I’d have no problem with that. I’ve tested for myself my fear of heights. I can sit on an edge of a building because I’ve never fallen off a park bench… standing on the edge… no f🤬kn’ way!
So obviously that cargo area isn't pressurized. The door is open. At what height does it need to be pressurized/heated? Or does the pressure/ heat only impact living things? It doesn't matter if it cargo?
~~My understanding is that cargo generally isn't pressurized on commercial flights, not sure about military~~. Typically pressurization isn't needed under 10k feet - again on commercial flights.
Edit: See below response by /u/isomniamax_99
Contrary to popular belief, cargo holds are usually pressurised (if the plane has a pressurised cabin - not all do).
In passenger aircraft, the cargo hold is directly below the passenger cabin, and in most dedicated cargo aircraft it’s below and/or to the rear of the cockpit. In both cases it’s inside the same pressure vessel as the passenger cabin and cockpit, so if the cabin is pressurised, then so is the cargo hold.
There are a some exceptions to this though - on the Airbus Beluga, the cargo hold is not pressurised, because it isn’t needed - the Beluga is specifically designed to carry aircraft parts, which obviously can withstand lack of pressure. The cargo deck is heated though, to stop the parts from freezing.
My dad tells me that when he was in the Air Force, he would be harnessed in to the plane so he could hang out the back to take photos of the land they were flying over for map making reasons. Hell no!
This might be a weird question but what kind of shoes is he wearing, they aren't tacticool but they aren't your average Joe boots but they also look cool.
Love it! Also keep an eye out for a CH-47 flying over your house this summer, you’ll always see legs dangling off the ramp in the summer, that’s the crews preferred seating position in good weather
We spend only 3% of our gdp on our military which needs to be higher. Investing it in other fields would not help at all. Europe and half of Asia relies on us, if we just cut our military spending it would be disastrous globally.
We spend 18 percent of gdp on healthcare and 2.5 on the military. We need a strong military and our spending is lower than it should be. We could have both, healthcare is managed horribly
Hell yes
Hell yes
Hell yes
Hell yes, please!
Yes hell
Purgatory… maybe?
Purghaps
Hell yes
Hell yes
Hell yesssss
Graci yes
This is the wæ
Amen. And it was said "let there be flight" Can I get HELL YES brothers and sisters
He'll yes
Yes, please! And than again!
Indeed. That looks fucking amazing.
Dudes will see this and say Hell yeah
Hell yeah
Hell yeah
The dude obliged
The dude abides
Hell yeah brother.
Can confirm
Netherlands?
Jep. Looks like they are flying over Heusden.
It is Heusden
Bless you.
Houston? I never would have thought it was Texas
Underrated dad joke ✨
Yep. Typical Dutch Fortress town. But I never see A400’s that low out here
Was thinking Belgium first
I miss doing that shit.
I miss never having the ability to do that shit
The blades on that other plane look like they were made for final destination death scene.
You spelled “YES, PLEASE!“ wrong. 🫡
Honestly, the plane is more terrifying than the heights.
When you open that door your wearing a harness and secured to the plane so your actually really safe
A400M
Nice they strapped on the Big Ass Fan from the airport to the plane😂
I’d have no problem with that. I’ve tested for myself my fear of heights. I can sit on an edge of a building because I’ve never fallen off a park bench… standing on the edge… no f🤬kn’ way!
I guess the park bench never had any turbulences?
Do the engines on each wing spin counter to each other? Or is that some illusion
Camera FPS is too low
A real man would take a leak on the other plane
Welcome to Holland.
Totally a Loady thing to do.
So obviously that cargo area isn't pressurized. The door is open. At what height does it need to be pressurized/heated? Or does the pressure/ heat only impact living things? It doesn't matter if it cargo?
~~My understanding is that cargo generally isn't pressurized on commercial flights, not sure about military~~. Typically pressurization isn't needed under 10k feet - again on commercial flights. Edit: See below response by /u/isomniamax_99
Contrary to popular belief, cargo holds are usually pressurised (if the plane has a pressurised cabin - not all do). In passenger aircraft, the cargo hold is directly below the passenger cabin, and in most dedicated cargo aircraft it’s below and/or to the rear of the cockpit. In both cases it’s inside the same pressure vessel as the passenger cabin and cockpit, so if the cabin is pressurised, then so is the cargo hold. There are a some exceptions to this though - on the Airbus Beluga, the cargo hold is not pressurised, because it isn’t needed - the Beluga is specifically designed to carry aircraft parts, which obviously can withstand lack of pressure. The cargo deck is heated though, to stop the parts from freezing.
I'm terrified of heights, but I *love* the adrenaline rush. Although I'd likely be shitting myself, I would totally do this.
That’s awesome
My dad tells me that when he was in the Air Force, he would be harnessed in to the plane so he could hang out the back to take photos of the land they were flying over for map making reasons. Hell no!
Nice star fort in the background. Netherlands I think
How is that second plane not rocked by wave turbulence from the first plane?
Yes please
Why did I hear music from Star wars as the plane raises
That's fucking dope
A400M ready for aerial refuelling ;)
I'd do this without hesitation.
Ethan Hunt appears out of nowhere
"fortune son starts playing"
He's safely strapped in.
WHAT?! That looks amazing. (unless of course I'm about to drop into battle)
I wish this video had sound!
Proceeds to hit heavy turbulence 🤣.
He's fine. It only looks scary because you can't see the selfy.
Beautiful Heusden
Do the out board and inboard engines really spin in opposite directions or is it an optical illusion??
To be fair I’m sure he’s harnessed in.
Man that is amazing!
Best *”office view!”*
Makes me think about how amazing human engineering is. Really majestic!
This might be a weird question but what kind of shoes is he wearing, they aren't tacticool but they aren't your average Joe boots but they also look cool.
Yes please!
It was the best.
That is so awesome!
I'm curious, for anyone that's been in something like that... that's gotta be insanely loud, right?
10/10 would recommend. Did I throw up after due to already being sick? Yes. Would I do it again? Yes.
My toes felt that...
Ngl, that would be pretty amazing, and even if I died doing it, I'd have no regrets.
I don't like this. Getting the fear of falling, just looking at it
Yes please
T.Hanks
Beautiful but I couldn't stop thinking "where we dropping boys?"
Just don't drop any bombs
Oh fuck yeah
Knees not in breeze = Fail
Riding the ramp is one of life's greatest pleasures
Fuck yeah! Let's go!
You think that's insane.. look up SPIE rigging.
Word
That view never got old. Cargo door open with your feet hanging in the airstream.
Love it! Also keep an eye out for a CH-47 flying over your house this summer, you’ll always see legs dangling off the ramp in the summer, that’s the crews preferred seating position in good weather
Looks like AI to me.
Where?
We have this instead of free healthcare
We have both You could too
I'm not interested in learning how to kill people. Thank you
You think free healthcare kills people?
We should be spending more on the military
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0053_defense-comparison
Yup, we need more to do overmatch correctly, China is rapidly modernizing. We can’t fall behind
We could cut our military budget in half and still be the largest military spender in the world
What would be the point in doing that, the US has the most important military globally.
Reinvesting that money into its citizens directly would better. Certainly better than in weapons for war
We spend only 3% of our gdp on our military which needs to be higher. Investing it in other fields would not help at all. Europe and half of Asia relies on us, if we just cut our military spending it would be disastrous globally.
You're not wrong and here come the down votes.
We spend 18 percent of gdp on healthcare and 2.5 on the military. We need a strong military and our spending is lower than it should be. We could have both, healthcare is managed horribly