C-17 Ice Runway Landing

C-17 Ice Runway Landing

[@Kagama121]

Oh wow, I might of been on that flight. I worked as the 2A553A Avionics Tech for the Air Force on operation deep freeze that season and we took AC 1107. Awesome!!!

[@Kagama121]

@jjsandersheli till the end of the runway, that's where we unloaded all of the people and cargo. :P I remember the loadmasters loading cargo and people up to the last 50lbs of the max take off weight when we left Christchurch. This was the best mission of my military career, lots of positive stories and the Kiwis liked us over there. :)

[@firehawkowner]

@jrowe6 i totally feel you, thats what im going through right now, but i wont give up, im applying either way.

[@gangster3591]

C-17 is just an amazing beast

[@GAFAAAAAA]

DAMN! that looks fun! thumbs up if you want one for your birthday like me

[@adrianspeeder]

@Philscbx They hit reverse power at 21ish seconds. 1107 is a pretty good jet as well.

[@jebijash]

shared pn great flight videos fb and flight videos twitter page....

[@Kevin_Knox]

It's kinda scary to watch that big behemoth barrel thru the snow lol.

[@CClarke_94]

that was cool but try land one of these at CFB Alert in Nunavut

[@lytee3720]

wow fantastic!!

[@TheBubba97138]

PURE AWESOMENESS!!

[@Skiaffo]

that plane is awesome..

[@DEATHx27]

Ive got pictures of this very plane, at the antarctic center in christchurch newzleand.

[@Alpakalyp5e]

@jrowe6 My father wanted to become pilot, too. He had passed almost every test after having applied. However, he failed his MED, too (due to asthma >_

[@F3D2Skynight2]

The inside of that thing is cavernous!

[@TiBossII]

@jrowe6 My daughter had a friend who chose to not disclose a health issue...he wanted to be like his dad...so he joined...about a week or so prior to his departure from Guam to basic my wife gave him a ride home...all he talked about was being like his dad...he left for basic and 3rd week or so collapsed there and died from a heart problem...I had to deal with the family...this story made CNN and FOX news...was not a good time...unfortunately the Air Force isn't your calling...keep your chin up

[@malcolmyoung90]

How much more runway does a C-17 need for an ice landing, compared to a regular runway landing?

[@SubStance889]

@jrowe6 you should see the c-5 if you think the c-17 is big

[@jgdogg441]

how exactly is it able to stop once the reverse thrust is off?

[@Cmarshall1544]

@airplaneguy17 not much thats why the arm uses it

[@nick7728]

wooo McChord c-17

[@uauisiasnhgd]

nice

[@FioX094]

@airplaneguy17 well ... the only yhing it cant do is flyng without wings lol xD

[@Foxx_33]

as they say on the internet: awesomesauce

[@diioriog]

On such runaway condition the wheel brakes count like me at the White House right?

[@piloty5]

@jrowe6 that sucks, did you try applying?

[@iStarwinkle]

Go Team McChord!

[@ayre_DAVE]

i want it to land on WATER next.

[@hgrgic]

How does it land in zero visibility? GPS?

[@1973slimshady1973]

wow trip ot

[@Skyerzen]

@TeenFlyer95 you can hear the reverse trusters lol

[@LegoBoyLego]

wheels were like no use

[@100PercentJoseph]

dude, C-130s fly CARGO.

[@jjsandersheli]

how much runway did he use?

[@NevesMcJorge]

the plane is so fucking beautifful

[@TheSanityInspector]

@sandgar1001 But a carrier could land on it!

[@ElessarDunedain]

No ILS here, huh?

[@thunderdragon14]

FUCK YEAH!

[@Vulpes44]

@hawkplaya94 ..like C-130 ;)

[@AnotherDayInTheNJ]

ice road pilots?

[@leapoffaith20]

Operation deep freeze?

[@skierman64]

Ok, that doesn't make sense to me, but whatever.

[@VpY22]

where the hell was this? southpole?????

[@prathamlandge7219]

@Prathameshlandge

[@PilotX44]

what cant it land on?

[@airplaneguy17]

what cant this plane do?

[@Altenholz]

Wish the germans bought this instead of the A-400!

[@TeenFlyer95]

shit! i forgot brakes dont work well on ice :O

[@hawkplaya94]

@airplaneguy17 land on a carrier...

[@sandgar1001]

@airplaneguy17 it cant land on a carrier

[@rickntish]

@airplaneguy17 Float.

[@skierman64]

Why did you say that?

[@ongne1234]

@airplaneguy17 land on water..lol

[@100PercentJoseph]

*C-17s, sorry.

[@fakedreality]

@RStickMan22 Starting every word with a big letter dosent make any sense at all to me? =)

[@kinsley2108]

@airplaneguy17 Stay on the ground, lol.

[@CiaGuy]

quit quit reversers holy shit!!!!

[@kennethaliantluanga1370]

6 c17 globemaster plane I need i trip I go send me farm veng district let go