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Iran hostage rescue plan, I never heard of it before

Discussion in 'Aviation Chat' started by Subarubrat, Dec 27, 2012.

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  1. Subarubrat

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    #1 Subarubrat, Dec 27, 2012
    I bet it would have worked, and been an inspiring rescue too.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKCl3lfAx1Q&feature=player_detailpage[/ame]
     
  2. vincent355

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    #2 vincent355, Dec 27, 2012
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    #3 Subarubrat, Dec 27, 2012
    Sure, the rockets were fired out of sequence and dropped it on the runway, that is a tough system to develop and with so little time. I think if could have been sorted though and the mission pulled off.
     
  4. BMW.SauberF1Team

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    #4 BMW.SauberF1Team, Dec 27, 2012
    Reminds me of the Blue Angel's Fat Albert and the 8 rocket fuel engines it has attached for short takeoff.
     
  5. Crawler

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    #5 Crawler, Dec 27, 2012
    Somebody should've stuck a post-it note in the instrument panel.
     
  6. Tcar

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    #6 Tcar, Dec 27, 2012
    Same here... especially since the 'Fat Albert' video was right after the one above.

    Old technology... was used back in the 40's (JATO, RATO). Notably with the B-47 bomber in the late 40's, early 50's, to shorten takeoff run.

    Early turbojets took a long time to develop any kind of power.
     
  7. Aedo

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    #7 Aedo, Dec 27, 2012
    Or linked the function to load cells on the undercariage...
     
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    #8 kylec, Dec 28, 2012
  9. Tcar

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    #9 Tcar, Dec 28, 2012
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    That would have eliminated the fatal pilot error that doomed the mission.



    Of course, the mission would not have worked anyway, but Carter became more and more desperate.
     
  10. rovingtravler

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    #10 rovingtravler, Jan 7, 2013
    They did go into Iran and it was a bad failure for the US and all concerned. Congress then passed a law requiring the military branches to work together i.e. joint and to develop dedicated SOF (Special Operations Units) i.e. the start of each brach re branding and creating SOF units. 160th SOAR in the Army 27th SOF in AF etc etc
     

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