Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wingcargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.
This method was developed by the US Military with the assistance of the 109th Quartermaster Company (Air Drop) in 1964. In May 1965, a detachment of the 109th was formed as the 383rd Quartermaster (Aerial Supply) Detachment and sent to Vietnam. In 1966 the 109th was sent to Vietnam and took operational control of the 383rd. Both units provided Air Drop and LAPES support during the Siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. LAPES was used to provide a method of supplying heavy loads into Khe Sanh which could not effectively be supplied by air drop. This practice was perfected at Mactan Air Base in Cebu, Philippines.
LAPES involves loading supplies on a special pallet on a plane. In preparation for a drop the cargo door and ramp of the aircraft is opened and a drogue parachute released. The aircraft descends to the drop altitude (typically only a few metres above the ground). Once the drop plane reaches the desired drop point, the braking parachutes for the load are released and they are extracted from the aircraft by the drogue chute and the drop load is released (retaining straps cut). The braking parachutes pull the load from the aircraft and bring it to a stop on the ground within the drop zone. The main parachutes are sized to stop the movement of the load sliding on the ground within the required space, and are not intended to control the descent of the load to the ground. Cushioning of the load is accomplished by the pallet and the material between the pallet and the load. Once the delivery is accomplished, the pilot ascends to a normal altitude and returns to base.
Altitude or height (sometimes known as depth) is defined based on the context in which it is used (aviation, geometry, geographical survey, sport, and many more). As a general definition, altitude is a distance measurement, usually in the vertical or "up" direction, between a reference datum and a point or object. The reference datum also often varies according to the context. Although the term altitude is commonly used to mean the height above sea level of a location, in geography the term elevation is often preferred for this usage.
Vertical distance measurements in the "down" direction are commonly referred to as depth.
Altitude in aviation
In aviation, the term altitude can have several meanings, and is always qualified by either explicitly adding a modifier (e.g. "true altitude"), or implicitly through the context of the communication. Parties exchanging altitude information must be clear which definition is being used.
Aviation altitude is measured using either mean sea level (MSL) or local ground level (above ground level, or AGL) as the reference datum.
M551 Sheridan Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES)
Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.
This method was developed by the US Military in 1967 during the Siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. It involves loading supplies on a special pallet on a plane. Once a plane reaches the desired drop point, the pilot descends to a very low altitude of typically under 2 m. Once achieved, the cargo hatch is opened and the extraction parachute is deployed; once the parachute catches the wind outside the craft, it pulls the connected supplies out of the plane and on to the ground. Once the delivery is accomplished, the pilot asce...
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C130 Hercules Tragedy.
July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c/n 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
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This system expands on work done in the 50's by missionaries in Central America and Air Force research done in the 60's and 70's. Little was done in the ensuing 50 years until the present.
MTSI is uniquely positioned to demonstrate a tethered payload capability that will enable contested/denied/urban area operations. The RAES® system allows loitering fixed/rotary wing or unmanned wing aircraft to precisely emplace/extract on or above the ground while the aircraft flies several thousand feet above the location using a technique called long-line loiter technique.
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Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when land...
Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.
This method was developed by the US Military in 1967 during the Siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. It involves loading supplies on a special pallet on a plane. Once a plane reaches the desired drop point, the pilot descends to a very low altitude of typically under 2 m. Once achieved, the cargo hatch is opened and the extraction parachute is deployed; once the parachute catches the wind outside the craft, it pulls the connected supplies out of the plane and on to the ground. Once the delivery is accomplished, the pilot ascends to a normal altitude and returns to base.
Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.
This method was developed by the US Military in 1967 during the Siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. It involves loading supplies on a special pallet on a plane. Once a plane reaches the desired drop point, the pilot descends to a very low altitude of typically under 2 m. Once achieved, the cargo hatch is opened and the extraction parachute is deployed; once the parachute catches the wind outside the craft, it pulls the connected supplies out of the plane and on to the ground. Once the delivery is accomplished, the pilot ascends to a normal altitude and returns to base.
