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After 60 years, C-130 still a 'magnificent machine'
Fox News ^ | 8/19/2014 | Jonathan Serrie

Posted on 08/19/2014 12:27:38 PM PDT by DFG

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1 posted on 08/19/2014 12:27:38 PM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Flew from Nam to Japan and then back to Nam in a Herk.
Noisy as heck and not comfortable with your knees between
someone elses. Heck of a bird though.


2 posted on 08/19/2014 12:33:34 PM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: DFG

As a trainer/fighter type who actively avoided flying anything with more than two engines, I’ve always respected the C-130. It’s a great design, and its longevity is proof.

And - we pilots love to pick on the B-52 (which doesn’t fly, it’s so ugly it scares the earth away). However, it also is a magnificent design that’ll most probably still be flying when the original design meets its century birthday. And, it’s not ugly at all. (I’ll never admit I said that.)


3 posted on 08/19/2014 12:34:50 PM PDT by Da Coyote
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To: DFG; a fool in paradise

60??

doesn’t look a day over 40!


4 posted on 08/19/2014 12:36:49 PM PDT by GeronL (Vote for Conservatives not for Republicans)
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To: DFG
C-130 still a 'magnificent machine'
Freedom Bird!Flew one from Dong Ha to Da Nang on my way back to The World.
It was noisy, it was crowded, it was hot ... I never noticed.
5 posted on 08/19/2014 12:38:12 PM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: DFG

Some machines are built to be legends.


6 posted on 08/19/2014 12:38:29 PM PDT by Sequoyah101
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To: tet68

I flew a MAC flight C-130 to Hawaii. It had passenger seats, a box lunch, and the flight over for $10. Noisy, but who cares?

If I had stupid money, I’d buy a ‘Puff the Magic Dragon’ and use it for coyote hunting in Eastern Washington.

They used to put Army recruits down in the stands of a football stadium looking place and then bring in Puff to put a bullet in every square inch of 100 yard football field.

I for, one, was aroused to the core of my being.


7 posted on 08/19/2014 12:38:40 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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To: DFG
C-130 rollin' down the strip
Airborne Daddy gonna take a little trip
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door
Jump right out and count to four

If my main don't open wide
I got another one by my side
If that one should fail me too
Look out ground I'm a comin through

If I die on that old drop zone
Box me up and ship me home
Tell my girl I done my best
Bury me in the leaning rest

I'm coming up on the 30th anniversary of the day I left the Army, and I'll never forget that jody! Happy Birthday, Airborne Daddy!

8 posted on 08/19/2014 12:42:57 PM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Mississippi!)
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To: DFG

Lockheed has been making them for 60 years and I’ll bet that they will be making versions of them for another 40.


9 posted on 08/19/2014 12:42:57 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The cure has become worse than the disease. Support an end to the WOD now.)
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To: DFG; Jet Jaguar

The 60s and 70s were the golden era of military aircraft. Many airframes developed during that era are still flying including:

F-15 Eagle (1972)
F-16 Falcon (1974)
FA-18 Hornet (1978)
SR 71 Blackbird (1969 - semi-retired and still the fastest aircraft ever)
B1 Lancer (1974)

and we MUST list:
F-14 Tomcat (1970 — killed by pure politics)

The 50s were also amazing and brought us these beauties still in operation:

C130 Hercules [of course] (1954)
KC135 [aka Boeing 707] (1957) works with the KC-10 [DC 10] 1980
B-52 Stratofortress (1952)


Other than the F-22 (which was killed politically) these airframes have yet to be surpassed (that is why we still use them).

There are a lot more from the 50s through the 70s but you gt the idea...

(JJ — milcraft ping)


10 posted on 08/19/2014 12:43:03 PM PDT by freedumb2003 (AGW "Scientific method:" Draw your lines first, then plot your points)
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ANG unit flies ‘em out of Mansfield,right over my farm in Ashland county.Very impressive machine when flying at low altitude.


11 posted on 08/19/2014 12:45:55 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (stop worrying about what they want to do to you,start thinking about what you want to do to them)
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To: freedumb2003

The C-130 is a work of art.
The AC-130 is a Rembrandt.


12 posted on 08/19/2014 12:46:41 PM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Manchuria Called. They want their Candidate Back!)
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To: DFG
From the story; "

,,, the date the C-130 made its first flight: August 23, 1954."

As far as the US and US Military is concerned, this is the all-time champ in longevity. While I love the C-47 Gooney, the Herky Bird has done it all, from the arctic regions to the jungles to the sands. From pure cargo to AC-130 attack versions to stealth insertion aircraft. About the only thing I have never seen on a Hercules are pontoons for water landings. However, the design and testing STOL version YMC-130H for the Iran Hostage Rescue was nothing short of WOW!!


13 posted on 08/19/2014 12:48:03 PM PDT by SES1066 (Quality, Speed or Economical - Any 2 of 3 except in government - 1 at best but never #3!)
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C-130 rollin down the strip,
Airborne daddy gonna take a little trip.
Stand up, buckle up, shuffle to the door,
Jump right out and count to four.
If my chute don’t open wide,
I’ll be splattered on the countryside.
If my chute don’t open wide,
I got another one by my side.
If that chute don’t open neither,
I’ll say hi to ol’ St. Peter.
If I die on the combat zone,
Pack me up and ship me home.
Bury me in the front leanin’ rest,
Tell my folks I did my best.


14 posted on 08/19/2014 12:51:03 PM PDT by ansel12 (LEGAL immigrants, 30 million 1980-2012, continues to remake the nation's electorate for democrats)
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To: DFG
 photo IMGP0156.jpgA C-130 from Hurlburt Field, flying over my house around 5 years ago.
15 posted on 08/19/2014 12:52:07 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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 photo IMGP0151.jpgSame plane.
16 posted on 08/19/2014 12:54:53 PM PDT by yarddog (Romans 8: verses 38 and 39. "For I am persuaded".)
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To: zot

The C-123’s big brother?


17 posted on 08/19/2014 12:58:52 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: DFG

It is a magnificent machine. I am lucky enough to fly on Fat Albert, the Blue Angels C-130 which is maintained and flown by Marines. Every time I ride on it to do some filming I am in awe at what it can do.


18 posted on 08/19/2014 1:06:59 PM PDT by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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To: tet68

flew on the herky bird from Ton Son Nhut to Da Nang on a PCS. Sounded like a hundred Harleys in there..


19 posted on 08/19/2014 1:23:28 PM PDT by RitchieAprile
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To: GreyFriar
The C-123’s big brother?

Bigger and younger brother. The C-130 was based on the C-123 design. So was the C-5 and the C-141 and the C-17.

20 posted on 08/19/2014 1:27:57 PM PDT by zot
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