Helos Don't Swim
Credit: M7 Aerospace
Sept. 1, 1994: It looked menacingly prehistoric. The giant Erickson S-64F Aircrane hovered a few feet over the blue-green Montana lake, its huge turbine blades whipping the water into a frenzy. A long snorkel to onload water dangled from the aircraft's belly. What was supposed to be a routine flight...
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