KC-135 crashes over Iraq, search & rescue underway for the crew - Kotaku In Action 2

KC-135 crashes over Iraq, search & rescue underway for the crew (www.centcom.mil)

posted 105 days ago by ArchRespawnsAgain 105 days ago by ArchRespawnsAgain +35 / -0

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– Unknownsailor 20 points 105 days ago +20 / -0

A KC-135 crash is not survivable, if the crew could not bail out in flight (highly unlikely) they are dead.

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– ArchRespawnsAgain [S] 15 points 105 days ago +15 / -0

About that...

However, a lot of time, manpower and money goes into buying, maintaining and training to use parachutes. With the Air Force hungry for cost-saving efficiency under its Air Force for Smart Operations in the 21st Century Program, commonly known as AFSO 21, the parachutes were deemed obsolete.

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– Unknownsailor 7 points 105 days ago +7 / -0

Yea, I read about that on the thread r/airforce has on the incident.

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– MassivePecorino 5 points 105 days ago +5 / -0

On a KC-135, the only people who might be able to get out quickly are the people in the cockpit, and their only exit door is basically right in front of the wing.

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