United States soldiers and vehicles are seen at a base. Purple smoke appears from a signal grenade. A U.S. Army 101st Airborne CH-54 helicopter arrives near a 155mm howitzer. The howitzer is tied to the sling of the CH-54. The aircraft flies off. Another CH-54 arrives. It moves away with a howitzer in its sling. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army soldiers and howitzer are seen at Fire Support Base (FSB) Normandy. Purple smoke appears as a signal grenade fires. A U.S. Army 101st Airborne CH-54 helicopter delivers a howitzer at the base and flies away. Soldiers watch an approaching CH-47 with supplies in its sling. It delivers the supplies and flies away. (Vietnam War period).
United States Army soldier raises his hands to direct a CH-47 helicopter carrying a firing platform in its sling. The CH-47 delivers the platform and flies away. Another CH-47 brings another platform and delivers it near a 105mm howitzer and flies away. Activities of the U.S. Army 101st Airborne. (Vietnam War period).
Ground scenes and hook from hatch of a hovering CH-47 helicopter are seen. Hook is taken by a hand and a firing platform is attached to it. A firing platform in paddy field is seen from a CH-47. Vehicles are parked at a base. U.S. Army 101st Airborne Pilot at the control panel of the helicopter. (Vietnam War period).
Rigger landing on ground. Firing in a forest area. Smoke and dust arise after a bomb blast. Officials shake hands with Detachment Commander in a meeting. The Detachment Commander shows them a map marked with landing-zones (LZ). Men level a LZ. Thick vegetation exists on one side of the LZ. Men remove shrubs and weeds from the LZ. A man carries another man as a piggy-bag, on the runway to check sub-soil firmness.
Animation showing runway specifications for landing. Specifications for landing of light and medium aircrafts during day and night are displayed. Runway length and breadth and safety area are marked in steps for various aircrafts in the animation. 25 feet strip along length of the runway is marked in the animation. A landing-zone cleared in a forest area is animated. It has 1-2 nautical miles turning zones. Mountain on one side of the runway is animated. Light and medium aircrafts along the slope of the mountain are shown in animation. Climb and glide ratios are marked for them. Safe distances of the obstruction from the runway and the permissible height of the obstruction are animated.
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