Accession Number:

AD0831126

Title:

CONTAINER FOR AIR-GROUND PICKUP OF CASUALTIES.

Descriptive Note:

Technical information rept.

Corporate Author:

PITTSBURGH UNIV WASHINGTON DC RESEARCH STAFF

Personal Author(s):

Report Date:

1968-03-01

Pagination or Media Count:

15.0

Abstract:

The report describes an aluminum container and its associated equipment for the air-ground pickup of casualties. Intended for use in isolated areas lacking adequate medical facilities and transport vehicles, it can contain a human casualty 6 feet 6 inches in height and 2 feet wide, weighing 250 pounds. It is strong enough to withstand a 15-g hoist acceleration. Lift is by means of an aircraft, equipped with a skyhook anchor, locking on to a lift line suspended from a balloon filled with helium gas. Author

Descriptors:

• *AERIAL PICKUP SYSTEMS
• EVACUATION
• CASUALTIES
• MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
• RESCUES
• BALLOONS
• ALUMINUM
• PALLETS
• HOISTS
• HELICOPTERS
• AIR DROP OPERATIONS
• LIMITED WARFARE
• UNCONVENTIONAL WARFARE

Subject Categories:

• Unconventional Warfare
• Escape, Rescue and Survival

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE