Ideal jump ship

[redshift 0]

I think this would make an ideal jump ship:

http://i.space.com/images/i/18940/original/super-guppy-nasa-crew.jpg?1341007082

[Chris3D 0]

I wouldn't get on that thing WITHOUT a parachute... I can't quite put my finger on it, but something about that plane just doesn't look like it belongs in the sky.

[airtwardo 6]

Super Guppy!

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[sacex250 0]

Pad the inside of it and you'd have the coolest "vomit comet" in the sky. Wouldn't even need a parachute to free fall.

It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here.

[Mr.Bill 0]

best plane I ever got out of

[airtwardo 6]

Flyin' football!

Jumped it at Otay....FUN!

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[mjosparky 3]

The ideal jump ship is one that is free to jump from.

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[DaVinciflies 0]

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The ideal jump ship is one that is free to jump from.

Sparky

Skyvan last weekend - surprise free load!

[airtwardo 6]

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The ideal jump ship is one that is free to jump from.

Sparky

One that ya get PAID to jump from!

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[jclalor 12]

Don't jump upwards on the exit.

[JohnRich 4]

All that vertical space is wasted. What you would want to do is build about three levels of decking inside there, and then do mass exits where all three levels are running out simultaneously. Now THAT would be a cool exit.

[airtwardo 6]

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All that vertical space is wasted. What you would want to do is build about three levels of decking inside there, and then do mass exits where all three levels are running out simultaneously. Now THAT would be a cool exit.

That would work!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/imagined_horizons/4353626744/

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[riggerrob 558]

The interior looks like a zeppelin!
What happens when you fill it with helium or hydrogen?

[riggerrob 558]

The ideal jump-plane has not been built yet.
We need to convince FEDEX, UPS, DHL, etc that they need a single-engined (stinking big PT-6A engine) airplane that can operate from 2,000 foot long airstrips, climb like stink, etc.
High wing.
Fixed gear.
Single pilot.
A high horizontal tail would minimize the risk of wing-suiters denting it.
Fueling should be low-pressure, done by a guy standing on the asphalt, well away from spinning propeller(s).
but the key is a short container six feet tall (2 metres) by 8 feet wide (2 metres) that rolls out the back. Once the last container has been off-loaded on Friday evening, it should be a simple matter to clip in fabric seats and belts.
The container should also be fairly short, so short that compressing an 8-way by the ramp hinge will not un-balance the airplane.
The other reason for limiting it to a short container would be to limit to ten or a dozen skydivers. Any more than that and you slow down turn-arounds. Nothing worse than having eleven people dirt-dived, but waiting for the last person to finish packing, return from lunch, apply make-up, etc.
A comparatively small airplane also allows individual tandem instructors to do the dozen jumps per day that they need to make a living.

[JohnRich 4]

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What happens when you fill it with helium or hydrogen?

The crew all talk like Donald Duck.

[oldwomanc6 38]

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best plane I ever got out of

Jumped it at Otay as well, that puppy could climb!
Always thought it was a shame that it wasn't approved to fly with the tail "cone" removed. THAT would have been Ahhhhhhhsome!

lisa
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[jimjumper 25]

They had 2 at the '84 Herd boogie. They managed to bang them together parking them so only one actually flew at the boogie. Actually had pilots that wore their uniforms while flying jumpers! If I recall the doors on the Otters were a little wider so they were more the favorite at the boogie.

[jimjumper 25]

Sounds like a CH-53! My favorite jumpship!

[oldwomanc6 38]

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Sounds like a CH-53! My favorite jumpship!

Well, if we're going there, Blackhawk!

Although, DC-4 was quirky-fun! Double prop-blast! Yahooooo Oh, hooooooo!

lisa
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[crotalus01 0]

Not ideal, but I always wanted to jump an ATR, although I am sure they are not approved for open or removed door flight, and climbing out that tiny rear door would almost require an acrobat...

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[excaza 1]

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The crew all talk like Donald Duck.

And die.

[fastphil 0]

That one flies over my house a lot; I like the second pic better because it is also provides transportation to the DZ...

[jumpwally 0]

The dornier 328 would be sweet....huge rear door and nothing to wack your head on,,and it climbs babay !!

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[Abedy 0]

Nice one.

Indeed, ya better take the rear, the side door would be very interesting for exits

The sky is not the limit. The ground is.

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[mr2mk1g 10]

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All that vertical space is wasted. What you would want to do is build about three levels of decking inside there, and then do mass exits where all three levels are running out simultaneously. Now THAT would be a cool exit.

Hi John - Blackburn Beverley was a paratrooper jump ship with essentially that layout. Sadly none left flying though.