ORIGINAL: multimike
More questions for you real time C 130 guys, how does the ramp hinge ??At the floor line with the lower section retracting into the fuse, what color is the inside of the main fuse, What happens when you guys did an airborn drop? Did it change the attitude of the bird, is there a huge vacume formed ?? The mains must have really been something, just to carry the weight of the plane and then load in those huge cargos, it really still comes down to 4 tires on the ground Thanks MIke
Here is an couple of pics for ya, of the rear loading door.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-130-4.jpg
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/c-130-18.jpg Loadmaster to capt : Capt , I think we might have to move that battery pack behind the CG now. The tail has become a lot lighter. But in all serious, the skills of the aircrew to drop an tank out the back of the a/c and maintain flight is remarkable!
Grinder.