The Fulton Skyhook, officially known as the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS), was developed in the 1950s by inventor Robert Edison Fulton Jr. to solve the problem of extracting personnel or cargo from hostile or inaccessible areas without landing an aircraft. The system used a helium balloon to raise a line into the air, which could then be snagged by a specially equipped aircraft flying overhead. A V-shaped yoke on the plane’s nose would catch the line, and a winch would reel in th

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🛫 Também conhecido como "Skyhook", o sistema de recuperação terra-ar (STARS) Fulton, é um sistema utilizado pela Agência Central de Inteligência (CIA), Força Aérea dos Estados Unidos e Marinha dos Estados Unidos para recuperar indivíduos no solo utilizando aeronaves como o MC-130E Combat Talon I e o B-17 Flying Fortress. Este foi mais @umpingodeciencia por @wilerjrxd. 💧 - 🔸Siga @umpingodeciencia 🔹Apoie nosso trabalho curtindo, compartilhando e salvando esta publicação e se tornando um assina

13 reactions | Known colloquially as Skyhook, the Fulton surface-to-air Recovery System is a system where slow-moving fixed-wing aircraft capture loads on the ground. These loads included both inanimate objects and individuals. However, personnel recovery was the system’s primary use. | Vintage Everyday | Facebook

72K views · 3.3K reactions | The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) currently in use by United States Armed Forces. There are currently three variants, the M88, M88A1 and M88A2 HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extraction System). Read more https://wp.me/p3avY4-2zf | Military Leak | Facebook