DETECT AND DESTROY

Duration: 14 min

Year Published: 1962

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: Sound

Description: Depicts how United States Navy evaluated new twin-turbine Sikorsky HSS-2 helicopter and determined its readiness for fleet service. Navy engineering test pilots put the big turbocopter through a series of operational maneuvers designed to determine the aircraft's capabilities and limitations. Details hands-off auto-rotations, night tests, instrument work, searching for submarines, operating from a barrier, and firing weapons.

Complete Record: Source: Sikorsky Interest level: jh-sh-c-ad Price: free-loan Format: sd color

Metadata Source:Educational film guide. Supplements (1959-62)