The viral clip of a U.S. pilot easing a CH-47 onto a floating platform in open water looks almost unreal, a 47,000 pound-class workhorse hovering delicately over a moving target before settling on the ...

Almost every helicopter can land on water but usually only once. A few models, like the CH-124C Sea King, CH-47 Chinook, and Sikorsky CH-53, were designed with hulls or sealed compartments to float ...