Saltwater Doesn't Hurt Navy Chopper

That’s a $5.9 million Seahawk helicopter parked and chained down, near the bow of this U.S. Navy flattop. No fear, a little freshwater rinse and it will be fine.

BoatTEST.com has just received a Top Secret video taken from the bridge of the USS
Kitty Hawk in an undisclosed location. We’re told that this is a Navy test to make
sure that its multi-million dollar helicopters can withstand repeated baths of tons
of saltwater and keep on ticking. The ship’s flight deck is 88’ off the water. The
Kitty Hawk is 1046’ LOA, with a beam of 129’ and a draft of 35’, displacing 82,000
tons. FYI – that’s a $32 million F/A 18 “All- Weather” (no kidding) fighter parked
in front of the island. We assume the hanger below was full. If you would like to see how the Kitty Hawk and the Seahawk handle
high seas, take a look at this video --