the majestic Hercules still proving it can deliver the goods, as well as a Performance Take Off. It's a legend

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oii oiii Margo this was an awesome steep climb out

I was stationed at Dyess AFB. I was sent to Biggs Army AFB in El Paso to fix a broken C-130. The plane I fixed was tasked to take me back to Dyess. We did a Tactical take off. I was told how to stand for the takeoff. It was a thrill. We also did a tactical landing. Loved it.

@jasongeerer8163

2 ай бұрын

I didn't know what to expect when we were landing....I love Rollercoaster, just wish I had warning, I had been sleeping most of the flight and was barely awake enough to know what was going on. 2 NCO's across from me smiling and laughing because they knew what I didn't know because I wasn't awake for the announcement from the pilot....you see where this is going right?

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oii oiii Ron, thank you for serving sir 🇺🇸🫡 this was such a great sight

@tacbear

2 ай бұрын

I was a SP at Dyess and I have done ALOT of those. We use to put on a Demo recovering stolen Nukes involving 2 C130's doing assault Landings and Takeoff on the dirt strip next to the active runway....FUN Times!!

@warrenjones744

2 ай бұрын

There are few things more thrilling than a combat landing or take off in a C-130. As a combat engineer we did those in excersizes quite often and for real in 1991. I aways felt comfortable in a C-130 and flew in them any times.

A tactical takeoff is more than just a steep climb out. It also includes the getting a fully loaded, 155,000 pound, C-130J off the ground in 3,290 feet minimum. Notice how far down the runway this aircraft went before stopping and then starting the takeoff roll. Engines at max throttle and and the adjustable propellers biting as much air as they can before releasing the brakes. It is quite a site in person and more fun to watch from a control tower.

@wafflesnfalafel1

2 ай бұрын

love how the pilot holds it on the deck to gather even more airspeed before yanking that chunk of a bird right up into the sky - damn sexy

Been on one of those departures coming out of Basrah, the young naval officer next to me was nearly sick from the manoeuvre.

Tactical Departure....when I was in C-130 maintenance we called it a max effort takeoff...

JETO assist would have added icing on the cake!😊

Love the Hercules C-130! What an aircraft!

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Love these planes. I was a jet engine mechanic on these in USAF. Worked on many, rode on many. So much respect for these planes.

@TedConingsby

19 күн бұрын

Thank you for serving sir 🫡🇺🇸🗽

Thanks Nikos. The Hurkybird is still an impressive aeroplane. Well captured! 🙂👍

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oiii oiiii thank you very much

When I was a FE on C-130B and C-130H2’s. We called it Maximum Effort Takeoff and Assault Landings. I also had to close the bleed valves and turn off non essential equipment to maximize engine performance. Sure miss those fun times.

When I was in Afghanistan the tactical takeoffs were actually fun. It was like riding a roller coaster. It was the landings I didn't like as we would come in closer than a normal plane would lining up for a landing with their easy glide slope etc. We would come straight down like we were circling a drain. That's when the tummy got queezy as we felt the effects of near zero g's. Hated the landings lol.

@williamhammock293

2 ай бұрын

Lol thought I was gonna die one time during landing. Straight fn down !

RS on the tail means it is assigned to Ramstein AFB, Germany, 86th Airlift Wing. The U.S. Navy Blue Angels have one or two C-130s and travel with the jets. The pilots of the C-130s can also put on a show such as buzzing the tower, incredible turns, climbs. They are fun to watch.

The C-130 follows in second place to the B-52 as one of the longest serving designs still in widespread use, and unlike the B-52, which went out of production decades and decades ago, but the C-130J was still in production as late as 2022. Modern jets get all of the glory, but these magnificent planes have been serving with distinction longer than any of these new airplanes will last. You can't wage war without air supply, and the C130 has been bringing beans, bullets, and band aids, to the troops for close to 70 years.

Such a soaring beauty she is the C130J. Looks tremendous and climbs well. That must have been spectacular live. Always delivering more than you expect. Ohh yeahhh

@thomasdragosr.841

2 ай бұрын

You should see that when they use the JATO's, it's even more impressive.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Love to see this a big heavy doing a tactical take off

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oii Oii Dave

Now that was impressive!

It's amazing how a few fan blades can even move such a beast... let alone get airborne.

When I was stationed in Vietnam at Tan Son Nhut AB, the Hercs did the tactical T/Os and landings. And that was in 68-69, no J models! Cheers, and welcome home to my Brothers....

