RAES: Rapid Aerial Extraction System
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- čas přidán 4. 06. 2019
- MTSI has announced the introduction of its latest capability, Rapid Aerial Extraction System (RAES®), a tethered deployment system that dramatically increases the range and speed for payload handling. RAES provides vertical lift hoist-like capability to a fixed wing aircraft, making traditional aircraft equal to a helicopter without having to land.
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And people thought a zipline could give the best superman experience
I am a simple man, when I see an A10, I click.
I easily succumb to that, too, and succumbed I have, once again (SR-71 Blackhawk comes second; after that, is all Tina Louise, Anita Ekberg...)
I'll be honest I thought they would just pull the person into the plane via a cargo bay door or something.
yeah that'd just be a simplified version of the Fulton. I think what they are going for is more accessible.
So, if this is not classified, where does this system currently stand in terms of testing, and when can we expect it to be deployed (if it's not deployed already)? Of course, if it's classified, you don't have to tell me!
Did you not watch the video?
@@chrisfs150 The video is from 3 years ago -- I want to know how much progress has been made SINCE then!!!
How does the fulton version work?
Balloon and propellor plane.
This is cool but battlefield 4 theme should play in the background
C'est un bon moyen de fuir son travail !
Reminds me of the Batman scene, maybe it was even inspired from it.
I think the product Designer should be the first to try it out for real... Like in Midevil times, when they made arch builders stand under their own arches while they removed the supports. Just saying...
Honestly, this *seems* to be a milder system than the once fully operational Fulton Recovery System "Skyhook". Developed from Korea and retired in the 90s.
@@Geerice Here's the actual test. Notice the real-time telemetry of the survivor. He never sees more than 1.4g on the lift and 1.8g when the parachute deploys.
czcams.com/video/ZSqHO5j_VGg/video.html
Thousands of skydivers will line up to try this experience, oh yeah. Hell, I haven't jumped in 40 years and I'd pay good money.
So what's the advantage over the old Fulton Star system of "Thunderball" and "Ice Station Zebra" fame??? Honestly, I see only disadvantages: first of all, the rescue plane must keep circling over the survivor the whole time while he (or she) puts on the equipment (flak or no flak, SAMs or no SAMs, fighters or no fighters), which makes it highly vulnerable to enemy action (whereas with the Fulton Star system, it could drop the pod, leave the area for a relatively safe holding point nearby, and then come back again when the survivor is ready for pickup) -- and second of all, even once the survivor is picked up, he (or she) must parachute back to the ground and then wait for a SECOND rescue (whereas with the Fulton Star system, he/she was brought directly aboard the rescue plane and back to base)! So what's the point of doing it this way when we already have a better way available since the late 50s?
It was explained in the video that the vertical force is less than 2Gs, which is far more tolerable than being yanked by a Fulton. The Fulton is a tried and true method, but given that planes have the ability to refuel in mid-air much easier than before, as well as the extended flight range of both fixed wing and rotary wing assets, this method of recovery has been used less. Furthermore, the Fulton requires far more crew members to tend to the J-hook and winch, and it must be operated with a vehicle with that capability. The RAES can be deployed with a ground-support aircraft that can egress at a much faster speed than a larger craft. Furthermore, the passenger upon the fulton would spin if they did not use their limbs for control. The RAES has proven that this is not necessary, given the inertial force on the stronger than steel cable.
The RAES isn't designed for personnel to be rescued to RTB. Instead, it is developed with the idea that a rapid response with a corresponding craft can immediately deploy this and pull the survivor to a safe zone where assets are on standby and well within operational range, safe from incoming small arms fire.
But, given that you've asked this question before on another video, I take it you're only looking to prove to yourself that your opinion is right.
The reason why I asked on 2 separate videos is because I never got any answer the first time -- and while I don't buy the assertion about the "egress at a much faster speed than a larger craft" (the speed will likely have to be limited for the safety of the person being dragged through the air, and in any case the advantage of a fast egress will be offset by the disadvantage of having to orbit constantly over the survivor while he/she gets ready, as I already pointed out), the lower G-force is a definite advantage (and THE main advantage of this system over the Fulton, as I see it!)
@@agentorange153
Thanks for your question. I'm the inventor of this system and a retired fighter pilot. I was tasked with developing a system that can rescue a pilot in contested airspace quickly. Fulton was a Combat Talon system that required you to put a package on the ground that had an inflatable balloon, tether and harness. It took time to deliver the package to the survivor and then it took time to inflate and raise the balloon in the air. The balloon lifted the tether 500ft and was a pretty good beacon to the position of the survivor. The C-130 then had to come in at 300ft and snag the tether below the balloon. The whole time both the survivor and the rescue ship are very vulnerable. The system had 3 cable cuts and two winches to get the survivor aboard. Test subjects have been killed testing Fulton.
With RAES, the rescue system is organic to the strike package. It is on every jet in the formation so any jet can rescue any other downed airman. The only time the rescue aircraft is in the orbit is when it's in the half orbit during the time the downed airman is doning the harness. The lift is accomplished during rollout. There is no slow orbit or climb in the orbit. Rolling out provides the vertical lift.
Ideally, the whole rescue from ejection to lift is less than 90 seconds. That's an eternity to be turning over hostiles but it's a lot better than the 2 hrs it takes to get a standard CSAR package to a downed airman. Hopefully, there's some support from the other members of the formation. We are developing a version of this system that will be deployed on a dedicated UAV with similar performance as the strikers.
As far as the drag is concerned, in the A-10 the survivor will see about 240knots. In the fast movers closer to 300knots. But, it's not about dragging him or her for 30 minutes back to homeplate. The system is designed to take the survivor from Red to Yellow where conventional CSAR can pick them up. That is probably less than 10 minutes in the air or maybe even less to get them over the next ridge line.
Thanks again for your question.
@@benbosma That's not what I saw from the footage of the initial tests (what these involved was a Cessna Caravan orbiting the "survivor" constantly for several minutes while the ground crew attached the line and checked equipment, and then performing a spiral climb to lift the "survivor" off the ground), but I guess with further improvements, the MO you describe could be achieved! (And in any case, since this system is suitable for rescuing wounded personnel -- which the Fulton is not -- there is a definite role for it!) But this depends on how long it takes for the survivor to actually put on the equipment and attach to the line!
agentorange153 the climb was to test tension sensors. Once we had that set the rollout lifted the test article.
Testing is testing every system.
That doesn;t look as rapid as a helicopter landing. And if you have to get out fast, you probably can't travel very far at that moment. That means the tethered thing that lands has to land accurately. I am not a soldier, but if I were on the ground and needed help and an A-10 were headed my way, I'd rather he focused on using the gun to help me.