July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c/n 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES...
July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c/n 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c/n 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. So...
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REFORGER 77: parachute extraction of M-551 Sheridan tank by C-130 aircraft in Germany.
REFORGER 77 (Return of Forces to Germany). United States C-130 aircraft in flight, Germany. Plane flies at a low altitude as a parachute opens up at its tail. M-551 Sheridan tank extracts the parachutes from the aircraft and the plane takes off for a higher altitude. Location: Germany. Date: September 13, 1977.
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REFORGER 77: parachute extraction of M-551 Sheridan tank by C-130 aircraft in Germany.
REFORGER 77 (Return of Forces to Germany). United States C-130 aircraft in flight, Germany. Plane flies at a low altitude as a parachute opens up at its tail. M-551 Sheridan tank extracts the parachutes from the aircraft and the plane takes off for a higher altitude. Location: Germany. Date: September 13, 1977.
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Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.
This method was developed by the US Military in 1967 during the Siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. It involves loading supplies on a special pallet on a plane. Once a plane reaches the desired drop point, the pilot descends to a very low altitude of typically under 2 m. Once achieved, the cargo hatch is opened and the extraction parachute is deployed; once the parachute catches the wind outside the craft, it pulls the connected supplies out of the plane and on to the ground. Once the delivery is accomplished, the pilot ascends to a normal altitude and returns to base.
July 1, 1987 : A USAF C-130E, 68-10945, c/n 4325, crashed during an open house at Fort Bragg, during a display of the low level airdrop technique known as LAPES, (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System), in which a parachute is used to pull the cargo out the rear door while the plane makes a touch-and-go. Pilot failed to pull-up after deploying M551 Sheridan tank, hit treeline, burned, killing three on board, one soldier on the ground, and injuring two crew.
CriticalPast is an archive of historic footage. The vintage footage in this video has been uploaded for research purposes, and is presented in unedited form. Some viewers may find some scenes or audio in this archival material to be unsettling or distressing. CriticalPast makes this media available for researchers and documentarians, and does not endorse or condone any behavior or message, implied or explicit, that is seen or heard in this video.
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REFORGER 77: parachute extraction of M-551 Sheridan tank by C-130 aircraft in Germany.
REFORGER 77 (Return of Forces to Germany). United States C-130 aircraft in flight, Germany. Plane flies at a low altitude as a parachute opens up at its tail. M-551 Sheridan tank extracts the parachutes from the aircraft and the plane takes off for a higher altitude. Location: Germany. Date: September 13, 1977.
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Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System (LAPES) is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed wingcargo aircraft can deposit supplies when landing is not an option in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude.
This method was developed by the US Military with the assistance of the 109th Quartermaster Company (Air Drop) in 1964. In May 1965, a detachment of the 109th was formed as the 383rd Quartermaster (Aerial Supply) Detachment and sent to Vietnam. In 1966 the 109th was sent to Vietnam and took operational control of the 383rd. Both units provided Air Drop and LAPES support during the Siege of Khe Sanh in the Vietnam War. LAPES was used to provide a method of supplying heavy loads into Khe Sanh which could not effectively be supplied by air drop. This practice was perfected at Mactan Air Base in Cebu, Philippines.
LAPES involves loading supplies on a special pallet on a plane. In preparation for a drop the cargo door and ramp of the aircraft is opened and a drogue parachute released. The aircraft descends to the drop altitude (typically only a few metres above the ground). Once the drop plane reaches the desired drop point, the braking parachutes for the load are released and they are extracted from the aircraft by the drogue chute and the drop load is released (retaining straps cut). The braking parachutes pull the load from the aircraft and bring it to a stop on the ground within the drop zone. The main parachutes are sized to stop the movement of the load sliding on the ground within the required space, and are not intended to control the descent of the load to the ground. Cushioning of the load is accomplished by the pallet and the material between the pallet and the load. Once the delivery is accomplished, the pilot ascends to a normal altitude and returns to base.