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Thank you for serving sir 🫡

@trains4one

2 ай бұрын

'68-'69 would have been C-130Es. Some of the C-130s in that time frame would have been equipped with JATO assist for overload conditions. The US Navy's Blue Angels support C-130, "Fat Albert", is equipped with JATO. Quite a site to see. @rvnmedic1968 "Thanks for your service".

@bc1969214

2 ай бұрын

@@trains4one I think Fat Albert doing that is a thing of the past. With the new model 130 they mentioned it has the same performance as the old w/JATO plus the bottle supply is apparently low years ago.

@trains4one

Ай бұрын

@@bc1969214 Just did a little research and the C-130J the Blue Angels are flying now is a former RAF aircraft.

That was quite something to watch! Thanks Ted and Nikos. Always something interesting to see and learn about

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oiii Oii Ellesee sure was quite something

A musician friend in the RAF band told me the pilots used to like doing performance take offs, and tip the band’s instruments to the back of the fuselage.

The C-130 gets a huge boost in lift due to the props shoving their air blast over the wings and thus giving the aircraft its V/STOL capability as we see in this video.

After 34 years, 20 USAF, E's, H's, and MC's, plus 14 years at Lockheed Martin, on the J's, both my wife and I still hoot and holler like PJ's, when the Dobbins ARB H's fly low-level across our house to RTB. P.S. the best place to be is standing is on the flight deck, during that kind of take off!!!

Herc quick climb! 🤩love the sound! they were like *see ya!* ohh yeahh send it!

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii Eric, this was awesome and loved the spotter’s “OMG” in the background. Added the awesomeness of this departure

The JATO take off they do with Fat Charlie is even more impressive. They do it as part of the show with the Blue Angels.

The C130 entered service in 1956, and while there have been many variants and updates pilots who fly them still say, "The only replacement for a Hercules is another Hercules." "I had two trips to Fiji and back in a Herc and saw one perform a JATO (Jet assisted takeoff) from a small grass airstrip years ago. Great planes!

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

This reminds me of a story I once heard. The American crew in Ramstein, Germany has a tradition collecting and delivering Christmas gifts to some orphanage in Finland. One year such delivery had to land in an old, very short and nowadays already extinct air strip in Tampere, where it stopped in the middle of the runway - uphill in both directions. A problem with its landing gear was the reason for the whole situation. What to do? Oh, no problem, another C130 brought a spare part from Ramstein, landed in the half length runway, rolled to the grass next to the first C130, delivered the spare part, rolled back to the remaining half of the runway and nicely took off. As did the original C130 after its repair. The orphanage is somewhere further North in Finland.

Wow gobsmacked absolutely amazing 👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah

Brilliant

Touch & Go.

Gotta love the Herc!

I remember the C17 Tactical Departure from Mildenhall that was awesome

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oii oiii that was also a great departure. Well remembered

Ooh Yeah Baby!

I have experienced both. But the knarliest one I know of for sure was a H model that was brand new landing at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska. the aircraft had about 200 hours on it. Just at touchdown 5 moose ran out on the runway, the pilots firewalled the throttles. and they swore that the aircraft went straight up. It was light on fuel and only had crew onboard. They brought the aircraft back to the Air Guard base at Kulis ANGB and we proceeded to do an over torque inspection which included replacing all four engine mounts.

oh my goodness, that is something you have to see to believe

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

It was amazing and loved the guy in the background “OMG” which kind of added to it

😱 that was Tedtastic, the amazing young men in their flying machine

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oooohhh yeah

In 2006 I flew in and out of Baghdad Airport on a Russian airliner and they did tactical landing and takeoff where they went up steeply and spiraled up and down. That was an interesting ride.

I remember the Blue Angels C-130 that had rocket-assisted (?) take off. Was cooooool.

Impressive! 👍

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

It’s fun in the back too😁👍🏼

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Wow I bet

Did that a few times when on first assignment to Pope AFB. You learn real quick to better tiedown your equipment, like on the first one. Cool to see from the outside and a rush on the inside.

Wow... that's one impressive take-off!! Such a magnificent and beautiful plane. :)

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oii oiii this left us stunned, including the chap near us

I did those in Es and Hs. A lot of fun.

When I was in the Air Force in the 60s, I used to fly into an old WWII German field close to Karamursel,Turkey and the C-130 is the only aircraft that would land there. It had to do a tactical takeoff and landing every time going there. Quite an experience. Quite an aircraft.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oh wow 🤙🏼 Thank you for serving sir 🫡

@rjb6327

2 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsby Thank you.

