See the second and third rows under SH-60F at
http://globalsecurity.org/military/s...sh-60-pics.htm

-HJC

Now I get it, thanks, Henry. What you see there is the parachute being pulled
out, and yes, this is a hover drop and in at least one of the images, he has
his dipping sonar in the water. An arming wire comes out first, that's about
four feet long I guess, and that releases the parachute, which is what you see
coming out in these images. The pilot has a little left drift dialed in to
keep the torp clear of the sonar cable. That is one _long_ sonar cable (in
comparison to earlier designs) and its possible to have your dome down many
hundreds of feet deeper than the torpedo's search depth.

Bigger problem here is that if the torpedo goes rogue on you, its likely to try
and strike the helo while its hovering and unable to break its dip. Torpedos
have attempted to strike the drop helos, and I'd rather not be sitting still at
40', waiting to see if the Mk 46 is coming back at me or not.

v/r
Gordon
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USN SAR

Donate your memories - write a note on the back and send your old photos to a
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