与原有机型相比,不但最大起飞重量(Maximum Take-Off Weight)提升到74400千克,攻击着陆重量(Assault Landing Weight)提升到64,400千克,C-130J的飞行速度、作战距离都有十分明显的进步,除了名称和外型,几乎是新的系列并获得美军的采购使用,以淘汰现有C-130机队。[9] 3.2.4 C-130J-30 除标准型的C-130J之外,...
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. ...
Of course landing was another story. Since the Neptune’s landing gear was not robust enough for a carrier landing, in the unlikely eventuality that an attacking aircraft actually made it back, the plan was for it to head for a friendly airfield, if one was in range, or ditch near the ...
The C-130 Hercule returns in a new doomsday role. If nuclear war breaks out, this will be the most important aircraft in the sky.
Building on lessons learned, Lockheed Martin modified a commercial variant of the C-130 into a High Technology Test Bed (HTTB). This test aircraft set numerous short takeoff and landing performance records and significantly expanded the database for future derivatives of the C-130.[13] Modificatio...
The USAF’s only previous hull loss with the type occurred in May 2013, when one of its aircraft overran the landing strip at Forward Operating Base Shank, around 50 miles south of the Afghan capital, Kabul (below). All 11 passengers and crew escaped injury, but the transport – which wa...
“With every cargo load, airdrop, takeoff and landing this week, our interoperability grew,” Donohue said. “Let this week stand as a showcase of what the “Herc” community brings to the fight, and also of the truly global scale on which the C-130 operates. We couldn’t be happier...
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Photo about Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) C-130 Hercules military cargo plane taxiing during RSAF Open House 2011 on 28 May 2011 in Singapore. Image of carrier, turbo, singapore - 19691300
Once the project went forward, the Test Center staff had to decide whether to have pilots with multi-engine experience learn to land on a carrier or to have test pilots with carrier landing experience learn to fly multi-engine aircraft. Carrier experience won out."Either I was in the right...