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!)
To: SES1066
About the only thing I have never seen on a Hercules are pontoons for water landings.
An amphibious version was considered...
25 posted on
08/19/2014 1:46:45 PM PDT by
az_gila
To: SES1066
About the only thing I have never seen on a Hercules are pontoons for water landings
When I was an intern at Lockheed I saw several computer models of this and pictures of a mockup in a wave tank. Yeah, they designed them.
27 posted on
08/19/2014 2:32:06 PM PDT by
TalonDJ
To: SES1066
49 posted on
08/19/2014 8:00:34 PM PDT by
B4Ranch
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