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11/11/2007 2:14:01 PM

damn

no way that was loaded to max take off weight

11/11/2007 2:15:11 PM

herculese! herculese!

11/11/2007 2:15:29 PM

Apparently the U2 was also tested on aircraft carriers

11/11/2007 2:16:29 PM

gg

11/11/2007 2:16:47 PM

BALL BALL BALLS OF STEEELLLLL!

11/11/2007 2:20:49 PM

According to legend, the crew had pained "Look ma, no tailhook!" on the C-130.

11/11/2007 2:57:54 PM

ha! was just in one the other night.

11/11/2007 3:13:34 PM

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"no way that was loaded to max take off weight"

...or had seats or inside paneling, or most of the controls up front...lol

wow...just wow

11/11/2007 3:49:49 PM

Actually, that thing was loaded with 25,000lbs worth of cargo, which is roughly 1/3 of the max cargo it normally can carry


http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml



Damn interesting read, you should read it

11/11/2007 4:57:18 PM

damn, that's impressive

11/11/2007 4:59:55 PM

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"Actually, that thing was loaded with 25,000lbs worth of cargo, which is roughly 1/3 of the max cargo it normally can carry"

which is no where near the max take off weight

11/11/2007 5:00:56 PM

MAN U R SO SMRT

11/11/2007 5:01:40 PM

that's crazy

11/11/2007 5:06:46 PM

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"which is no where near the max take off weight"

Did I say it was? My comment was more referring to what Troop said

11/11/2007 5:09:45 PM

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"All told, the flight tests included 29 touch-and-go landings, 21 unarrested full-stop landings, and 21 unassisted takeoffs at gross weights ranging from 85,000 lb (38,555 kg) to 121,000 lb (54,885 kg). At the lower weight, the aircraft managed to come to a complete stop in only 267 ft (81 m), which is little more than double the plane's wingspan. Even at maximum weight, the C-130 required only 745 ft (227 m) for takeoff and 460 ft (140 m) for landing."

The normal gross landing weight is 130,000 pounds, so I'd say it was pretty well loaded.

[Edited on November 11, 2007 at 5:16 PM. Reason : .]

11/11/2007 5:12:58 PM

that means at the max range of what they tested it...the C-130's max weight is 175,000

11/11/2007 5:16:10 PM

^what he said

11/11/2007 5:16:54 PM

25 tons of cargo from a carrier deck is still respectable.

11/11/2007 5:19:00 PM