There was a USAF/CIA program where they actually stripped out some C-130s and managed to land them on aircraft carrier decks. I think they needed small booster rockets in order to take off again, though.
Fact of the Day: The C130 Hercules can use its four 1.8ltr Turbo Diesel engines to hover, making it possible to land in an area the size of half a kickball pitch. This more than makes up for the fact that it is not as fast as the 889mph A500m #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/t0iRFGAVpL
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It’s been proven that all aircraft can take off from a carrier deck. Some more than once.
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They are often used to deliver players to the kicking ball match.
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thats a fake picture there is no snow in Luton today
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The A400 flying supersonically over RAF_Luton to clear the runway for the daily delivery of NAAFI croissants...
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I think that was the C-130D. The C-130E was the plug-in electric version, vs the C-130H hybrid. The current C-130J runs on Juice, which was the renewable idea but then they worked out it used about the most expensive liquid commonly available, short of the RAF C-130K (Kia-Ora).
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An important consideration if it will be deployed over Central London is whether the turbo diesels are ULEZ compliant? Please confirm
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Needs to be Euro 6 and think it is
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