A team of Army Technicians at the Army Aviation Systems Commands (AVSCOM) is responsible for the maintenance of all Army aircraft and believes that new protective measures can be as effective as those in current use and less cumbersome. This new concept consists of a flexible plastic shell that is fitted around the aircraft and zipped shut.

From Vertiflite, May/June 1975.

US Army OH-58 Kiowa in it's "Cocoon"

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A team of Army Technicians at the Army Aviation Systems Commands (AVSCOM) is responsible for the maintenance of all Army aircraft and believes that new protective measures can be as effective as those in current use and less cumbersome. This new concept consists of a flexible plastic shell that is fitted around the aircraft and zipped shut.

From Vertiflite, May/June 1975.

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