Murphy's Law and Heavy drop's

BMT (RIP) · 01-09-2009, 07:05

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izGS...eature=related

Be sure and watch the forklift!!

BMT

JJ_BPK · 01-09-2009, 07:33

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Be sure and watch the forklift!!
BMT

Because of you, I'l have nite-mares for a week...

BMT (RIP) · 01-09-2009, 07:48

Rumor has it that in the '50's and '60's airborne unit DX their bad vehicle's using the heavy drop method.

Quiet word's over a beer in the stag bar at either club could arrange for a vechile to have a parachute malfunction on the next heavy drop.

BMT

Soft Target · 01-09-2009, 09:10

I can't let this go without comment.

First, to the best of my recollection, I do not recall a DX program as described. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Now to the video, I think I was at a few of those. You can see why the Army stopped LAPES; you FOGs may remember the Sheridan on Sicily? The jumper under the square reminds me of Jimbo B. (who knows it probably was him).

Side story: When I was in Rigger School, I made a huge mistake by saying "Close enough for government work" during the personnel pack phase (thought I was comedian, I guess). I learned I could do a LOT more push-ups that I thought I could. Follow-up, the instructor that heard me was a SFC and retired as a CW4. After not seeing him for almost 20 years, he walked up behind me at a Rigger Ball and dropped me for 20; fun in dress blues.

CSB · 01-09-2009, 10:07

Yeah, sometimes those big squares will continue to fly under heavy breaking if they are lightly loaded.

Dozer523 · 01-09-2009, 10:17

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Originally Posted by BMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1izGS...eature=related
Be sure and watch the forklift!!

BMT

it had places to go and things to do!

Blitzzz (RIP) · 01-15-2009, 23:56

When I was in the 27th Cbt Eng Bn ABN. My platoon had a 2.1/2 to dump truck that had 6 jumps an we never had a bad one. But Damn...I never thought a forklift could go a 120 MPH. some kinda record...Blitzzz