You know what looks like a lot of fun? Dropping Soviet T-80 battle tanks from huge Soviet cargo planes, using both a parachute and retro-rockets to slow them down just before they land safely on Earth. Don’t believe me? Watch.
Apparently, the Soviets are the only ones who this technique. I wonder if the landings are soft enough to drop the tanks with their full crew inside. [Thanks Karl!]
cleverclogs
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 10:40 AMThe A-team did it better.
Ozoneocean
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 1:35 PMWith the way it flips out of the cargo bay AND the slamming of the shute when it opens, I would NOT want to be inside one of those things. You’d get mashed up like a carrot in a blender.
chaoticlusts
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 1:40 PM“Apparently, the Soviets are the only ones who this technique”
Did I miss the Soviet Union reforming? :P
Graeme
Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at 8:50 PM“These retro-rockets are now *almost* perfectly reliable.”
That “almost” is a potentially very expensive word.