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03-28-2008, 09:13 AM
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| Happy-ass Lunatic   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 600S (Black); 2006 GSXR750 (Black)
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|  Landing a C-130 on a Carrier? Click here for a story about a carrier-based C-130 I told a guy in class last week that I was pretty sure that they had operated a C-130 from a carrier before. He told me I was wrong. I was pretty sure I was right, but he was a pilot, so . . . Anyway. I thought it made for an interesting read. I'm sure others will find it about as interesting as watching paint dry. 
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03-28-2008, 09:21 AM
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| Banned   Joined: Feb 2006
Bike: 2006 Suzuki C50
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03-28-2008, 09:22 AM
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| Mind not for rent   Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
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| Very impressive!
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03-28-2008, 09:34 AM
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| Mind not for rent Joined: Dec 2003
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| Into a 40 kt wind on a deck that's moving at, what, 30 kts? That would mean a zero rollout distance for a Cessna 152. Heck, you'd be going backward! It probably cuts the "ground" speed of the C-130 by a third or more.
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03-28-2008, 03:46 PM
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| Where Am I ? Joined: Jan 2007
Bike: 2007 Boulevard C50T
Location: San Jose, Ca, USA
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The C130 is known for its short field capabilities - adding JATO bottles makes for an amazingly short takeoff run! Back in my younger days when I was a paratrooper it was my second favorite jump, after chopper blasts from a Huey! 
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03-28-2008, 04:46 PM
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| TurtleWax Taster  Joined: Feb 2007
Bike: 1983 GS 550m kat / 1991 GSX 600f
Location: Nottingham,England
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| Pilot must have gonads the size of melons. hats of to the pilot. 
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03-28-2008, 07:38 PM
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| Mind not for rent Joined: Dec 2003
Bike: 2002 Bandit 1200 S
Location: St. Cloud, MN, USA
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| Pilot, heck. Anyone standing in that tower had to be a bit mad.
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03-28-2008, 07:41 PM
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| Third gear and cruising   Joined: Jul 2005
Bike: 2005 Suzuki C50 LE
Location: Keeseville NY
Posts: 467
| The C-130 is one of my top 5 favorite aircraft. (A10, F-15, B52, SR71 are the others) The gunship version is quite a sight.
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03-30-2008, 01:00 PM
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| May 2007 Member of the month   Joined: Mar 2005
Bike: 2004 Suzuki Intruder 1500LC / 2005 Suzuki DL650 V-Strom
Location: Douglasville, Georgia
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 | Hey I was on that ship. Not at that time but I was on that ship. The C-130 has definitely earned its place as the do all aircraft. One heck of a workhorse.
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03-30-2008, 01:26 PM
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| Third gear and cruising  Joined: Jun 2007
Bike: 94 Yamaha YZ 250, 2000 Suzuki Bandit 600s
Location: Fort Collins, Co
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 | Wow, I was one of the guys that said it had never been done. I'm glad to be corrected though, that was some amazing flying. And the gunship version is the AC-130H Spectre, and AC-130U Spooky.
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03-30-2008, 04:15 PM
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| M-J Member of the Month!   Joined: Jan 2007
Bike: 1980 Yamaha XS850
Location: Washington County, WI
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| I've been to EAA and seen one of kind aircraft, but ain't never seen anything like this. For the record, they landed a u-2 on an aircraft carrier a couple of times, too. The later models (larger wingspan) were impossible, but right around '63, I'd say they tried the same thing.
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