Military AI Works

Just watched a video some days ago. Anybody knows whether it's still in use?

The only one i know is this one:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GRSbr0EYYU

Oh wait that's not quite right

Ehm... "Fulton", not "Fenton"!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PErEsNhDmo8

From Wikipedia:

The Fulton system was used from 1965 to 1996 on several variants of the C-130 Hercules including the MC-130s and HC-130s. Despite the apparent high-risk nature of the system, only one fatal accident occurred in 17 years of use (in 1982). The increased availability of long-range helicopters such as MH-53 Pave Low, HH-60 Pave Hawk and MH-47 Chinook, all with aerial refueling capability, caused this system to be used less often. In September 1996, the Air Force Special Operations Command ceased maintaining the capability to deploy this system.

Can remember a demo of this at Mildenhall air show late 70's
Thats one wild ride!
If I can find the slides I will scan and post
its one of about 15,000 so shouldn't be hard to spot


Gary

Thanks guys!

I attended a VT ANG training exercise back in the late 1960's where this system was used to retrieve a dummy pilot from Lake Champlain. It was a very impressive demonstration.

Mike M.

Short vid of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dU9JntKuh0

I thought there was a John Wayne movie with the system featured, like The Green Berets???

Victory103 wrote:Short vid of it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dU9JntKuh0

I thought there was a John Wayne movie with the system featured, like The Green Berets???

This one maybe?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17z9A6Np ... re=related