Fulton surface-to-air recovery system
Found when I wormholed from @plum@lemmy.world's post about drifting ice stations
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery_system
Interesting read. I was under the impression they stopped using it due to injuries, but doesn’t seem to be the case. Rotorcraft tech just advanced far enough that it wasn’t needed anymore.
"Really? You're gonna bring him too?"
(me abusing fulton recovery in MGSV to hide bodies)