All Hail The Mighty Hercules
Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:04 pm
The greatest military aircraft ever built.............but then again I'm biased towards to the C-130. 
GO 910TH!!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pS2jodGlb68
Gunship
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZkWVAyMMgag
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P88Rf8_lu5A
Shay
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Semper Fortis
GO 910TH!!!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=pS2jodGlb68
Gunship
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZkWVAyMMgag
http://youtube.com/watch?v=P88Rf8_lu5A
Shay
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Semper Fortis
Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:17 pm
I agree, the C-130 is amazing.
Re: All Hail The Mighty Hercules
Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:20 pm
I think you mean WAS...Shay wrote:The greatest military aircraft ever built...
Re: All Hail The Mighty Hercules
Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:30 pm
bdk wrote:I think you mean WAS...Shay wrote:The greatest military aircraft ever built...
STILL IS!!!!
Sat Feb 23, 2008 8:42 pm
Agree. As they're still in production and in service with over 50 nations (probably more, I just remember 50...), I think that use of present tense is more than appropriate. 
All Hail the Herk!
All Hail the Herk!
Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:48 pm
I couldn't agree more, I've been in C-130 units for 16 years now, great bird, heck ours are all '64 models and still going strong. Guess I'm kinda biased also!
Mike in Florida
USAF Aircrew Life Support
"Your Life Is Our Business"
Mike in Florida
USAF Aircrew Life Support
"Your Life Is Our Business"
agree...especially on a carrier!
Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:08 pm
mustangdriver wrote:I agree, the C-130 is amazing.
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/hi ... 0097.shtml
Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:42 pm
I have to disagree!
It is too cramped in that bird!
Particularly when you have 54 combat loaded paratroopers stacked in there. On the first pass, I was the last jumper and had to have someone in the second pass check my static line 'cause I couldn't turn around! Hell, I was standing on guys that were sitting, waiting for the second pass!
Now the C-17...there is a nice bird! Lots of room! Very nice!
It is too cramped in that bird!
Particularly when you have 54 combat loaded paratroopers stacked in there. On the first pass, I was the last jumper and had to have someone in the second pass check my static line 'cause I couldn't turn around! Hell, I was standing on guys that were sitting, waiting for the second pass!
Now the C-17...there is a nice bird! Lots of room! Very nice!
Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:04 am
Hey, it's not the Air Force's problem that the Army can't figure out space allocation...
Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:22 am
Gotta have the right tool for the job. If'n ya wanna fix yer watch wid a crow bar, get one a dem C-130s!CAPFlyer wrote:Hey, it's not the Air Force's problem that the Army can't figure out space allocation...
Re: agree...especially on a carrier!
Sun Feb 24, 2008 2:04 am
n5151ts wrote:mustangdriver wrote:I agree, the C-130 is amazing.
http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/hi ... 0097.shtml
That is such an amazing event. That very aircaft is preserved in the Naval Aviation Museum!!
Sun Feb 24, 2008 3:19 am
Check out this C-130 low level fly-by
it's the Swedish Air Force and the pilots got in trouble afterwards...
http://webbtv.forsvarsmakten.se/playlist.aspx?mediaid=213
it's the Swedish Air Force and the pilots got in trouble afterwards...
http://webbtv.forsvarsmakten.se/playlist.aspx?mediaid=213
Herc
Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:10 am
Amen!...C-130A in her Streisand nose...
www.pbase.com/marauder61/image/54088576
www.pbase.com/marauder61/image/54062013
www.pbase.com/marauder61/image/54088576
www.pbase.com/marauder61/image/54062013
Sun Feb 24, 2008 6:32 am
Yesterday, at Point Cook.
Not a particularly good photo, but, I suspect a unique shot of RAAF Hercs...
Why? (Warm feeling / pony for correct answer.)
Not a particularly good photo, but, I suspect a unique shot of RAAF Hercs...
Why? (Warm feeling / pony for correct answer.)
Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:16 pm
Could the propellerators yield a clue?