In the early 90’s when Serbia was trying to gut the rest of the the area, Sarajevo was surrounded and needed UNHCR humanitarian aid, food, goods, blankets etc. I was detached to C130 a/c from Lyneham to help with the airlift. This was very similar to to the post WWII Berlin Airlift and the international military aid a/c flew the goods into Sarajevo. All well and good but the Serbs didn’t like it so we had to do the runs tactically which meant doing the landings in the same way but carrying tons of aid on pallets. Think the reverse of the takeoff as in this peacetime vid. Us erks in the back every time we did it experienced zero gravity for a good few seconds on the way down especially way near the tail. Of course it was part of my position to eyeball any missiles being thrown at us wedged in the rear door well. Takeoff was exciting on the way up also!!

Nice job 😊 So during the Vietnam war US personell were besieged at Khe San and the C130 crews developed the tac TO and the Khe San approach which is a steep dive to flare and airdrop or land . 🇬🇧🕊

I was on a USAF c130 leaving Kunsan AB ROK for Kadena that did this with JATO. It was a blast

Absolutely steep climb from a single C-130J Hercules 😊🤩

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Ooohhh yeah. Wasn’t expecting this, nor was the chap in the background

@douglas_brighty_tan127

2 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsby haha now that is awesome 😎

@and7barton

2 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsby I'm trying to guess how many degrees that angle of take-off was !

Amazing take-off ! Big Bird climb !

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

That is nuts that something that big can climb like that and it semed like a short takeoff roll too. It has to be a hell of an experience sitting in the back cargo area when it does that.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Was totally awesome

Gotta love the Herky-Bird.

What an absolute beast!

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Ooooohhhh yeah

@richardmeftah2569

2 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsby Can't beat a low-flying Herc!

Thank you 🙏 less than eight second ✈️✈️up in the clouds ☁️👏👏👏✈️✈️👍🎥

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

@mikesahle1193

2 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsby 👍🎥and have a joyful day 👋

WOW 😳😳😳👍👍👌

The Hercules regularly flew over my Devon smallholding at 200 ft or less. Awesome sight and sound. Also, one did an emergency landing on the beach, with engine #2 very smokey. The maintenance team from Chivenor was on the scene in minutes. Only took them ½ an hour to fix it.

These are fun, as long as the loadmaster is doing a great job :)

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oooohh yeah

You should see, and hear, it when they do a "JATO", Jet Assisted Take Off, version. Mount half a dozen rockets on each side of the plane and light them off! The roar is impressive. The roll is short The climb profile is similar, but faster! Quite the show.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Cool, as this wasn’t a JATO, this then, is rather impressive

@joblo341

2 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsbyYes, "short field" takeoff (and landing) in any plane is a "thrill". Full flaps Stand on brakes Pull power Release Brakes quickly off the ground, hold for a moment to gain air speed haul back on the yoke and climb like heck to clear the imaginary/real obstacle at the end of the short runway level off to gain speed again raise flaps. Short field landing is also fun, except you are pulling off on power and trimming nose down and resisting urge to pull back.

Hard to believe the C-130 was first C-130 flew over 60 years ago. Granted there have been improvements in navigation and power, but the basic airframe is close to the original. There hare been many aircraft that have come along to replace the C-130, some of which are no longer in production while the C-130 is still being produced. It is an amazing aircraft, and they even landed it on a carrier several times (no hook). The only reason the US Navy did not use them for this is the fact that it is so large, that if it had a problem and could not take off, it would shut down the entire carrier.

when your seated sideway on a canvas seat this is always fun, even more so when someone then walks along the seat tops checking hydraulic lines during the flight oh the first time flyers

Very nice, our hercs do abit of that & they are the C130H model

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Love the Herc! It was like I don't need JATO to quick climb.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii David, exactly. This was impressive even without JATO and Salmon

In can be more dramatic than what was shown. When necessary, the aircraft takes off and maintains 1.2 stall speed, (lift off speed), which on a light airplane results in the aircraft “hanging off the props” in a near vertical assent.

@josephinebennington7247

2 ай бұрын

A monarch assents to a new law. An aircraft ascents (or ascends) to a higher altitude.

You guys should see what Fat Albert w/ the Blue Angels can do with the jets on the side!

