Hickam C-17 Drops a Navy Boat Over Pacific

[Pete]

Hickam C-17 Drops a Navy Boat Over Pacific

Had this view more than once.

http://www.asdnews.com/news/33317/Hi...er_Pacific.htm

"..........A 535th Airlift Squadron aircrew from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Navy Special Warfare Unit One from Guam teamed up to drop a boat out of the back of a C-17 using the Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System recently.........."

Click on the picture for a better view.

[Last hard class]

Originally Posted by Pete

Hickam C-17 Drops a Navy Boat Over Pacific

Had this view more than once.

http://www.asdnews.com/news/33317/Hi...er_Pacific.htm

"..........A 535th Airlift Squadron aircrew from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the U.S. Navy Special Warfare Unit One from Guam teamed up to drop a boat out of the back of a C-17 using the Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System recently.........."

Click on the picture for a better view.

Always loved the phrase "Force multiplier"

LHC

[mojaveman]

Interesting article. Isn't 3,500 feet a little low for free fall parachutists?

[Pete]

Originally Posted by mojaveman

Interesting article. Isn't 3,500 feet a little low for free fall parachutists?

I would assume they are doing a hop n pop in order to get a little more air time with the better chutes.

The boat drops real quick and drifts with the wind. All you have to do is keep pointed at it until just before you hit the water.

With a static line drop at 1,250 - 1,500 it's not too hard for # 6 maybe # 7 to get close - if they're small and good with a chute. At least close enough for the first in the boat to get an eye one them. # 8 and # 9 would be a bit out there and in a choppy sea a bit harder to find.

If it was a static line drop and it was our team # 1 would be about two steps down the ramp and moving fast when the boat was in the position it is in the picture. No matter how fast you are you ain't never going to catch it before it hits the water - but once it hits the water you still have plenty of air time to move in on it.

[DoctorDoom]

Pretty impressive. Never know what high speed stuff is being developed right down the street.