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Old 13th May 2021, 16:38
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Originally Posted by treadigraph
Kenya - they have a couple of Mil 17s, presumably one of those.

Definitely not a Mil-17, I've seen those often. I guessed a Puma by looking online to see what Kenyan military have, it looked about right, but obviously not. It looks new and shiny, and sleeker than the ugly old Mil-17. Maybe a new toy for them.

I don't think it's a static line, they freefall for perhaps 5 seconds before opening modern looking steerable chutes.
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