Originally Posted by
E2CMaster
I'd much rather take an E-2 aboard ship or into a short field in bad weather, than take a helo aboard a frigate in high sea states.
Landing an H-46 in 20 ft. Indian Ocean seas was pretty hairy. On a Spruance class Destroyer you only had 2 ft. of rotor clearance from the hangar and 2 ft. of landing gear clearance from the deck edge. RAST hadn't been developed yet and it wasn't for the -46 anyway.
Then try it at night.
Fun times! NOT!