Torpedo shaped thing under the helicopter?

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First saw it on a pickup in town and now it is flying around tethered beneath a helicopter over the harbor.
I was talking to some search and rescue guys when I saw it first and they had no idea. What the heck is that thing for?

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Geophysical survey bird.

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Was down at the Seaplane base last week and snapped a picture of it taking off. Was wondering also what that thing was.

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Thanks toofattofly!!!

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Sounds like the same that I came across last Sunday (January 26) at 14:16. Not the best shot, but it flew to the left of Mt. Morris there and then headed north.

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The LNG group that is interested in the grassy point site told us at the last regional district meeting that a helicopter would be flying over to do a type of radar mapping of the ground to help determine the site’s viability for the development of an lng terminal. They described the equipment as looking torpedo-ish so I’m guessing that is what it is.