Helicopter Hauldown and Rapid Securing Device (HHRSD) - Ottawa, Ontario
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This Helicopter Haul-down and Rapid Securing Device allows helicopters, such as the Sea-King to land on small warships in virtually all types of weather. This model is located in Gallery 4 of the Canadian War Museum, in Ottawa, Ontario.
Waymark Code: WM10T7C
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/20/2019
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From an information panel on site:
The Bear Trap Haul-down Device
The Navy's "Bear Trap" haul-down device allowed large helicopters like the Sea King to land on small warships, even in rough seas. This meant that anti-submarine warfare operations could continue in virtually all types of weather –– a critical military advantage. Other allied navies adapted this innovative technology.
"The Helicopter Hauldown and Rapid Securing Device (HHRSD)—popularly known as the “Beartrap”—is featured in an exhibit at the Shearwater Aviation Museum, located at 12 Wing Shearwater, Nova Scotia.
The exhibit is a one-third scale representation of the hangar face and flight deck of a Halifax-class frigate, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship St. John’s, with a Sea King helicopter hovering above the deck, in the process of being hauled down by the HHRSD cable."
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