coho21 0 #1 September 13, 2002 Woooooo HOOOOO!!!! Yesterday I got a tour of the coolest jump plane (IMHO) in the world, the C-17!!! Whoa baby that thing is huge. I got in and was sitting in the cargo bay while the guide was talking about the lighting and all I could think about was how many jumpers you could put in there or how fun it would be to run from the front to back and dive out!!! Oh yeah and some people wouldn't even need to sit on the floor. The have these integral seets that fold down from the side of the interior. PLUS, they are built especially for airborne drops. The seets extend away from the wall so that your legs aren't wasted by having the bar in the middle of your thighs! They even have an integral rest to place your rig on when you are sitting there so that the weight is off of your shoulders. MAN that plane rocks!!! J YSD#0009 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #2 September 13, 2002 Screw that.. how about a C-5? You could fit what, 600 skydivers in that thing? WFFC needs to try and get one of THOSE! :) Kevin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
narcimund 0 #3 September 13, 2002 QuoteYou could fit what, 600 skydivers in that thing? I don't want anything to do with a plane that fills the landing pattern with 599 potential collisions for me. First Class Citizen Twice Over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
christoofar 0 #4 September 13, 2002 QuoteScrew that.. how about a C-5? You could fit what, 600 skydivers in that thing? WFFC needs to try and get one of THOSE! :) Kevin Kev: I did a stint contract at Kelly A.F.B. before it closed. All they did most of the time was maintenance on C-5. Those are some MASSIVE mother f-'in planes! Use just one C-5, just once, and you could beat almost every RW record there is. ____________________________________________________________ I'm RICK JAMES! Fo shizzle. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #5 September 13, 2002 ...or how about this puppy!"Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #6 September 13, 2002 Exits would be a little tricky out of that one, ya think?I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coho21 0 #7 September 13, 2002 Ok. What about this behemouth?! http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/2254315.stm (I aplogize for my computer link ingnorance) J YSD#0009J YSD#0009 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #8 September 13, 2002 jesus you could do a 50way chunk out that thing!!!!I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #9 September 13, 2002 a little tricky, maybe they could just get it going straight up, and just as it stalls, open the nose and everyone could jump at the same time and... ah, never mind. might have to settle for the 124. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #10 September 13, 2002 Damn, I thought I was happy with the Caravan or an Otter. You guys are high maintenance!!! Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #11 September 13, 2002 Jumping big planes is one of the bennies of my line of work. I have a LOT of skydives from C-130's, about 30 from a C-141, one from a C-5, and one from a C-17 (in Key West, Florida; well, actually Boca Chica NAF). There were five of us total on the C-17. I jumpmastered from the port side of the ramp and we chunked a five way. It must be noted that there is a pretty far drop off both the C-5 and C-17 tailgate before you hit the airstream, them BOOM, you better have good grips. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,435 #12 September 13, 2002 Two coolest planes I've jumped in terms of sheer size were the C130 and the C123. Both were just plain cavernous. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WFFC 1 #13 September 13, 2002 QuoteWFFC needs to try and get one of THOSE! If you know of any plane you'd like to see at the WFFC and know how to contact the owner, email it to me and I'll pass it along to see if Don can convince them it will be fun to come. Bluez~~~ Michael Webmaster [email protected]----- ~~~Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coho21 0 #14 September 13, 2002 Green with Envy!!! Damn that sounds cool!! J YSD#0009 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
konradptr 0 #15 September 13, 2002 I think every dropzone should have a plane like this... ------------------------------------------ Getting banned isn't that bad...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
f1freak 0 #16 September 13, 2002 I had the chance to see a An-124, we had to load it with beans that were headed to centeral america for some disaster relief.... They had to close the road that ran behind the runway so that cars wouldnt be flipped over while it was powering up for takeoff... It was a massive aircraft...HAVE FUN... ...JUST DONT DIE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brianthomas1966 0 #17 September 13, 2002 Is that a C-5? Brian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
coho21 0 #18 September 13, 2002 Yeah something like that happened in Seattle a bunch of years ago. (facts could be a little off but you'll get the idea, plus its all pretty much hearsay but it makes for a good story) They wanted to demonstrate the thrust from a 747 so they put it on the end of the runway in Renton and placed a pickup truck behind it. When the plane powered up it shot the truck off the tarmac and into the water. (not a small feat) Damn I wish I had a video of that!!! J YSD#0009 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #19 September 13, 2002 havent jumped from one (grrr) but i used to make regular flights with 2 apaches folded up inside the C-5..they look like hibernating wasps with the rotors stowed...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #20 September 13, 2002 i've flown on c-5's a few times..asked the loadmaster once about this very subject....it'll hold like 300 geared up paratroopes or like 450 normal soldiers............. ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Derekbox 0 #21 September 14, 2002 Your close... It was an intentional test, they drove a truck behind an IDLEING turbine, not close either, few hundred feet, but yeah it flipped it like *insert some inane babble*. Yes there is video, one of my teachers showed it in class. Was pretty cool, Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steve1 5 #22 September 14, 2002 I used to think the c-141 was the ultimate in large jump aircraft. Then I saw one parked next to a C-5. What a difference. The C-5 is enormous in comparison. They were just starting to jump para-troops out of it in the early 70's. I would imagine it is a rush to jump out of. Steve1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #23 September 14, 2002 Yep...the C-17 is a very nice aircraft. I have 4 or 5 jumps out of it. I got to be friends with the scheduler for the guard unit in SC. I always thought that was pretty cool that I could call up and get a C-17 about the same as ordering pizza. Yes...I need you guys to fly in and pick us up on this date. Then fly us down to Florida....drop us into a DZ. Land...pick up some more jumpers, then come back a week later and bring us home. Oh yeah....can I get a side of wings with that too..... PS..That pic that was posted by Konradptr is of a C-17 packed with S/L jumpers. Notice that there is STILL room for the JM's and safety to walk Between the jumpers even though they have rucks. Pretty nice!! Sure beats having to walk on ruck sacks to get to the front of the plane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
unreal22 0 #24 September 15, 2002 C-5...fits about 1500 if you stuff 'em in like skydivers tend to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kinaa 0 #25 September 15, 2002 QuoteDamn I wish I had a video of that!!! I have that video, and it looks almost unreal. Blues... Igor Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
