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Low-altitude parachute-extraction system

C-130 Hercules dropping pallet with low-altitude parachute-extraction system on Khe Sanh runway
A C-130 performing a low-altitude parachute extraction.
An M551 Sheridan being dropped from a C-130 Hercules

The low-altitude parachute-extraction system (LAPES) / Low-level parachute extraction resupply system (LOLEX)[1] is a tactical military airlift delivery method where a fixed-wing cargo aircraft can deposit supplies in situations in which landing is not an option, in an area that is too small to accurately parachute supplies from a high altitude. This practice is no longer used in the USAF.

  1. ^ The Handbook Of The SAS And Elite Forces. How The Professionals Fight And Win. Edited by Jon E. Lewis. p.302-Tactics And Techniques, Landings And Raids On Enemy Territory. Robinson Publishing Ltd 1997. ISBN 1-85487-675-9

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