text: Chapter 6
  Airspeeds
  Type of Load C-130 C-141 or C-5 C-17
  Personnel Static Line 130 130 to 135 130 to 135 (130 is ideal)
  (130 is ideal)
  Personnel HALO and HAHO 110 to 150 130 to 180 138 to 145
  Container delivery system combination 130 to 140 150 140 to 150
  and Equipment (See note)
  Heavy equipment 140 150 150
  Free fall (free drop) 140 150 140 to 150
  High velocity CDS 130 to 140 150 140 to 150
  (See note)
  Wedge 130 to 140 150 140 to 150
  (See note)
  Ahkio sled 130 to 140 150 140 to 150
  (See note)
  Combat rubber raiding craft (CRRC) 130 to 140 150 140 to 150
  (See note)
  Door bundle 130 130 to 135 130 to 135 (130 is ideal)
  (130 is ideal)
  Simulated airborne training bundle Use same load as Use same load as for Not applicable
  (SATB) (does not apply to C-17) for actual drop actual drop
  High Speed, Low-Level, Aerial Delivery En route airspeed
  System (HSLLADS)
  Note: Use this type of load when gross weight exceeds 120,000 pounds. For combination drops, use the
  higher airspeed KIAS. (A combination drop exists when the same or different type aircraft drop different
  types of loads in the same pass over the DZ.)
  Table 6-2. Airspeeds for fixed-wing aircraft.
  DROP ALTITUDE
  6-2. The DZSTL measures drop altitude in feet AGL (Table 6-3) from the highest point on the DZ (the
  highest field elevation) to the aircraft. In combat (wartime) operations, airborne and airlift commanders
  jointly determine drop altitudes. Table 6-4 shows drop altitudes, by load and aircraft type, in feet AGL.
  A Distance from highest field 800 Feet AGL
  elevation in DZ to desired altitude
  of aircraft, in feet.
  B Highest field elevation in feet above + 550 Feet field elevation
  sea level, rounded up to next 50
  (for example, round 505 up to 550).
  C Drop altitude in feet indicated. 1,350 Feet indicated
  Table 6-3. Example calculation of drop altitude in feet indicated.