Tricopter Skyhook

[hesham]

Hi,

WHEN a heavy hauling job comes up the idea has always been “Put in more horses.” Now, Raymond A. Young, an ex-Navy aeronautical engineer, has made it possible to harness helicopters in teams. His harness, as uncomplicated as an ox yoke, is a tubular framework that holds the working whirlybirds far enough apart to give them rotor room.Various adaptations of Young’s basic idea may be used. The one illustrated is a tricopter harness consisting of three girders hinged to a central vertical hoist and braced in a rigid triangle by steel cables. Above the outer end of each girder is a universal coupling which attaches to the bottom of a helicopter with a quick release fastening. Each of the machines is separately flown but all follow the commands of a chief pilot, given over interphones. Young’s multi-copter harness can pick up bridge sections, ferry vehicles and equipment, emplace artillery in otherwise inaccessible positions—using standard copters instead of expensive specialized equipment.

http://blog.modernmechanix.com/tricopter-skyhook/

 

[shedofdread]

Can't think why it wasn't adopted - after all, what could possibly go wrong?
Regards,

 

[archipeppe]

Interestingly similiar to the real life Piasecki Helistat, except for the usage of helium filled blimp.

 

[hesham]

Thank you my dear Archipeppa.

 

[shedofdread]

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't something quite alarming happen to the Piasecki Helistat?

 

[archipeppe]

Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't something quite alarming happen to the Piasecki Helistat?

First flight was on 26 April 1986. On 1 July 1986, the PA-97 crashed after completing a test flight, killing one of the pilots, 39 year old Gary Olshfski


From Wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_PA-97