Aircraft for the 500-way

[billvon 2,918]

So we used stretch C-130's for the 400-way, holding about 85 people per airplane. It's rated for 64 paratroopers (with seats) and we squeezed the remainder in by basically not using seats and sitting on the floor.

With the 500-way, do we use six or seven C-130's? That's a lot of planes to coordinate. Perhaps more importantly, that's 28 engines that have to work all week, and that was a bit of an issue last time.

Perhaps it's time to move on and put those cramped C-130's behind us. The new Airbus transport, the A-400, can carry 116 paratroopers, so we can probably do 135 per plane comfortably. That's 3 planes for the entire 500-way. (More importantly, only 12 engines.)

Would the exits get more strung out? Maybe, maybe not. We could do 5 abreast on the C-130. If we can do 8 abreast on the A-400, we come out ahead. Exits, of course, might get even more zoo-y - unless the stall speed is lower, which might help matters.

Now we just have to convince Thailand to order a handful . . .

[mnealtx 0]

How about a formation of 34 AN-2's? Then you only have to worry about the rubber bands...

Mike
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[in2jumping 0]

Bet you could get away with 2 AN-225's if it had a tail gate to jump out of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-225

[labrys 0]

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we can probably do 135 per plane comfortably. That's 3 planes for the entire 500-way

Is that the new math?

In old math 3x135 = 405

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[bodypilot1 0]

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we can probably do 135 per plane comfortably. That's 3 planes for the entire 500-way

Is that the new math?

In old math 3x135 = 405

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[AMax 0]

it would only take a 100 C-182s

[Doogie320 0]

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Bet you could get away with 2 AN-225's if it had a tail gate to jump out of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-225

There's only one flying and it flew into Kandahar the other day. The thing is massive. The AN-124's aren't too shabby either.

[diablopilot 2]

Fuck it, use King Airs and make it challenging.

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[piisfish 137]

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Bet you could get away with 2 AN-225's if it had a tail gate to jump out of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-225

1 of these , or 1 An-124

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[NWPoul 1]

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Bet you could get away with 2 AN-225's if it had a tail gate to jump out of.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/An-225

1 of these , or 1 An-124

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[skydiverek 63]

Link to the 500-way project:

http://www.square1.com/manufacturers/square1/p1219.asp

[tbrown 26]

130 Cessnas ?

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[simplyputsi 0]

There has to be some B-52's laying around to use. You can launch out of the bomb bay doors!!!!

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[airdvr 207]

Seems to me a stretch 130 would hold more than 85.

We had 120+ in the one at Quincy.

Please don't dent the planet.

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[billvon 2,918]

D'oh! That will teach me to try to do math in my head. Make that 170 per plane. At those sizes, exiting rapidly enough is going to be the biggest problem. Unless we can put floater bars all the way from the nose to the tail . . .

[diablopilot 2]

Yeah, but who ya gonna get to front float on that bitch?

You up for it Kallend?

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[jsaxton 0]

I'll go front if it'll help me get a slot!

[Dumpster 0]

How many on a C-141, C-17, or C-5, and how slow can they fly before stalling?

Easy Does It

[kelpdiver 2]

How many people can stand on the roof of a blimp? No problems with crowding at the exit door.

[jumpwally 0]

will the 45 rule work here ?

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[Remster 30]

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will the 45 rule work here ?

Thats the cool thing about big ways... You DONT want to have enough distance with the person in front of you!

Remster

[GLIDEANGLE 1]

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Seems to me a stretch 130 would hold more than 85.

I suspect that the bags of rice for ballast in Thailand may account for the smaller seating capacity during the 400 way.

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[BillyVance 34]

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D'oh! That will teach me to try to do math in my head. Make that 170 per plane. At those sizes, exiting rapidly enough is going to be the biggest problem. Unless we can put floater bars all the way from the nose to the tail . . .

Make it a porch and floater bar! Like the Super King Air T-Tail 200 used to have.

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[kallend 1,935]

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Yeah, but who ya gonna get to front float on that bitch?

You up for it Kallend?

Sure, If I don't have to hang out there getting hypoxic for 2 minutes while the pilots get their act together.

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The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one.

[martin-o 0]

Or do as the world team 96 and use MI 26 helicopters. Choppers are cool and you don't have to worry to much about airspeed.