(200,000 short tons) / (130,000 pounds lifting capacity) = 3,076 Spruce... Geese... | Hacker News

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		erulabs on March 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Is that ship still stuck? (200,000 short tons) / (130,000 pounds lifting capacity) = 3,076 Spruce... Geese.

qbasic_forever on March 25, 2021 [–]

I'm imagining an incredible system of hooks setup so that the fleet of Spruce Gooses pass over at low altitude and speed, snare the hooks, and YOINK pull it right out in one pass.

ceejayoz on March 25, 2021 | [–]

It's been done. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air_recovery...

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