This greatly reduced landing speed to just 63 knots and cut landing distance in half. The system never entered service because it did not improve takeoff performance by the same margin, making the landing performance pointless if the aircraft could not also take off from where it had landed.[...
Takeoff distance: 3,586 ft (1,093 m) at 155,000 lb (70,300 kg) max gross weight;[90] 1,400 ft (427 m) at 80,000 lb (36,300 kg) gross weight[92]Avionics Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman) AN/APN-241 weather and navigational radar[93]See...
C-130J/J-30: Three (two pilots and loadmaster) Aeromedical Evacuation Role:Minimum medical crew of three is added (one flight nurse and two medical technicians). Medical crew may be increased to two flight nurses and four medical technicians as required by the needs of the patients. Unit C...