On 7/24/2014 12:37 PM, True North wrote:

Way back in the 60's the Canadian Navy developed the 'Bear Trap' system to help land the old Sea Kings on our destroyer escorts.
Helicopter lowered a cable that was attached to a winch in the middle of the flight deck and the helo was slowly reeled in.



The two DE's I was stationed on in the Navy had been equipped with an
early, remotely flown "drone" helicopter known as "Dash". It was
intended for anti-submarine warfare but, being early in the remotely
controlled aircraft days, had a few problems not limited to taking off,
heading out and never seen again.

The program was dropped.