Thunderball - the ending

[surveyor]

James Bond and bond girl are scooped into sky via a rope attached to a balloon, which is then 'collected' by an aeroplane. They are being dragged behind at 200 mph.

How do they got down without being killed?

[anonymous-user]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air...

That's actually one of the more "realistic" parts of the film.

[aclivity]

was it one of these?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulton_surface-to-air...

[surveyor]

Well I never. It was real. and they were winched in. Cheers chaps.

Edited by surveyor on Monday 18th August 16:50

[AnimalBob]

I liked this part...

"Fulton first used instrumented dummies as he prepared for a live pickup. He next used a pig, as pigs have nervous systems close to humans. Lifted off the ground, the pig began to spin as it flew through the air at 125 mph (200 km/h). It arrived on board uninjured but in a disoriented state. Once it recovered, it attacked the crew."

[THX]

AnimalBob said:

I liked this part...

"Once it recovered, it attacked the crew."

Well, you would. Wouldn't you?!

[Corpulent Tosser]

THX said:

AnimalBob said:

I liked this part...

"Once it recovered, it attacked the crew."

Well, you would. Wouldn't you?!

I'm not at all surprised, and a pissed off pig wouldn't be a good thing in an aircraft.

[Impasse]

Pigs. In. Spayyyycce.

[Pesty]

Also seen in the movie the green berets iirc.

[grumbledoak]

AnimalBob said:

I liked this part...

"Once it recovered, it attacked the crew."

Thank you. That mental image has cheered me up no end.

[The GMan]

THX said:

AnimalBob said:

I liked this part...

"Once it recovered, it attacked the crew."

Well, you would. Wouldn't you?!

I thought it was going to go "once they landed the crew ate it".

[rb5er]

I thought they called that the skyhook, or maybe that was a prototype. Ah yes see it in that wiki.

Yep not unrealistic other than lack of harnesses, or did they have that in Thunderball?

[williamp]

Havent seen it in a while, but isnt it a converted B17??

[PanzerCommander]

williamp said:

Havent seen it in a while, but isnt it a converted B17??

Yes indeed it is. They moved on to use C130's later