Yeah, that describes the feeling

Best part is - Lockheed hasn't stopped production of the C130-J model. It's still to this day the most versatile, rugged turboprop cargo plane that the US airforce has in its arsenal because of it's good STOL performance and rugged landing gear, which lets it land on rough or unprepared runways that other cargo planes would struggle to land on. Probably also one of the only planes that is still in production to some capacity at least. This not counting the Basler DC-3 turboprop conversions as they don't actually produce Douglas DC-3 fusilages to make their conversions. They use existing ones to my knowledge.

Helium Road the L100, was the Civilian version of the C130 herc, but was made when it was just LOCKHEED , I first saw a pix of it at their headquarters in WATCHUNG NJ, when iDid a/c service there in 1968. Sadly that site is now a mall.

HR, The C130 did not enter service until late 1956. Australia was the first non-USA operator with the RAAF having acquired 12 C130A models with delivery starting in late 1958. I was fortunate enough to operate as a Flight Engineer on C130A-E-H models before going Boeing.

G'day BoeingFE, Spot on! My love affair with our Hercs really began at '486Sqn D Serve Hangar', Richmond. I'd go on a 'jolly' or volunteer for anything, as often as I could, if it involved flight time in a Herc. There used to be a weekly USAF flight into Richmond, (usually an A Model Starlifter). Our young USAF brothers used to marvel at our A Models, never having seen one before. Often they used the 'museum' word, much to the irritation of us RAAF types. Sometimes we'd get a RAF or USAF Herc in for a visit, or passing through, and one of the things we always noticed was that our Hercs were a lot cleaner and neater inside and out. Even back then RAAF Herc crews regularly won inter-service and inter-air force competitions. You were no doubt involved in those achievements. Thanks for your service, mate. Sadly, I was posted to HQSC before the H-Models arrived. Cheers BH P.S. I sure hope the RAAF sticks with the Herc and doesn't let the Spartan take over completely. A decent aircraft but, really, a Herc is a Herc and there's nothing like a Herc! :)

G'day Bill. Thanks for your comments. I joined the RAAF the same year we got the C130A, 1958. I spent ten years with 36 Sqn, 8 of them as a C130 FE, mostly on the A model, a few hundred hours on the E model and only six months on the H model before taking on the B707 when we acquired those from Qantas. Left the RAAF in 1981 and went civil. L1011 and B747. I know nothing of the J model, but by all accounts it is doing a good job for the RAAF. Best wishes. BoeingFE.

My Daddy was a loadmaster on the Herky Bird during Vietnam. He would have loved this. He took my daughter and I to see the Blue Angles and sometimes I wonder if he went for their air show or Big Al? Forgive me if I got the name wrong. But we all grew knowing the stories of the C-130 as have his grand kids.

Loadmaster "oh shit, I forgot the tie downs on the cargo"

OI ! Ya flipped me Jeeps ! I got a right mess now !

Co-pilot; "do you have something stronger.?"...;-D

shit, just lost a hummer!!!!

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Thàts why it's called super!

I told him to drive safely! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pZ16gJtjy8eZio0.html

Stumpy, that's funny.

Stumpycat gets a 🏆 and 💰 for that comment! 🤪😜

Yep. The saying should be "drive it like you rented it!" 😂😂😂

@@Jeff-Vader_head_of_catering Ha ha well at least he didn't crash it did he?

@a10warthog61 747*

Dont know your real name ..... but with cargo onboard and even souls on board there not permitted to do loops or even banks higher than 45 to prevent stress on the wing surfaces

That was my first duty station afer tech school - Pope AFB NC supporting the 82nd at Ft Bragg - 43151F Crew Chief 71-72

Almost any aircraft can do a loop, as long as entry and exit air speeds are controlled - properly done, the aircraft dosen't see much more than 1G.

In around 1963 we took several C-130's from Dyess AFB at Abilene, Texas to Pope AFB loaded troops from Fort Bragg and flew both the 82nd and 101st on a joint drop.

@@williammawk1720 this particular aircraft is not your typical military transport either....a few highly visible mods are on it, plus the lightweight of a totally empty aircraft..........but, not to distract....its an incredible maneuver for any large aircraft.

No, it was at least 600 feet, 100 feet is about the length of the Herc itself

It was a bit more than that definitely, it just seems super short because of the viewing perspective. It was probably a couple hundred yards.

The only Cargo Hauler I've seen that could perform in that manner is the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster. It came in to land at the "Wings Over Wine Country Airshow" in Sonoma County, CA a couple of years ago. It landed very slowly, then stopped VERY short... and then backed up!! The comments from the crowd around me were pretty entertaining.

donkey thong ok

Nimnul Qway Thanks brother.

Thanks for what?

Nimnul Qway Thanks for the nice comment Nimnul my friend.

@@usmcpound A note of respect. Something you are apparently not capable of comprehending.

@@usmcpound A note of respect

turbo-props are still essential for many reasons: One of them is it's more fuel-efficient than Turbo-jets & Turbo-fans.

Maybe, What was the TOW? Surely enough, the Hercules was empty, with fuel enough for the show. I guess the improvements have gone towards a longer service life more than ingreasing the tolerance to G forces... I do not really care anyway.

