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She's a dirty bird...
Mar 25, 2016 2:27 AM
Psychopomps
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herklife361
Great, now no one else can land there. Someone call a real Tac Airlifter...
InternationalNitWit
A good friend of mine once described his sisters ballet thusly: Graceful Elephants.
PlbMak
Old school landing, make sure it's down.
T3sl4co1l
MRW I'm coming in dirty ... (it means 'flaps down', part of a normal landing sequence)
allthrustnovector
As a C-17 pilot, this bird can take a bitchin beatin
CrimsonChin05
I can operate the ramp (back door), locks and such on those bad boys.
B4Ctom1
AC-17
astrogeek
Brrrrrtttttt
B4Ctom1
triple Brrrrrrtttt and double *BOOM* installed.
intenseboat
When I crop dust.
eion85
If I had the money, this is the plane I would make my private jet.
RoosterTheRed
Fuck yeah. Paint that bitch like Bullet Bill, land in style.
binaryplayground
Agreed!
elodin047
Hondajet. 420 kts
eion85
C-17 cruise speed is 450 knots, and has nearly double the range of the Hondajet.
MarkItEightDude
I never knew a cargo plane could be so fucking sexy, the C-17 is though
stabby506
It really is the most badass airplane ever made
mynameisdallas
That's my girl!
hardcxresomthng
Was a c-17 crew chief while I was in the USAF. Beautiful flying computers
dogderdoggg
I am a sheet metal guy. Worked on theses And all I see is rocks into the belly of the AC and a lot of sanding and painting.
porcupinebuttsniffer
this has been sped up. original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjbaofaISo
JasperKyle
The unloading is more impressive than the landing. And that guy that sits on top of the helicopter is king!
porcupinebuttsniffer
agreed brother
whiskeyvillage
Damn, that's a landing!
BigDAC
My grandfather was the chief engineer of the c-17
GGALIN
Pi
TangleMonkey
Bring out the broom!
JesseSlayer
GilaMonsieur
yep that's the coolest thing I'm going to see tonight. gn
Thatoneguywhogot18kdownvotesin24hr
That's pretty fucking neat
stopreadingusernamesandgoliveyourlifesweetie
200 tons slamming into the dirt with the grace of a chubby ballerina. Beautiful.
LunaLuscus
"Look at you, sailing majestically through the air. Like an eagle. Piloting a blimp."
NuclearMonk
but enough about me...
CorwinMacGregor
"chubby ballerina" reminds me of those disney hippoes in the original Fantasia
GilaMonsieur
have to wonder how sober the pilot was.
ismellcheese
Do you even FOD bro
UnnecessaryAnusJokes
Look, I just tripped. No need to get poetic here
bryanew710
In all fairness, that's about as graceful as it's gonna get.
porcupinebuttsniffer
anyone have the video sauce?
porcupinebuttsniffer
nevermind, found it https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjbaofaISo
Sklumlord
GilaMonsieur
joker approves this avant-garde portrayal of optimism vs crushing failure
wheresthetoaster
Holy shit, dude. The follow through! theRockimpressedandclapping.gif And how painful that would actually be. She done messed up sum shit!
IfYoureNotAGator
I feel like this is too fast. Maybe a touch and go? Not sure if they're capable of that.
wheresthetoaster
Homies got real good at those quick landings. You could say that they had a lot of incentive to get out of the sky real fast.
shimmernshine
Short runway. This plane was born for that.
HighSeass
Nah, it'll stop
shimmernshine
The bottom flaps deflect the thrust downward to cushion the landing. Upon touchdown the top flaps are opened to reroute it forward/upward.
shimmernshine
They experimented with dedicated jet/rocket engines to do it in even shorter distances. Takeoff as well. Worked well until it exploded.
porcupinebuttsniffer
gif was sped up. original here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJjbaofaISo
AncientPostNecromancer
Yeah he's really just easing it in at close to stall speed.
Scytail
Pure poetry.
SmartasseryPersonified
FYI: C-17 - US Air Force cargo aircraft, commissioned / first purchased about 1990, now in wide use. Powerful engines, can land anywhere.
Girthzilla
Thanks saucebot
ScootyPuffSr
OR IS IT? It could be a CC-177, which is, um... well, it's a C-17 with a grey maple leaf painted on the tail.
IanMunroe
C-17 is the C-130's bloated cousin.
CombustibleUnderpants
I live near WPAFB and I see these all the time. While airborne, they have the look of something that doesn't belong in the air.
SmartasseryPersonified
Like the Vogon Constructor Fleet, they "Hung in the air exactly the way that a brick doesn't."
shimmernshine
Taking off again sometimes is an issue if she's still cargo laden.
trjnz
Correct; take off is optional, landing is mandatory
shimmernshine
Hey, can always have another one fly over and push a JATO kit out the back if need be.
shimmernshine
Just make sure you've got the right airstrip/airport http://www.flyingmag.com/news/cause-c-17-landing-too-small-airport-revealed
iyamgurting
Except water, and anything not a cleared runway.
marvelboy
Looks like another one bites the dust.
TooterFishPopkin
and they had me doing FOD walks looking for pebbles...
trainingwhale71
Good Ole FOD walks
dsmith011792
Oh, the dreaded 2 hour fod walks
sarcasticresponse
then security forces drives right through the fod check points anyway...
iwillgiveyou20
Night crew for life haha no FOD WALKS
TooterFishPopkin
Lucky you. I was on Night shift the whole time. They would make us stay after work and do them.
TheMemesOfDank
Oh god, scouring that Tarmac for hours looking for stuff that wasn't ever there.
1even7een
Like the mythical golden bolt, if you find it you get a day off.... (nobody ever found it)
sarcasticresponse
golden bolt became a fod hazard when QA forgot where they put it....
Scruff3y
I liked the version with the rockets on it better...
whyteraven74
That was the C-130, entirely different plane
Scruff3y
*Googles* Ahh fuck, I can't believe I've done this. This is a C17, isn't it?
GnomeTalmbout
they are amazingly tough birds.
Psychopomps
Rode one into and out of theater on deployment... pretty sweet ride
GnomeTalmbout
My Dad was a Nav on C-130 gunships (Spectre) among other things for many years. I grew up on airbases appreciating the bigger birds.
Kikboom
When you get home from work and can finally let out the fart you've been holding in all day.
whulfy
*shart
storebrandproductmascot
I do strategically timed controlled bursts throughout the day.
elduquedelaspasas
You're taking the art of farting to a new level. Sharing is caring.
Davidkavetsky
That's the best comment I've ever read..a fart. A get home joke.you've got talent my friend or got real lucky..n e ways the world's yours
ryleegordon
Man, I just take care of that as soon as my ass touches the seat of my car.
myotheralt
Why are you holding it in? Take a stroll and crop dust.