C-130 Hercules on a carrier - possible ??

[Jan Gelbrich]

Hi !

I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on deck.
No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...

Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?

ThanX in advance,
Jan

[N329DF]

if the C-130 could answer for itself, it would say, Been There, Done That

[Keith Willshaw]

"Jan Gelbrich" > wrote in message
...
> Hi !
>
> I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
> The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on deck.
> No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
>
> Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
>

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml

Keith

[Jan Gelbrich]

"Keith Willshaw" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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>
> "Jan Gelbrich" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi !
> >
> > I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
> > The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on
deck.
> > No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
> >
> > Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
> >
>
> http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml
>
> Keith
>
THIS was the very picture I saw ! Thank You for You quick help :-)

[robert arndt]

"Keith Willshaw" > wrote in message >...
> "Jan Gelbrich" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi !
> >
> > I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
> > The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on deck.
> > No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
> >
> > Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
> >
>
> http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml
>
> Keith


Updated follow-up:

http://www.lmaeronautics.com/news/programnews/air_mobility/c130j/c130j_98/c130pr981124.html

Rob

[Prowlus]

"Keith Willshaw" > wrote in message >...
> "Jan Gelbrich" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi !
> >
> > I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
> > The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on deck.
> > No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
> >
> > Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
> >
>
> http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml
>
> Keith


Surely that Herc would have needed JATO to get off that carrier .
Speaking of which do Hercs (with the exception of fat albert) still
use JATOS Four turning and Eight burning ?

[Marc Reeve]

Prowlus > wrote:

> "Keith Willshaw" > wrote in message
>...
> > "Jan Gelbrich" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi !
> > >
> > > I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
> > > The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on
> > > deck. No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
> > >
> > > Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
> > >
> >
> > http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml
> >
> > Keith
>
>
> Surely that Herc would have needed JATO to get off that carrier .
> Speaking of which do Hercs (with the exception of fat albert) still
> use JATOS Four turning and Eight burning ?

Not only did it not require JATO for takeoff, it took off from its
stopping point on the landing.

40 knots of wind over the deck undoubtedly helped.

-Marc
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[tscottme]

Jan Gelbrich > wrote in message
...
> Hi !
>
> I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
> The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on
deck.
> No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
>
> Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
>
> ThanX in advance,
> Jan

You can watch the landing and the takeoff at the links below.
http://www.airandspacemagazine.com/ASM/Web/Site/QT/HercOn.html

http://www.airandspacemagazine.com/ASM/Web/Site/QT/HercOff.html
--

Scott
--------
"the Arabs should remember that they invaded and occupied important
parts of Europe hundreds of years before the Crusades wars. "
Zuheir Abdallah-columnist for the London-based Arabic daily Al-Hayat
http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD55103

[Jan Gelbrich]

"tscottme" > schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
> Jan Gelbrich > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi !
> >
> > I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
> > The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on
> deck.
> > No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
> >
> > Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
> >
> > ThanX in advance,
> > Jan
>
> You can watch the landing and the takeoff at the links below.
> http://www.airandspacemagazine.com/ASM/Web/Site/QT/HercOn.html
>
> http://www.airandspacemagazine.com/ASM/Web/Site/QT/HercOff.html
> --
>
PERFECT 8-) Thank You !

> Scott
> --------
> "the Arabs should remember that they invaded and occupied important
> parts of Europe hundreds of years before the Crusades wars. "
> Zuheir Abdallah-columnist for the London-based Arabic daily Al-Hayat
> http://www.memri.org/bin/latestnews.cgi?ID=SD55103
>
>

[Matt Wiser]

"Jan Gelbrich" > wrote:
>Hi !
>
>I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on
>the deck of a Carrier !!
>The picture seems to be from around the 70s,
>no other planes else on deck.
>No other description was provided, it was on
>an image board ...
>
>Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible
>?
>
>ThanX in advance,
>Jan
>
>
It actually happened-USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the carrier involved. The
idea was to test the feasiblity of using a C-130 as a COD aircraft. Landings
were made without arrester hook, and takeoffs were completely unassisted,
although there may have been a JATO launch as part of the tests. While feasible,
the idea was dropped.

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[Alan Minyard]

On 16 Sep 2003 11:37:35 -0700, (Prowlus) wrote:

>"Keith Willshaw" > wrote in message >...
>> "Jan Gelbrich" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > Hi !
>> >
>> > I just saw a picture of a C-130 Hercules on the deck of a Carrier !!
>> > The picture seems to be from around the 70s, no other planes else on deck.
>> > No other description was provided, it was on an image board ...
>> >
>> > Is this a nice fake or was this ever possible ?
>> >
>>
>> http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/history/q0097.shtml
>>
>> Keith
>
>
>Surely that Herc would have needed JATO to get off that carrier .
>Speaking of which do Hercs (with the exception of fat albert) still
>use JATOS Four turning and Eight burning ?

No, no JATO or cat, just turn into the wind, wind 'em up, and release
brakes. Adm Flately, the pilot. later told me that he did not think
that it was such a big deal (but then he was a modest sort).

Al Minyard