Excellent! Can you tell us any interesting stories during the development of the plane or some of the issues you had to resolve and overcome?

if your on a good thing stick to it.

To get your girlfriend to do a loop . . . .

Me having sex with Jennifer Aniston... that's the only thing left!!!

@@gyvier good luck

seeing a 737 land safely?

I laughed at that. Am I going to hell now?

The wings would snap off.

3 Humvees, 60 troops, and 6 cases of Dramamine!!! ;^)

Not in a C130 my friend. 60 Joes equals middle seats...

oddly enuf, as long as only 1g of force was maintained, it should work.

come on dude.....he stopped inside of 50 yards.....lol......that's what it looked like.

short landings are obligatory nowadays

And that takeoff tbh

Reversible props be like

"Ok, I'll land on this parking lot right here."

Stéphane Julien Never seen the C130 carrier landing?!?!?!!

davet231 no and it‘s great to see !!!

Stéphane Julien You're most welcome, probably thought I was trolling ya at first, huh?

davet231 No no ! Have a very good day sir !

Well, he kind of rolled out of the loop at the end, but it's still damn good flying. I love that airframe.

Oh no wait, he looped again. That time, it was 100% full loop. Wow.

Obviously u dont know what that much about the airframe pr the manuevers or even what inverted means ... Let me explain in lameness term.... A AIRCRAFT INVERTED MEANS IT IS FLYING UPSIDE DOWN ... DOESNT MATTER HOW LONG.... and if u wanna know the truth about aircraft flying inverted... THAN YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS.. NO AIRCRAFT WETHER IT BE FIXED WING OR ROTORWING OR EVEN HOBBYCRAFT CAN SUSTAIN A INVERTED FLIGHT ... THUA THEY HAVE TO DO LOOPS.... AND THUS IT LOOKS LIKE ITS NOT DOING ANY INVERTED FLIGHTS.... BUT ILL HAVE YOU KNOW THE C5 THAT THE U.S. AIRFORCE FLYS has also done inverted flights AND NOONE THOUGHT THAT PLANE WOULD EVEN FLY IN THE FIRST PLACE

You say THAN YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS.. NO AIRCRAFT WETHER IT BE FIXED WING OR ROTORWING OR EVEN HOBBYCRAFT CAN SUSTAIN A INVERTED FLIGHT well aircraft may and have been sustaining inverted flight pal. maybe not all but the ones can may and have been. the main problem is -1 G on aircraft components especially the engine, most engines can sustain inverted flight for a short duration and military crafts have oil reservuars etc for negative G or inverted flight for longer durations. In a loop you never have negative g thus if the airframe permits, and you have enough speed, you can loop anything including helicopters. You can do inverted flight with RC copters and nearly all hobbycraft and nearly all military aircraft so what you talk about is just a bit misinformation.

@@joshuaericilac , Please learn some online courtesy & etiquette! Learn to type rational sentences that make sense to your reading audience. Stop 'yelling' with ALL CAPS! And if you have any real knowledge or evidence of a C-5 flying inverted, I would like to hear about it. Without that evidence, and with your yelling, you come across as a crank.

R/wooooosh

Tex Johnson did this in a B707. It’s a 1G maneuver and completely safe.

William Jones-Halibut ...yes, he did. but that’s ALL he did with that 707. watch this again...i’m still bug-eyed in awe.

But can your wartgog orbit a target bringing death from above in three different calibers?

@@ancaplanaoriginal5303 Simultaneously?

the g-forces must have been insane

No doubt whatsoever in the validity of that claim.

The C130 will remain in service in the 2030s, possibly reaching its 80th Anniversary which I think is incredible.

The Top Gun reference stands. What else are you going to be flying rubber dog shit out of Hong Kong in?

Ever heard of a little plane called the B52? But yes, the C130 is a damned impressive aircraft... hands down!

jack torrence Fair enough Sir... was just suggesting that the B52 predates the venerable Herk. And I did mention that the flight characteristics and performance of the J model are damned incredible! Thanks

sonex413 ...wonder if lockheed ever tried this in the US. gotta love those airplane crazy Brit cousins of ours! 😎. they just cheer you on when ur trying crazy s**t. lol

Kids.

Well I enjoyed it even though it really didn't go 'inverted'. May be that's why?

Maybe they work for Airbus...

Michael ...did you see the 7:00 + mark ? ...pulling a loop IS going inverted.

Don't worry about it Mate there Brain Dead People

nonsense I could do it with my eyes closed

Only a brush fire flare-up in Cali can do that.

Pretty basic well controlled maneuvers

In order to complete a loop what is the term for what you would be considered right at the apex? 😁

JATO refers to rocket-assisted take off. Rockets are still at type of jet reaction propulsion. (I.e. they expel a jet of fluid.) Just sayin.

Kent Bullard they already have a new spooky

dakota all airframes have a finite life even the Hercules as good as it is

Well, they're still flying the KC-135 and the B52. But I do understand what you are saying, being a former USAF technician and McDonnell Douglas/Boeing employee.@@johnritchie4801

It's the current updated Super Hercules J model it only looks like an old Herc

Yup and let us not forget the DC-3 for longevity, still flying.

Sure it’s empty. Everything fell out 🤣