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TheMightyFavog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 10:26 AM
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This is insane..
landing a C-130 on a Carrier?

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4015390308129405896&q=carrier
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 10:28 AM
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1. Don't people generally parachute out of those things
maybe the military channel is giving me the wrong impression
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 10:32 AM
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3. Yes, sir!
I truly miss those days. First time out the side of a C-130, I nearly knocked myself out on the low door.
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AllegroRondo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 12:26 PM
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7. Yee-Ha!
My first time out, I passed out from the exitement. I woke up about 10 seconds before I hit the ground.
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Squatch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 10:31 AM
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2. How are they going to get it back off?
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anarch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 10:45 AM
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5. good question
maybe it is soon to be a new kind of boat? :shrug:
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texas1928 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 10:35 AM
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4. That is a pucker factor of like a thousand.
has to be.
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-22-06 11:08 AM
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6. District 5SR Southern Region (Here's the story!)
http://www.cgaux.com/C-130carrierlanding.htm
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