Russian Low Altitude Parachuting

February 1998. Volosovo, Russia. A team of British, German and American paratroopers try the Soviet style low altitude air assault jump from an Antonov AN-2 aircraft. Jump altitude is from 100 meters (300 feet). Parachute is the Soviet D1-5-U with Z-5 reserve. That is 8-13 seconds from opening to impact (a bit longer here due to strong ground winds). I was the first guy out on the second stick!

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• ロシアの空挺隊員
• paratrooper
• Russia
• parachute
• 落下傘兵
• airborne
• 空挺隊員
• airdrop
• AN-2
• military
• VDV

[ParaglidingManiac]

Why woyld thy need those reserves on 100 meters? :)

[TeamSoltec]

The reserve chute is mostly to provide weight for positive opening.

[badvidsfromgermany]

Cool. What's the song?

[TeamSoltec]

It is the "Song of the Airborne" from about the 1950's I think.

[koeder11]

the surfice is a soft snow.

so we'll jump without parachute.

get ready!

[koeder11]

I think no prachute needed since the surfice is soft snow...

[tsika444]

@ParaglidingManiac ...I was just about to post the exact same thing.

[lepricoun]

@badvidsfromgermany we are parachutist

[mucbko]

@ParaglidingManiac It is needed in case of hanging on airplane.

[cjtathome]

Any more defence cuts and this is what No 1 PTS will be like.

[DornierDo728]

Неплохо!!!

Моё уважение за смелость прыгнуть с такой малой высоты!

А запаска ненужна, только лишний груз и неудобство.

[anttonoo]

Shit thats like 5 seconds till impact on ground without chute.

[anttonoo]

Ye its cool my Father who is a Paratrooper have dropped from 80m alot of times.

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[Bounding4miles]

100 meters is about 300 feet, correct? thats fucking incredible