Re: Apollo Trivia Question



Scott Hedrick wrote:

Size of helicopter required?



This sounds to me like the most likely reason. Surprised a crapload of money wasn't spent to build a NASA-sized helicopter :)




I'm pretty sure a Sikorsky Skycrane or Boeing Chinook would have been able to lift a Apollo CM onto a carrier's deck.
Mind you, this would have required a U.S. Navy/U.S. Army co-op effort in regards to accomplishing the desired results.. a thing as unlikely as launching AAF B-25 bombers off of a USN carrier. :-)

Pat
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