1. Innovation in Action: Mike Schmidt.
- Author
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Schmidt, Mike
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AIRDROP , *HELICOPTERS , *MILITARY supplies , *MILITARY science , *MILITARY strategy - Abstract
The article offers information on how to deliver the military supplies of the U.S. Army to the ground by using helicopters. According to the author, using a freefall method of delivery, is not really successful, thus, they developed a refined method that allows them to deliver duffle or kit bags of supplies down to the ground from a helicopter, by using a belay device to control the descent of the supplies and backstacked the rope into a bag to keep it from getting tangled with the aircraft.
- Published
- 2008