by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 03/14/2017 at 21:41
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 03/14/2017 at 21:41
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Some beautiful shots here. I love how they open the door and the No. 2 engine is hanging right there.
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"facw" (facw)
03/14/2017 at 21:48, STARS: 0
Do they recover and repack those chutes? Obviously in combat, you wouldn’t want to take the time, but I’m curious if they are otherwise considered single-use items?
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
03/14/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 0
Looks like Hammerhead’s post got you looking at paratroop videos, too. During WWII, the C-47 Skytrain could carry 28 paratroops. To transport the paratroops for the June 6 invasion of Normandy, the Allies assembled a fleet of over 900 Skytrains which were arrayed in consecutive V-formations, nine planes wide, and crossed the English Channel in a line that stretched 300 miles. In two days, they had dropped over 50,000 soldiers. By comparison, the C-17 can carry 102 paratroopers.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
03/14/2017 at 21:54, STARS: 1
I believe it is as you suppose. I certainly am not expert, but I’d want one of the jobs that allowed me to remain on the aircraft.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
03/14/2017 at 22:00, STARS: 0
Yup. The exciting ride would have been on one of those gliders. *shivers*
"MrDakka" (mrdakka)
03/14/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 0
Drop pods when?
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"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
03/14/2017 at 22:17, STARS: 0
Curious, I mean my knowledge of paratroops comes exclusively from band of brothers, I figured they would jump weapons ready. Still has to be one of the coolest branches to serve in.
"MonkeePuzzle" (monkeypuzzle)
03/14/2017 at 23:02, STARS: 2
that was enjoyable. I liked that there was no narration or nonsense
"ITA97, now with more Jag @ opposite-lock.com" (ita97)
03/15/2017 at 10:13, STARS: 0
Yes. There is an entire MOS dedicated to parachute rigging. In a training environment, after landing the chutes are packed up into kit bags and taken to the unit’s rigger shop. They are cleaned, dried, inspected and repacked for future use.