I was fortunate to do some upgrade work for the J Model. It is truly an astonishing workhorse. The "J Mods" made it faster with a shorter takeoff and landing distance and extended the distance it was able to fly. Taxpayers money well spent!

I remember enduring one of these, and I wasn't prepared for it...

@Ted coningsby thanks for this video and commentary, i genuinely didn't realise that C130 could take off in such a short area and get vertical so quickly, great skills shown by the aircrew..ps could i add from your knowledge I'm guessing you're either ex forces or a enthusiast?..was that a airday you filmed at?..just curious as it was just a really good video..

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oii oiii Paul thank you very much. Nikos is an enthusiast and this was a regular day’s training at RAF LAKENHEATH.

He’s going vertical, so am i (nearly)! 👍🏻

BE PATIENT! BE PATIENT!1

'Ello Teddy!

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii

The Hercules shows that it is able to climb out initially very steeply after so many years of service.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Salutes 🫡

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

The tactical landing with all lights blacked out was almost nauseating

@9983sp

2 ай бұрын

Those were fun.

Yippi!

Fantastic! The Blue Angels do a JATO take off with their C130 in their performance. It's pretty spectacular.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Ooohh yeah

How they hell that do that when there's a damn Abrams tank or two in the belly? Or live cargo (ie: troops)? Amazing!

I was lucky enough to get a jump seat on the Blue Angels Fat Albert for a JATO take off, that wa unbelievable.

loved doing that with my bird

ohh yeeah

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oooohhhhh yeahhhh

At Mildenhall they sometimes turn off the runway lights and the SOG hercs carry out a night time tactical landing onto a taxiway. I can’t believe the RAF has retired the herc, considerable hole in capability created.

omg wow just wow that was just amazing has ted flewn in a c130 it would be great if he could

@TedConingsby

Ай бұрын

Oii oiii not flown in one yet

That was cool, I'll give it that. But i was expecting R.A.T.O.. still very impressive. Golden shellback out.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

We get most of the F15s fly over our home, but very rarely see a C130. I didn't recognise the view from that camera position. It didn't look like the viewing area. Which end of the runway was it?

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

This was runway 24

@MervynPartin

2 ай бұрын

@@TedConingsbyThanks for the info

If I had to be rescued from some primitive field, I want the Hercules doing it!

C130 Quadrocopter!

Beautiful aircraft, still useful. I cannot understand why the RAF has retired them.

Plane is from 86th Air Wing, Ramstein, Germany.

You aught to see it take off with JATO assist … now that’s something

This is exactly how we departed Somalia in ‘93 when it was time to rotate out.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for serving sir 🫡

The Herk isn't underpowered when it's empty. Try that at 165k lbs, however, and you'll see a different profile.

Was this the mail plane from Boston to Wiesbaden that stops at Lakenheath daily? Some time ago my father used to work for USAF although employed as a Brit Civil Servant. The USAF tried to insist that the civilians all use the USAF transport that included a flight on this C-130 rather than schedule flights. He tried it once and thereafter point blank refused to do it again. The problem is that the plane is very basic and noisy with USAF mandatory rearward facing passenger seats. Apart from the nausea inducing backwards travel, the take off as shown here, is downright painful as all you have is a lap strap to prevent you being thrown out of your seat on take off and there is little in the way of grab rails or bracing Landing sees you tipped backwards on a steep approach, altogether a most unpleasant experience.

Hope the pilot warned the loadmasters in the back otherwise they would have had a shock😂😂. Seriously though that was an incredible take off 🫡

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oiii oiii Rich this was quite something. Wasn’t expecting it and nor was the guy in the background that you can hear “OMG” which added to the awesomeness

BIG BIRD!

Just ignore the stall warning alarm.......it needs calibration. 😂😂😂

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

well the only thing that can be said about that, is whhhhhheeeeeeeee!!!!

It looks a lot like leaving Orange County Airport, California. The wealthy city next door makes the planes leave like that.

Being on the inside on a tac take off is magic especially when civvy wracs are on board after breakfast and everybody gets a bit as it flies down to the rear of the aircraft as they travel sideways… It happened twice to me in my past

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

Oohhh yeah

Fat Albert still got it.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

You should see them takeoff with jato boosters. Of course they “can’t “ do that anymore.

And dont unbuckle until he levels off, lol

Tacan Landings in a c130 are dang scary when your 10years old.

@TedConingsby

2 ай бұрын

oy oy savaloy with lots of ketchup and onions