M551 Sheridan Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES)

Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.

This method was developed by the US Military in 1967 during the Siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. It involves loading supplies on a special pallet on a plane. Once a plane reaches the desired drop point, the pilot descends to a very low altitude of typically under 2 m. Once achieved, the cargo hatch is opened and the extraction parachute is deployed; once the parachute catches the wind outside the craft, it pulls the connected supplies out of the plane and on to the ground. Once the delivery is accomplished, the pilot ascends to a normal altitude and returns to base.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• M551
• Sheridan
• C-130
• Hercules
• Low
• Altitude
• Parachute
• Extraction
• System
• LAPES
• airplane
• aviation
• cargo

[tyrefire]

Here is the tank you ordered,please sign here

[walidot]

hey momy look what santa dropped of!

[BQZip01]

@immortalass yup

[immortalass]

Does the tank actually survive this?

[koponenii]

@waltonli So they drop tank and crew separately or is there so grazy ppls that they sit in tank.. lol ..no way ( i hope )

[waltonli]

@koponenii yep, it was use in the Vietnam War during the Siege of Khe Sanh

[mechanism8]

@jradetzky they can't its team-locked. Only the server can unlock it.

[SporkNinjaMaster]

That has to be LITERALLY the most uncomfortable thing in the world.

[jradetzky]

what if the taliban get first to the tank?

[The30calboy]

It must be incredible to see that 15 ton tank come at you at like 150mph! hahaha

[nerdyb0y]

@DROLL30 nope, the crew descend by parachute after the tank is dropped off

[lokallize]

planes now shit out tanks

the more you know