C-17 Landing on dirt strip in Afghanistan

[KillerRo26]

What a dirty runway..

[vaneztax]

The C17 designed with foward flap and very slow stalled speed. The turbofan engines's exhaust help generate additional lift when the trailing flap in landing position, therefore, more power generate more lift. As the wheel touched the run way, pilot engage the reverse thrust and brakes.

[spider1nsite]

definintely no need approach chart or Landing minimum, VFR approach :D

[spider1nsite]

definintely no need approach chart or Landing minimun, VFR approach :D

[crapper1]

the flight was smooth and once we get on the runway we hit turbulance?

thank you guys for all you do to help our country cause id like to see a delta flight crew land on dirt while having guys around the country that want to shoot you down

[TinnInches]

Was the alarm at the end to let the flight attendants know to prepare for arrival?

[PlaneAU]

is this the raf or usaf?

[RunThruKing739]

it's awesome to know a CCT'er was on the ground bringing him in.. As soon as I'm able to take my FAST classes to up my asvab I am deff. going for CCT

[patrickd126]

Beautiful video, but how do Pilots do FOD Checks? Thanks in advance

[JAMESPILOT17]

C-17 Isn't this platform awesome. If there are any aerodynamics dudes on here, can you explain to me why power is increased (Nr>) on landing, obviously this is to do with the flight dynamics of the Wing? An Answer would be great help... Thanks inadvanced. (And no it isn;t reverse thrust... )

[svtcobra281]

@JAMESPILOT17 basically yes the flap system causes the C-17 to be on the "back side" of the power curve on landing. The Angle of Attack is held constant and power is added to flare the jet on landing.

[JAMESPILOT17]

@svtcobra281, Got it. Thanks for your much welcomed reply. Cheers JP

[ricardocheeseman]

@svtcobra281 what airport mate

[rdshark86]

@JAMESPILOT17 The activation of the flap system and with the combination of the thrust reversers help stop this enormous plane in under 1500 ft in some situations. The engines are powered up during "thrust reverse".

[rdshark86]

@JAMESPILOT17 Yes svtcobra is right. the power up before landing is used to flare the plane instead of using the stick.

[Classicnovaguy]

@JAMESPILOT17 The throttle you hear is from the reverse thrust being applied.

[jbrooks1111]

Where was the "Follow Me" donkey?

[TheCozzie99]

its a bumpy old ride!

[SuperSeymour2010]

Are they cows at the start of the video, You see them at the start of the dirtway:/

[NJAceSgt]

Notice R2D2's voice @ :02.

[jorgematute]

Exelente video ...

[dansterwerecool]

i wonder if it can ;land backwards

[D29418]

@dansterwerecool No, but it can taxi backwards. Then when it is parked the pilot will set the thrust reversers which will send the air up over top of the wings so people can walk under the wings while downloading/uploading cargo..

[champ91917]

thank you for sharing this.

[patrickrc51]

No-one asked the exact location did they ToolBag...

[ditchdoc3273]

I was at that place for a year and 2 weeks.

[RogahSaarge]

Hehe I know that strip. Yes, we secured it. The exact location would be breaking OPSEC so I'm not gonna say where.

[secret8440]

That beep sounds like an MD 80 xD . Maybe the WAP could be the same?

[MedicalAviator]

(late to reply but still)

The C-17 was originally developed by McDonnell Douglas in the early 1990s (if you already didn't know) so they probabbly used sounds from the CAWS system for the WAP system!

[rob27456]

I'm sure that guy on the four wheeler got his asshole reamed.

[fernanties]

Why? He was the follow me vehicle to show the C-17 where to go.

[airplane82]

i guess u would half to be on full alert when landing in an un secure location like that or would there be troops on the ground that would have already secured the strip? which would be my guess but let me know how that all works, im curious on the procedures for that- thanks!

[101creative]

you shouldn't land on Tatooine, it's a hostile planet. Is that Luke Skywalker in the last part? Where are all the sand people?

[kingkoolkata]

@101creative

LOL :D

[DirtFlyer]

Wow, that is an awesome video, but when he honks at the guy on the 4-wheeler, the horn sounds like it came out of a Ford Festiva ; )~

[iflyc77]

im pretty sure that was a takeoff config alarm

[sjbyers1]

That beep was not the horn from the 4 wheeler, or a takeoff config alarm, it was a WAP cue. (Warning Annunciator Panel)

[bodyboardkid1]

not sure how many aircraft have horns hey.

[ndvfdff33]

Actually quite a few do. A lot of planes in the commercial world have them for when they are on the ramp etc.

[Jakey92407]

That wasn't a horn but an instrument on the aircraft.

[zaphr89]

@Jakey92407 Wow! irony isnt your thing i reckon.

[DirtFlyer]

No way, that was a horn! In the long version of this video you see the pilot role his window down and flip the bird at that ATV that cut him off too!

[daultrabomb]

yeah, dirt strip is the correct description, i think :P

[cortes1988]

good video!

[thomas997]

Very nice, sir! Minimum, sinking, BEEP (MC)! Good job.

[hunup998]

Wow that is very cool. Just imagine living out in the dessert all of your life. Not seeing much in the way of new technology. Then all of a sudden this massive C17 plants down right in your back yard.

[blakeblake321]

lol look dddy it's a UFO

[fcsaxleader]

Lol Pilots got 4 blue. I like getting minimum on take off roll. where is that OATN?

[ShArpSh0t]

lol thats awesome, but the sound of the touchdown on the dirt strip isn't too comforting

[atenco01]

Men..Talk about a Jeep with wings...

[appkle]

what at the end of the runway is it a us car

[Kyogre4870]

Man your lucky I never get to be on one those, I've been on one at an airshow that was parked, but I never been on one that's flying.

[GH3TT0Kk]

weres the airport?

[paratrooper19811]

I helped build the camp there man that was an awesome mission

[FLJuJitsu]

Ya, you can pretty much put a C-17 down almost any where.

[Bertolucci]

taking one up is a diff story lol

[tomcatpilot1]

No its not.

[airborneSGT]

Geesh I was in there in Afghanistan in 2003. Not sure I was there.

That has to be hell on your engines! That sand gets into everything.

[bennwj]

That was taken at FOS Carlson in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. I know....I built the place and lived there for 9 months. It's closed now.

[horatio1996]

Nice airfield.... I been there myself.

[RobertGary1]

Rolling down a hill in a garbage can! ;)

[cosmo411]

truly amazing! Is there nothing this globemaster can't do?

[XxGetBuck123]

@cosmo411 Land on water?

[Dragon22873]

@cosmo411 Your mom

[KuostA]

wow..now THAT's the real deal! Great landing.

[mshekleton]

is that tereen? check out my dirt field landing

[maxp0w3r]

Whats that car doing there on the runway.. Is that the Follow me ?

[RudyZarsoff]

Yeah its a follow me, because even though there is only one taxi way, and 1 parking position, Americans need to follow a car to be safe...

[fpere006]

best in the world biatch

[Sigrafix]

Why did you idiots give leep thumbs down?.. he's obviously been sarcastic.. fucking morons.

p.s. awesome video.

[clearancedelivery]

you say that? we build most of the planes u guys attempt to fly.

[mustang13]

any more video's from the front of a C17? anything in around kaf?