http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDM72Nd1OEs
Good video on air mail pick up. Will have to copy and paste.
Air Mail
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Harold Holiman
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Re: Air Mail
That was a very interesting video. They did not mention that they got the idea from the railroads. The railroad RPO's would pick up the mail on the fly at speed with a hook on the side of the RPO car and throw a bag off the train at the same time. This method had started on the trains in the 1800's and lasted to the end of the RPO's in the 1970's.
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Harold Holiman
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Member # 893 (11/73)
Past Director, TIC170A
Former Owner of;
C170A N9027A
C172N N1764V
C180 N92CP
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cessna170bdriver
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Re: Air Mail
Hi Harold! Just before I logged on I was thinking it had been a long time since we heard from you.
It's those other two dimensions involved in the aerial drop-off/pickup that make it interesting. It would be hard to miss with a train. All you have to do is remember to put out the hook.Harold Holiman wrote:...They did not mention that they got the idea from the railroads. The railroad RPO's would pick up the mail on the fly at speed with a hook on the side of the RPO car and throw a bag off the train at the same time. This method had started on the trains in the 1800's and lasted to the end of the RPO's in the 1970's.
Harold
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