The Fulton Skyhook, officially known as the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS), was developed in the 1950s by inventor Robert Edison Fulton Jr. to solve the problem of extracting personnel or cargo from hostile or inaccessible areas without landing an aircraft. The system used a helium balloon to raise a line into the air, which could then be snagged by a specially equipped aircraft flying overhead. A V-shaped yoke on the plane’s nose would catch the line, and a winch would reel in th

Sports A Trend on Instagram: "The video shows a fascinating digital recreation of the Fulton Surface-to-Air Recovery System (STARS), commonly known as the Skyhook. This daring extraction method was developed by Robert Edison Fulton Jr. for the CIA and the US Air Force during the Cold War. The process begins with an operator on the ground deploying a high-strength nylon line attached to a helium balloon. As seen in the animation, a specially modified aircraft equipped with a "Y-shaped" yoke on it