the force of the sideways movement. This means that, once it has touched down, the force of the sideways movement isn’t strong enough to move the helicopter.

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