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Thanks, I think there have been much larger peace time operations. Of the top of my head, USAF and the National Guard evacuated the city of New Orleans in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Some facts :
Hurricane Katrina stuck the states of Florida and Lousiana.
City Height above Sea Level
New Orleans -6.5 to 20 ft
Florida Highest point Britton Hill 345 ft (105 m) - Mean 100 ft (30 m)
Now lets consider uttarakhand disaster :
Kedarnath : 11,657 ft above sea level
uttarkashi : 4,436 ft above sea level
Joshimath : 6150 feet above sea level !
I will let sensible people to decide which one was more ardous !
Tampabay: Coast Guard rescue crew braves Katrina's winds"We started watching the winds go to as much as 85 knots," or 95 mph, Massello said.
The fierce winds were blowing the helicopter off course and using up far more fuel than any normal flight. By the time the crew reached the Mary Lynn , it was roughly 1:30 a.m., completely dark, and Katrina was raging.
Using night vision goggles, they could barely see "a glow in the mist," said Lt. j.g. David Sheppard, the co-pilot, who grew up in Pinellas County.
"It was at that point that we realized that we were running low on fuel," Massello said.
So he made the tough decision to leave to get more fuel at the naval air station in Key West. They returned at about 5:30 a.m., when it was still dark. But the intense winds kept blowing them away from the boat, so Massello decided to hover nearby until daylight.
Around 7:30, they moved back into position. Looking below, Massello could see waves rising about 45 feet high - a height he could judge by looking at the length of the Mary Lynn , which was 41 feet.
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The question however is, would have the C17 also be able to be used, if it would be inducted sooner?
I know that the C17 can land and take off from such airstrips and that it needs around 24m to turn around, but based on the wingspan of the C130J, it seems more like around 30m width of the air strip and possibly 50m total width (C17 wingspan 51.4m), so that will be difficult during take offs an landings or?
What else would be important to consider if the airstrip is suitable?
Is there any info for US forces available about number of suitable airstrips in India?
It depends on the number of hours of flying time and currencies the IAF pilots have gained pre/post-induction. Flown by experienced pilots, sure the C-17 should be able to operate from this paved runway. Albeit the MTOW (maximum takeoff weight) requires 7,600 feet (2,316 meters) so the take off weight will have to be reduced and the reduction will depend on weather conditions (cross wind/ tail wind/ head wind),wet strip and terrain surrounding the airfield. NATO assets that can use this strip at MTOW are A400M,An-26,C-27J,C-130 B/E/H/J,C-160,C-295M,CN-235 and MV/CV-22B OSPREY.
Albeit the MTOW (maximum takeoff weight) requires 7,600 feet (2,316 meters) so the take off weight will have to be reduced
The C-17 does not need to turn it can back up(reverse) to the end of the runway after landing. If a terrain feature (hill/mountain) makes take off from one end of the runway dangerous then the pilot must make his/her landing approach from that terrain feature if possible.
Is there any graphic or chart available for X take off or landing weight = Y Km distance?