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A Sea King helicopter landing on HMCS Assiniboine (DDH 234); the beartrap is the small rectangle on the flight deck. Recover assist landing of a SH-60B helicopter with a RAST system. A helicopter hauldown and rapid securing device (HHRSD) or beartrap enables helicopters to land on and depart from smaller ships in a wide range of weather ...
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Two CH-124 Sea Kings approach HMCS Bonaventure in Feb 1968 HMCS Bonaventure's downed CH-124 Sea King in Feb 1968. The Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (formerly CHSS-2) is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter designed for shipboard use by Canadian naval forces, based on the US Navy's SH-3 Sea King.
The first helicopter landing aboard Fraser, made by a CH-124 Sea King, was performed on 15 June 1967. [15] In October 1967, Fraser demonstrated the Canadian "beartrap" helicopter haul-down system during a visit to Washington, DC. In 1969, the ship represented Canada during the Spithead Review. In May 1973, the ship was placed in reserve, but ...
1 × midships helicopter deck with Beartrap and hangar HMCS Assiniboine was a St. Laurent -class destroyer that served in the Royal Canadian Navy and later the Canadian Forces from 1956 to 1988. She was the second ship to bear the name.
Most-produced Western helicopter; nicknamed "Huey". UH-1Y derivative in production. 1959–1976 Bell 206 Jetranger: 8,460: manufactured at Bell plants in United States and Canada: Also made under licence by Agusta in Italy and Commonwealth Aircraft Corporation in Australia: 1966–2010 Eurocopter AS350: 7,000 + [1] France: Airbus Helicopters ...
Anti-submarine warfare helicopter for the U.S. Navy. 73 built and two conversions from SH-3As. [4] VH-3D VIP Presidential transport helicopter (better known as Marine One) for the U.S. Marine Corps, 11 built. It entered service in 1976. [60] SH-3G Cargo, utility transport helicopter for the U.S. Navy. 105 conversions from SH-3A and SH-3D. [4] SH-3H
A U.S. Navy SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter prepares to lift off from the flight deck of an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. A helicopter deck (or helo deck) is a helicopter pad on the deck of a ship, usually located on the stern and always clear of obstacles that would prove hazardous to a helicopter landing.