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I thought that the Beartrap was the only way to get a helicopter to land safely on any naval vessel smaller than a carrier, in rough seas:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beartrap_%28hauldown_device%29
It turns out that for slightly calmer seas than the Beartrap max and for "acrobatic" rated copters like the Lynx there's a harpoon system that gets into the deck grating and secures the copter once the landing gear has touched the ship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC2XIGMI2kM
This made my week.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beartrap_%28hauldown_device%29
It turns out that for slightly calmer seas than the Beartrap max and for "acrobatic" rated copters like the Lynx there's a harpoon system that gets into the deck grating and secures the copter once the landing gear has touched the ship.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bC2XIGMI2kM
This made my week.