Comment by skhr0680
4 hours ago
I thought it was well-known that unmodified C-130s (Look ma, no hook!) can land and take off from US-sized carriers successfully. Ergo, in a pinch, everyone will be getting their chicken nuggets and canned corn.
4 hours ago
I thought it was well-known that unmodified C-130s (Look ma, no hook!) can land and take off from US-sized carriers successfully. Ergo, in a pinch, everyone will be getting their chicken nuggets and canned corn.
When we had crews that had trained for it and recent operational experience with the capability, it was deemed not worth it.
Trying to stand it up in an emergency now is asking for trouble.
You'd have to be in a really dire situation to risk the carrier and aircraft this way.