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Gotta be better than this one...
 USCG HRP-1 ("Flying Banana") circa 1949  |
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What happened to that one? Did they bend it by landing too hard?
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And, of course, the HITRON model...
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Nope, period art deco style. |
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Holy Crap, that thing's pedal powered  |
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i'd have to guess the preflight/postflight inspections will take a lot less time on that little noodle winger...
with an extended rope off the tail, the pilot can just drag the swimmer to and from the sar case... |
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I thought the swimmer would act as the "commiserator" (or whatever that rear propeller thingie is called) by sitting on the little seat in the rear and changing the angle of his swim fins in flight to keep the craft flying straight and level.
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