How accurately can the USAF drop cargo?

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@Bear_Nenno

Over a quarter million. Though that cost is probably skewed by the costs associated with RnD and the limited number of systems built. I’m sure it will come down a bit.

Yes, they are recovered after a drop. Even regular parachutes are intended to be recovered after every drop. There are disposable cargo parachutes now, which are the only ones that don’t have to be turned back in.

Neat. Thank you.

Maybe Amazon will start doing this one day, lawn-dropping groceries from on high.

[Leo_Bloom]

@Bear_Nenno

…Actually hitting the plate will be as much luck as anything. The plate will surely be destroyed regardless, of course…

You know what they say, horseshoes and H-bombs…

[Anita_Dayoff]

If you don’t have a parachute attached, you need gallons of military grade anti-gravity spray.
This was a drop in Germany. Fail is at about :20

Humvees failed airdrop

[barath_s]

@Reply

Neat. Thank you.

Maybe Amazon will start doing this one day, lawn-dropping groceries from on high.

At S&H of $ 273,000, those better be pearl encrusted groceries.

Cf: Cleopatra’s dinner bet, estimated to have cost $30 million today

[chacoguy]

@Anita_Dayoff

If you don’t have a parachute attached, you need gallons of military grade anti-gravity spray.
This was a drop in Germany. Fail is at about :20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-YsSL65quM

I’ll see you, andraise you one.

[Bear_Nenno]

@Anita_Dayoff

If you don’t have a parachute attached, you need gallons of military grade anti-gravity spray.
This was a drop in Germany. Fail is at about :20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-YsSL65quM

That was an act of sabotage from a disgruntled soldier.