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Evacuation planes using combat landings, decoy flares at Kabul airport
Evacuation planes landing in Kabul to rescue US citizens and Afghans are taking no chances — they’re making nose-dive combat landings and deploying decoy flares to ward off potential missile attacks. One French Air Force A400M taking off from the beleaguered airport launched a half-dozen flares moments after takeoff, footage from ITV Turkey posted by CBS News shows. The flares are designed to draw heat-seeking missiles away from the aircraft. (nypost.com) 기타...
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As a civilian, I recall flying "combat landings" when flying military chartered airliners (B-747) into "hot zones". . . . The procedure was always a night arrival, landing clearance many miles out with no or minimal radio conversation after that. All nav lights, landing lights, and logo lights turned off (and with pax window shades pulled down). A full flap final approach and landing flown as steeply as comfortably possible. Runway lights dark, however, turned on (with landing lights) at the last possible moment just prior to "crossing the fence". . . and lastly - a special walk-around inspection looking for bullet holes when parked.
If the runway lights are dark were there navaids (localizer + glideslope) to help keep the plane aligned? And if this is a steeper than normal approach, was the glideslope adjusted for the steeper angle (i.e., could the plane request, say, 8 degrees)?
Of course more recently we have RNAV and synthetic vision.
Of course more recently we have RNAV and synthetic vision.
Yes, all navaids were available, and when in the Middle East, cloud cover was rarely a factor, also, military airfields are usually nice and long. . . simply inch along the glideslope a dot or so high, but with full flap.
Sounds like fun! - Try that on a Commercial Flight over here and see what you passengers have to say! :))
Yeah, Sparkie, I agree...
"I sometimes think in all this world the saddest thing to be
Old Admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea."
I'd love to take the lowest level GIB job on a J-model Herc and do the Kabul run til the job is done! That sounds like fun!
"I sometimes think in all this world the saddest thing to be
Old Admirals who feel the wind, and never put to sea."
I'd love to take the lowest level GIB job on a J-model Herc and do the Kabul run til the job is done! That sounds like fun!
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It’s sarcasm. Learn to recognize it.
Sarcasm?? Oh, yeah, right, SURE!
Your pathetic tears taste soooo good. Your beta cuck attitude is in very poor taste, man up.
