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Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

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It is now an anniversary.... NOW
Another aircraft to not forget
so as to NOT forget the people
how about 562 people, at once, or
How about three of our beloved trucks and a trailer full,
and 100 paratroopers
Been there
How about The C130 Hercules
Whoa! What's the story THERE!?
 

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Whoa! What's the story THERE!?
oops 452 not 562
I should not hurry written on the board 500 times

Nothing demonstrates this flexibility more than the last C-130 out of Saigon, South Vietnam. On 29 April 1975, a C-130A, set up to carry it's maximum load of 92 ... a last ditch dash to freedom and took-off with a whopping 452 people on board.
from
http://fightersweep.com/367/c-130-hercules-great-american-airplane/


http://lockheedmartin.com/us/news/p...30-airlifter-celebrates-60th-anniversary.html

http://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenth...r-the-most-successful-military-aircraft-ever/
 

Another Ahab

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oops 452 not 562
I should not hurry written on the board 500 times

Nothing demonstrates this flexibility more than the last C-130 out of Saigon, South Vietnam. On 29 April 1975, a C-130A, set up to carry it's maximum load of 92 ... a last ditch dash to freedom and took-off with a whopping 452 people on board.
from
http://fightersweep.com/367/c-130-hercules-great-american-airplane/
It doesn't matter, frank8003; it's an amazing story either way.
Thank you for letting us all know about this. I had no idea until you mentioned it. :beer:
 

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frank8003;1759821[COLOR=#ffff00 said:
]I assure they are not forgotten.[/COLOR]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-QUIzaDYSs
I never heard or read anything about the details of the Pacific air war, until seeing this very video. And I'm not sure why but just never ran across it (not even having read Karen Hillenbrand's "Unbroken").

So Iwo held the airfields for the escorts (P-51), and the other islands were marshaling points for the waves of bombers. I didn't know that. I got to thank you here, frank8003.
 
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Here's a GREAT video showing some really bad crosswind conditions...on both landing AND takeoff!...this is fairly long BUT worth it..at apx 6:50 watch the B-777 TRY to land...have those burp bags handy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7P9OAng32F0
Remind me to NEVER fly into or out of that airport! Eegad man! The winds are bad enough, but what is up with the "hilly" runway???!?!?? Looks like an British aircraft carrier deck for goodness sake, without the arresting wires!! LOL
 

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Here's a GREAT video showing some really bad crosswind conditions...on both landing AND takeoff!...this is fairly long BUT worth it..at apx 6:50 watch the B-777 TRY to land...have those burp bags handy!
That's some real rodeo flying video you found, kahuna.

And by the looks of the buildings in the background it's all the same city.

Remind me not to book any flights in or out of THERE. Yikes!
 

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I believe I have been aboard airplanes for similar crosswind approaches and departures. Most pilots will tell you that the most challenging part of any mission is the point at which you convert a truck into a flying machine and/or when converting it back into a coasting truck again. A test pilot for Mitsubishi Aircraft International once advised me, "Every landing is simply a controlled crash."
 

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I believe I have been aboard airplanes for similar crosswind approaches and departures. Most pilots will tell you that the most challenging part of any mission is the point at which you convert a truck into a flying machine and/or when converting it back into a coasting truck again. A test pilot for Mitsubishi Aircraft International once advised me, "Every landing is simply a controlled crash."
ColdWarrior, you really boosted my flying confidence with THAT one. Ho-Boy! :jumpin:
 

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ColdWarrior, you really boosted my flying confidence with THAT one. Ho-Boy! :jumpin:

You're welcome.


He was the same pilot that described his first solo instrument landing.
Clouds were on the deck, his instruments looked good. gradually descended below 100 ft above the ground. He was perfectly centered on the runway, but it was 80 ft long and 4800 ft wide!!!!!!! OOPS !
 
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