MOAB Dropped In Afghanistan!

[monkeylizard]

It's nice that they put a little porthole window on the side for the pilot.

[Ronald_55]

2 hours ago, SWJewellTN said:

Sweet love of Pete! "The hydrogen bomb was air dropped by a Tu-95 bomber using huge fall-retardation parachute." No  they had a huge fall-retardation parachute!

Does that mean you could give a guy a fall assistance block of steel?

[mikegideon]

3 hours ago, SWJewellTN said:

Sweet love of Pete! "The hydrogen bomb was air dropped by a Tu-95 bomber using huge fall-retardation parachute." No  they had a huge fall-retardation parachute!

It worked pretty good too...

[Sam1]

6 hours ago, SWJewellTN said:

Sweet love of Pete! "The hydrogen bomb was air dropped by a Tu-95 bomber using huge fall-retardation parachute." No  they had a huge fall-retardation parachute!

The sole purpose of the parachute was to give the airplane more time to fly away.

[mikegideon]

1 hour ago, Sam1 said:

The sole purpose of the parachute was to give the airplane more time to fly away.

Yep. 50 megatons will scorch your tail feathers

[E4 No More]

12 hours ago, Sam1 said:

The sole purpose of the parachute was to give the airplane more time to fly away.

I know. It's just that simply looking at the physical size of the bomb combined with its 50 Megatons yield it was a bit of a "No  " reaction to their use of the adjective "huge." 

[KahrMan]

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[monkeylizard]

On ‎4‎/‎18‎/‎2017 at 2:38 PM, Ronald_55 said:

Does that mean you could give a guy a fall assistance block of steel?

No. Because whether the guy has a block of steel or not, he'll fall at the same rate.

[MP5_Rizzo]

2 hours ago, monkeylizard said:

No. Because whether the guy has a block of steel or not, he'll fall at the same rate.

Yep, and that's a fact Jack!

[Ronald_55]

4 hours ago, monkeylizard said:

No. Because whether the guy has a block of steel or not, he'll fall at the same rate.

Good catch. Lol

[Omega]

12 hours ago, Ronald_55 said:

Good catch. Lol

Actually, a block of steel would make you fall faster, not beyond terminal velocity, but faster than without.  It's all about the wind resistance, that's why many free fall parachutists will wear a jumpsuit. When falling, you slow your progress by spreading your body out, by tucking your arms to your side you get closer to terminal velocity. That's why the old joke about a lb of feathers and a lb of rocks is wrong unless both are in a sack.

A "fall retardation" parachute will not only slow the bomb down, but also stabilize it so it does not tumble, and also helps the guidance system overcome terminal velocity. 

Edited April 21, 2017 by Omega
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[monkeylizard]

But the steel block itself wouldn't make any difference. A person holding a block of steel to their chest and a person with their hands tucked to their chest would fall at the same rate. Of course I'm assuming a block of steel small enough that a single person could carry it. If we're talking about a 10'x10' block with some handles welded on, then yeah, that would change the air resistance.

[Sam1]

I'd say this is fairly effective at nuking everything within a couple hundred meters of the detonation point.

[Omega]

2 hours ago, monkeylizard said:

But the steel block itself wouldn't make any difference. A person holding a block of steel to their chest and a person with their hands tucked to their chest would fall at the same rate. Of course I'm assuming a block of steel small enough that a single person could carry it. If we're talking about a 10'x10' block with some handles welded on, then yeah, that would change the air resistance.

Exactly, a heavy object would make a difference on air resistance and the only way to mitigate it is to distribute the weight evenly.  Of course if said object was large also, it would add it's own resistance as well.  I know that when I jumped "Hollywood" vs combat equipment my landing was much softer.

[GlockSpock]

Exactly, a heavy object would make a difference on air resistance and the only way to mitigate it is to distribute the weight evenly.  Of course if said object was large also, it would add it's own resistance as well.  I know that when I jumped "Hollywood" vs combat equipment my landing was much softer.

Do not confuse momentum with velocity. Your landing was softer because your mass was lower.

Momentum = Mass x Velocity

[Omega]

1 hour ago, CZ9MM said:

 

 

Do not confuse momentum with velocity. Your landing was softer because your mass was lower.

Momentum = Mass x Velocity

 

A T10C parachute was designed to carry 400lbs(ish) at around 22-24 FPS rate of decent.  The heavier you were, the faster you fell (and harder you hit); I was about 180lbs, with a 75lb ruck, and as I was always the "lucky one" chosen to carry the M60, extra ammo for the M60, the radio with accompanying equipment or some other darn weapon or piece of one which would inch me ever so close to that magic 400lbs.

Momentum played a part upon exiting the door or ramp because the C-130 (or what ever) was traveling at (hopefully) 150 Knots so you would continue the forward throw for a bit.