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2003-04-02 Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2003-04-02 10:57 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 I am amazed, only a 3500 ft runway! Damned, have we gots us some capabilities.

Posted by Craig 2003-04-02 13:02:07|| 2003-04-02 13:02:07|| Front Page Top

#2 You only need a 7,000 foot runway for attack and fighter jets. We had a long runway in Nam Phong, Thailand (Marine Air Group 15) in '72-73. One day the air traffic controllers, who worked out of tents about halfway down the runway, kept an Air Force C-5 waiting for 15 minutes before authorizing takeoff. In retaliation, the C-5 stayed on the runway until near the air traffic control tents, and then lifted off, with the resulting air blowing all the tents down. One lesson learned from this is that our transport planes, including big ones like the C-5, don't need a lot of runway.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-04-02 14:11:57|| 2003-04-02 14:11:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Your're coming in heavy and going out light, so 3500 ft is OK with a load and reversing the props for braking. It isn't FAA approved (they want 5000 ft) but this is wartime. We did alot of mine development support in NW alaska using these birds. Our motto was, Herc it--don't jerk it! Hats off to all the team!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-04-02 15:15:19|| 2003-04-02 15:15:19|| Front Page Top

#4 A fully loaded C-130 can take off in 2800 feet at sea level, 4500 feet at 6000 feet above sea level. Landing is between 3000 and 3500 feet.

Really don't need to land the bird, if you use a Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System drop, just come over some smooth, empty ground at 220Kt, open the back tailgate, and pop the lead chute. The six pallets get jerked off, one at a time, and slide forward to a stop. Not very good for fragile material, but anything rugged is no problem.

We had some De Haviland C-7 Caribou in Vietnam that could take off fully loaded (not a lot, but it pulled my young a$$ out) in less than 1700 feet.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-02 18:54:16|| 2003-04-02 18:54:16|| Front Page Top

#5 There is one thing that has had me wondering the past few days. If the call is going out for Jihad and Allah is on their side( and I don't think that God is really on anybodies side )WHY ARE ALL OF THESE FREAKING COUNTRIES SUCH GO****N CRAPHOLES. For nations blessed with an aboundance of natural resources they sure have made a mess of themselves. Even though they played their political card for home consumption I say we let Mexico administer Iraq.

Posted by Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-04-02 23:01:39|| 2003-04-02 23:01:39|| Front Page Top

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