
Boat delivery Air Force Special Operations Command-way.
The picture in this post shows an MC-130J Commando II belonging to the 9th Special Operations Squadron airdropping a Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) Maritime Craft Aerial Delivery System over the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 12, 2015.
MCADS enable special operations forces members to rapidly deploy anywhere around the world in a maritime environment: anti-pirate ops, beach assault, forces infil and exfil missions may require the use of airdropped vessels.
Produced by Airborne Systems, the MCADS is the only system capable of delivering large RIBs by parachute-dropping them into the water. It is made of the PRIBAD and PURIBAD airdrop platforms, attached to an extractor parachute used to pull the load from the aircraft cargo bay.
The boat and platform separate immediately after leaving the aircraft and both descend to the water under their own parachutes. The Special Forces parachute from the aircraft following the load, and land near the ready-for-use boat in the water.
Image credit: U.S. Air Force
It would be much more fun to drop down to wavetop height and slide it out with the crew onboard, pull it for a short distance and then cut the tether.
Drop is the first step only. Save landing is the next one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKTVY57oXe0 LOL!
If a small charge separated the Chute for the palate like 1 ft from the ground we might not have as many flipped crushed vehicles!
incroyable parachutage!!!!!
Hercules droppings can be a hassle to clean off your windshield…