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re: Happy 70th Anniversary to the Mighty C-130 Hercules
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:13 am to White Roach
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:13 am to White Roach
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Seeing traveler's pic of Fat Albert, are JATO tubes still used? Saw the Blue Angels at Belle Chasse (NAS New Orleans) a few times and the JATO tube demonstration was very impressive.
No, they stopped that years ago
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Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:17 am to slacker130
American Bad arse at work
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:17 am to slacker130
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:25 am to slacker130
Many a parachute jump from this airframe!
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:28 am to slacker130
C-130 Rollin' Down the Strip!
Airborne Ranger on a One-Way Trip!
Airborne Ranger on a One-Way Trip!
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:43 am to Darth_Vader
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Airborne Ranger gonna take a little trip
Mission too secrete destination unknown!
Posted on 8/23/24 at 8:48 am to slacker130
Marietta, GA’s finest 
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:17 am to slacker130
He’ll yeah brother!
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:18 am to ApisMellifera
looks pretty austere
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:21 am to slacker130
One of my first toys. Herk is also legendary for me.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:21 am to slacker130
We went to the Air Force armament museum just north of Fort Walton and got to tour an AC-130 with the folks who flew it.
I’ve been interested in that plane since the Jane’s PC games in the 90s.
One of the cooler experiences of my life
I’ve been interested in that plane since the Jane’s PC games in the 90s.
One of the cooler experiences of my life
This post was edited on 8/23/24 at 9:22 am
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:30 am to slacker130
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:36 am to slacker130
Big fan of the Herk. It was the plane I always felt most secure in. I always felt like it was one of those planes that could lose half the plane and still somehow fly. My favorite part of the plane was the little green light by the door.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:39 am to slacker130
They’re cute, but it’s no C-17.
Gunship is badass, tho.
Gunship is badass, tho.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 9:55 am to DownSouthCrawfish
Airborne daddy gonna take a little trip....
Posted on 8/23/24 at 10:24 am to Krane
Hurlburt Field just re-arranged their a/c museum and the public now has access. It includes a few C-130s.
Haven't been there yet...
Hear the gunships every day digging holes in the range from here in Navarre....
Haven't been there yet...
Hear the gunships every day digging holes in the range from here in Navarre....
This post was edited on 8/23/24 at 10:26 am
Posted on 8/23/24 at 12:12 pm to Obtuse1
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Big fan of the Herk. It was the plane I always felt most secure in. I always felt like it was one of those planes that could lose half the plane and still somehow fly. My favorite part of the plane was the little green light by the door.
Was my Dad's favorite to fly. He said it could lose two of the four engines and still fly. Going by some of his air force exploits he was probably speaking from experience.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 12:23 pm to slacker130
My son-in-law is an AC-130 pilot. He said it is so big that it felt like he was flying a barn the first time he flew it. Badass plane.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 12:37 pm to slacker130
Great aircraft...
Having grew up close to Jacksonville AB.. Seeing them in flight in groups at low level was a common occurrence.
Having grew up close to Jacksonville AB.. Seeing them in flight in groups at low level was a common occurrence.
Posted on 8/23/24 at 1:02 pm to slacker130
The most useful , best-bang-for-your-buck aircraft ever to roll off an assembly line. And almost certainly the first that will see 100 years of active frontline duty. Absolutely awesome that you get paid to fly them.
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