Operation Unified Response - C-17 Air Drop in Haiti

[636Castle]

It's so cool seeing these aircraft actually in action. You see them overhead flying all the time, but to see them deployed is sweet.

[BostonBilldowd]

The 17 only holds 18 pallets dummy!

[3rdID8487]

@BostonBilldowd well dummy you seem to think that all pallets are the same size. You stop the video and count the number of pallets of food and water. I count a lot more than 18. Plus it was the military that gave that number, so I take thier word for it.

[GodsLastSin]

@3rdID8487 The mix up is understandable. Pallets don't vary in lengths and and aren't airdropped. Platforms are used for airdrops. BostonBilldowd isn't a dummy and you aren't wrong. He isn't a dummy because that 18 pallet limitation is actually true but the thing is that those are bundles being airdropped not platforms or pallets and we can carry alot more of those. I am not an 17 Loadmaster btw I'm on the c-130.

[3rdID8487]

@GodsLastSin I should not have called him Dummy and I am sorry about that, BB I apologize. I am better than that. And your adult explanation makes me sorry for my rash comments. Thank you so much for clarifying the comments and information. I will try to refrain from that in the future.

[dayoung77]

@BostonBilldowd yes that is true...we can carry up to 18 pallets in the logistics configuation for airland operations. however, that number is with normal 88x108 pallets. but airdrop for CDS containers (aka bundles) the dimentions are only 36x36 ...meaning we can carry and airdrop up to 40 bundles. if you don't believe me, you should...considering i'm a C-17 airdrop loadnaster.

[TheAntiZynar]

0:40-0:43 Who turns a plane that quickly?!

[3rdID8487]

@TheAntiZynar Obviously that pilot can.. :)

[yoyoyoyoshua]

@TheAntiZynar the airforce clearly lol

[centurion180ad]

Who gets to go down there and pick up all the parachutes?

[MoshiMoxx]

beer for everyone?

[squagglenater]

DO A BARREL ROLL!

[playsbba018]

What do you guys do with those parachutes? Do you collect them and reuse them?

[joek0617]

@playsbba018 they'd make good refugee tents

[BattlestarCentura]

Friendly care package incoming!

[MrMrKingfisher]

1:25 bye bye Bird :D

[FunnyFunTimes]

Whats that job called? In the air force. The guy thats in the back of the airplane and drops all that off

[3rdID8487]

@FunnyFunTimes loadmaster.

[nipzilla]

@FunnyFunTimes the pusher

[ZiFlysoHiZ]

0:26 That thing turned pretty dam fast

[kalahiki808]

@ZiFlysoHiZ when activated, the slats act as ailerons to help bank faster

[adrianspeeder]

@kalahiki808 No they don't. Spoilers are commanded to rise on whichever wing needs to dip to augment the ailerons.

[kalahiki808]

@adrianspeeder yeah my bad. i knew what i meant. just didnt type the right word

C-17 Crew Chief

[themangix357]

The unsung hero.

[atiseru]

i can thumb myself up?

[Guarneri07]

@ least they were smart and dropped during the day on solid ground unlike what we did 3 days prior

[astropop2]

EMERGENCY AIRDROP INCOMING

[atiseru]

@astropop2

lol cod 6=P

[YOSUP72845]

@astropop2 The last thing we need in the comments is something about Call of Duty

[RoflMcCopterson]

@astropop2 That's not even a fucking C-130, newfag.

[TheMaskofsorrow]

why arent there more of these airdrops instead of the ridiculously slow ground distribution!!!

MORE AIRDROPS FOR HAITI NOW!

[motorcrossmaster101]

why those are my tax dallars

[Hyshinara]

@TheMaskofsorrow probably because it costs more

i'm guessing you can't keep up doing airdrops, because your budget will run out faster, leading to less people you can help eventually