Posted on 11/12/2025 5:21:32 AM PST by Red Badger
Lol!! Perfect
More evidence that the idiots are in charge of the UK. Do they really believe the A400M is going to be able to do all the things a C-130 can do?
It’s a purely political decision..........
C-130E? IIRC, the E’s are OLD old old. That doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re bad if properly maintained, but I’m betting this one wasn’t.
Muslims only get their 100 virgins (72 female, 28 male) if they die in combat against a non-Islamic enemy.
I think they will find that the fuselage broke right at the base of the rear cargo ramp.
Saw that and thought - back in Georgia for a factory overhaul?
Got to this, and went 'well, that's the long way around to get between those destinations unless it was a factory repair stop.
flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey
Then it was, 'Oh, they mean Joe Stalin's Georgia. Reporter could have used a copy editor.
That picture is a lot clearer. Thanks.
I wonder if Lockheed will be involved in trying to figure out what happened.
They lose track of what they were doing prior to the Call to prayer 5 times a day
Way too early to know but this does look like it could have resulted from a thrown prop blade that sliced through the fuselage, as happened with the Marine KC-130 at cruise. That was caused by a damaged Hamilton Standard prop.
The video looks like #3 engine nacelle may be missing the prop.
If it were a strict over-g (seems unlikely in cruise without a thunderstorm) I think the wing box would have folded first - the wing box held together so I think something else happened first.
"I Do Not think that It means what You think it means."
IYKTYK.
Looks like in the modernization upgrade program they skipped the airframe inspection.
CC
Classic blunder - air warring in Asia….
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