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The cargo planes can't lift people out, though. You could evacuate over a 100 people at a time on one of these ships, which seems incredibly useful.
by sudhirj 4y ago
The cargo planes can't lift people out, though. You could evacuate over a 100 people at a time on one of these ships, which seems incredibly useful.
- flohofwoe 4y agoThe Americans famously evacuated >800 people out of Afghanistan in a single C-17 flight. Airships could be useful though if they can land "anywhere" (on the other hand, a single Mi-26 helicopter can also carry 90 people, and probably many more if crowded in the same way as that C-17 flight). https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/20/politics/military-cargo-plane-record/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2021/08/20/politics/military-cargo-p... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26#Specifications_(Mi-26) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil_Mi-26#Specifications_(Mi-2...
- alistairSH 4y agoThe Boeing C-17 can absolutely carry people. It’s designed for paratrooper operations as well as cargo. As noted, you can cram hundreds of people into one of the goal is fast evac not comfort.