Why the C-130 Is Such a Badass Plane
Apr 22, 2017 09:54:22 #
tgshoe wrote:
Spent 4 years flying/working on one myself. USAF 1991-1995. Wonderful, very dependable, aircraft.
Glad to hear that. Thank you for your service to our country.
Apr 22, 2017 09:54:41 #
surfdog wrote:
Hercules. Never could spell before my first cup of coffee
Apr 22, 2017 10:56:26 #
Apr 22, 2017 13:03:28 #
bcheary wrote:
http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/aviation/a26156/c-130-badass-plane/?
Another Bull eyes by Brian
Many thanks
Apr 22, 2017 13:12:56 #
As a C-130 A and E qualified engineer during the Vietnam war seen many ways that aircraft was abused and kept right on ticking.
Apr 22, 2017 13:16:56 #
Nikonbob wrote:
The Hercules C-130 was my regular mode of transpor... (show quote)
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I was in the USAF 1958-1962 and happened to walk under a B-52 and looked up.
It's an weird feeling to see the Nukes in it's bomb bay.
Apr 22, 2017 13:41:09 #
anotherview wrote:
Now the C-130, in a conversion, serves as an airborne gunship in war zones.
Puff the magic dragon?
Apr 22, 2017 13:42:28 #
phlash46 wrote:
Saved my butt a couple of times...
Glad to hear that. Thank you for your service to our country.
Apr 22, 2017 13:45:24 #
FRENCHY wrote:
Another Bull eyes by Brian
Many thanks
Many thanks
Merci beaucoup mon ami.
Apr 22, 2017 13:46:03 #
ronr wrote:
As a C-130 A and E qualified engineer during the Vietnam war seen many ways that aircraft was abused and kept right on ticking.
Thank you for your service to our country.
Apr 22, 2017 13:46:50 #
charles tabb wrote:
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I was in the USAF 1958-1962 and happened to walk under a B-52 and looked up.
It's an weird feeling to see the Nukes in it's bomb bay.
I was in the USAF 1958-1962 and happened to walk under a B-52 and looked up.
It's an weird feeling to see the Nukes in it's bomb bay.
Thank you for your service to our country.
Apr 22, 2017 14:07:00 #
I remember back during the Vietnamese war, A friend of mine who was a pilot on a C-130, said that one time when they were headed back to the states that the whole crew fell asleep and when they woke up, they found themselves flying over Idaho when they were supposed to land in S. California. So they had to turn around and eventually got to their airfield. I've since forgotten what field it was.
Apr 22, 2017 14:23:35 #
shelty wrote:
I remember back during the Vietnamese war, A friend of mine who was a pilot on a C-130, said that one time when they were headed back to the states that the whole crew fell asleep and when they woke up, they found themselves flying over Idaho when they were supposed to land in S. California. So they had to turn around and eventually got to their airfield. I've since forgotten what field it was.
Slightly off course! 
Thank you for your service to our country Shelty. Apr 22, 2017 15:25:08 #
Leicaflex wrote:
This is one of the most versatile aircraft ever bu... (show quote)
You must not have seen "Puff" at work. Or combat Talon or Combat Sent.
Apr 22, 2017 15:55:10 #
Please don't laugh but back around 1967 when I was in the Air Force, the outfit I was assigned to had to fly around inside of C-124 Globe Masters (AKA OLD SHACKY ). After 12hour flights inside one, both your hearing and skin sensory perception would be off for a day or so. One day upon arriving at the flight line for flight, there was no C-124 in sight,but a lone C-130 was visible. Yup our ride! Yup, we thought we were in heaven and were in
a Cadillac ! Smoother, faster and quitter, our lives had been improved greatly.
a Cadillac ! Smoother, faster and quitter, our lives had been improved greatly.
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