From: Demonware Restorations (INDYN@xtra.co.nz)
Date: Tue Mar 12 2002 - 23:17:00 PST
Have actually been in a c130 during LAPES.. It's quite freaky when the load
shifts and finally drops from the plane.. WOW
The "drag it out the back" system is called LAPES: Low Altitude Parachute
Extraction System.
Used extensively on C-130's,
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