Helicopter launch and recovery device for horizontal floating ASW mobile targets

摘要

A system suspended from a helicopter is utilized for unrestricted launching of cylindrical bodies and recovering these bodies while they are floating in a horizontal position. The system comprises a cage having a pair of axially separated U-shaped clamps with panels extending from the open portion of the clamps. Pivotable wedgs protrude to the inside of each clamp, allowing a cylindrical body to slip into the cage and be captured. In addition an electrical circuit is connected to bomb shackles in the system for providing the launch capability.