Navy for unarrested landings and unassisted take-offs from the carrier ref="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U">USS Forrestal (CV-59), it remains the record holder for largest aircraft to operate from a carrier flight deck, and carried the name "Look Ma, No Hook" during the tests. Retired to ...
C-130 Hercules performing takeoffs and landings aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in 1963. This aircraft is currently on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.The Hercules holds the record for the largest and heaviest aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. In ...
The United States military made history yesterday when it landed a C-130 aircraft on Highway 287 north of Rawlins during a joint training exercise. Moments after sunrise, the cargo plane burst through storm clouds to the east of the roadway at about 240 miles per hour. 500 feet off each ...
” That increases the number of bases from which these aircraft can operate. As Lt. James H. Flatley III had demonstrated when landing his C-130 on an aircraft carrier in the 1960s, these planes don’t need a long, well-maintained airstrip to operate—a significant wartime advantage over ...
From the highest of air strips in the Himalayas to landing on aircraft carrier runways in the middle of the ocean, the C-130 regularly—and proudly—defies expectations. The Hercules is known for its ability to tackle any mission, anywhere, at any time. ...
The assignment of proving the feasibility of operating a C-130 from and aircraft carrier went to Lt. James H. Flatley III, son of a Navy legend and a test pilot from the Naval Air Test Center at Patuxent River. The crew would include Flatley as pilot; Lt. Cmdr. W. “Smokey” Stoval...
As Indonesia’s economy began to expand in the early 1960s, its main air links were provided either by the Indonesian military or its flag carrier, Garuda Indonesia. To allow the military to concentrate on its necessary tasks and Garuda on its international route network, the Indonesian ...
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While gaining notoriety for its performance ashore, the Hercules simultaneously made history as the largest, heaviest aircraft ever to land on and launch from an aircraft carrier, a distinction it earned in October 1963 as part of a test to assess its feasibility as a carrier onboard delivery ...
The Hercules wasn’t designed to land on aircraft carriers. They’re too short. Nonetheless, a Hercules did it – during a test in 1963. That’s how amazing this plane is. C-130 Carrier Landings November 1963 But nothing lasts forever, and the C-130 is no different. ...