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Stumbled upon this video and thought others will like it as I do. Anyone here having that kind of experience are more than welcome to share it with us!
Paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division perform static line jumps from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Kind of scary 5 minutes in seeing 4 to 5 chutes all in contact with one another. I am sure tangling isn't common but that was kind of scary seeing that. I would want a good measure of separation from anyone else.
Educational. I didn't realize they jump from both sides of the aircraft simultaneously. It should have been obvious on such a large aircraft. I guess I have seen too many WWII movies with the C47. That C17 is HUGE-mongous.
My husband did bridge day many years ago. Thankfully, it was before I married him. It's a short drop and any hope of opening a reserve parachute is pretty slim. One guy with very quick reflexes managed to do that.
Stumbled upon this video and thought others will like it as I do. Anyone here having that kind of experience are more than welcome to share it with us!
Paratroopers from the 82nd and 101st Airborne Division perform static line jumps from C-17 Globemaster III aircraft over Sicily Drop Zone at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
We watched a demonstration of this at an airshow. Not as many jumpers but still impressive.
They also did a demonstration of the C-17's reverse thrusters by hitting the runway, stopping in a relatively short distance, and then backing up faster then I ever thought a plane that big should. Also impressive.
What are those yellow strings @3:35 for? It looks as if they are still attached to it (pulled it straight) after jumping?
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