Kabul - USAF C-17 - 02-1109

[Yammer]

This short video is almost beyond belief - the runway is obviously not secured. I hope our guys who just gone in and able to get out.


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[Ross Forsyth]

Wouldn`t want to be that crew trying to make the call on departing with that going on around

[DarkSky]

Terrible scenes - sadly its been reported that crews did take off with people still clinging on and deaths have been reported

[quid21]

I could be wrong, but you can usually see through the glass on C-17 windows - those look black and don't shine like glass - could it be a fake video? Something about that C-17 does not look right.

[James Cutting]

That would be some great CGI, but sadly it isn't, not sure why you'd fake something like that either, could be something to protect from the sun.

https://twitter.com/jmscaronte/status/1 ... 7419663361

[Mike]

It's real - check the videos in here :- https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-asia-58219963

[Unknown74]

OMG That is horrifing to watch. Just can't believe this is happening.

[Kurnass]

At least 3 people died falling from a departing C-17. So sad

[StuBie]

Seeing footage from the airport over the last 24 hours there is no doubt that it is a desperate situation on the ground with people trying to escape the country. The one thing I'm struggling to grasp with this clip though is that people running both in front of, and behind, the engines and seem unaffected by jet blast considering the the aircraft appears to be taxying at pace?

Just my thoughts anyway.

Stu

[POL]

C-17s are designed to NOT ingest crap in to the engine - part of their ability to operate from austere/unprepared locations.

[STN RAMP RAT]

Apparently the US have suspended operations until they gain control of the wider airport.

[James Cutting]

That would be logical.

[ColintheCaterpillar]

Wouldn`t want to be that crew trying to make the call on departing with that going on around

Indeed. Horrible situation for them, but no one can blame them at all for making the decision they did.

[ColintheCaterpillar]

Seeing footage from the airport over the last 24 hours there is no doubt that it is a desperate situation on the ground with people trying to escape the country. The one thing I'm struggling to grasp with this clip though is that people running both in front of, and behind, the engines and seem unaffected by jet blast considering the the aircraft appears to be taxying at pace?

Just my thoughts anyway.

Stu

To follow what EGVP said, they’ll probably be not much more than idle power too whilst taxiing in a straight line. Relatively “safe” at both ends until the engine accelerates.

[Red-Eye-Knight]

At least 3 people died falling from a departing C-17. So sad

Some videos going around showing those people falling, Such a shame what has happened and what's going to happen in the next few days.

[willow70]

Some sites are reporting that a C17 had 800 Pax .That must be some kind of record.

[James Cutting]

Yeah they did, saw a photo floating on Instagram, incredible.

[f-4]

Left Dubai as RCH885.

[HighFlyer21]

What happens to the remainign heli's on Afghanistan? Seaknights and Ah64s?

[James Cutting]

Probably taken over by the Taliban (they've already secured some). Either that or potentially destroyed