And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Ah. The plane that is supposed to be the Super Hercules but is more overbudget than the F-35 (proportionally) and has yet to show it can really replace the C-130.
Nope. Not zero lift. You're getting a certain amount of lift from the fuselage and the vertical fin and rudder. It's called knife flight and is frequently utilized by aerobatic pilots.
It's an Airbus product built in france. how long until maneuvers like this cause the pop rivets to disintegrate. been on a few oil burner routes in C-130s where the objective is to actually arrive and offload cargo and pax after ingressing thru hostile areas. at this angle it's pretty much ballistic. be a lot more interested in the aircrafts cargo capabilities than some foolish nonsensical flying abilities likely to get the mission xed out. how does this whale handle at 95% of max gross weight? you know they did these maneuvers while near zero fuel and no cargo, makes a pretty picture but doesn't do anything practical which is all the C-130 is all about.
mind you, I am no great fan of all things Lockheed. I have experienced the trials and tribulations of most things Lockheed from L1049H super connies to C-5 galaxy with a smattering of one and two engined bugsuckers. I would still take a Herkybird over this french turd any day.
I'd bet it's safe to call it zero lift.
ReplyDeleteBob Hoover: "I keep that glide speed until it stops. I’m on the controls. I don’t give up."
ReplyDeleteIt's the Airbus M400
ReplyDeleteAh. The plane that is supposed to be the Super Hercules but is more overbudget than the F-35 (proportionally) and has yet to show it can really replace the C-130.
DeleteSuck it, Airbus!
Nope. Not zero lift. You're getting a certain amount of lift from the fuselage and the vertical fin and rudder. It's called knife flight and is frequently utilized by aerobatic pilots.
ReplyDeleteBetter hope your loadmaster did his job properly because when the cargo shifts, you die.
ReplyDeleteIt's an Airbus product built in france. how long until maneuvers like this cause the pop rivets to disintegrate. been on a few oil burner routes in C-130s where the objective is to actually arrive and offload cargo and pax after ingressing thru hostile areas. at this angle it's pretty much ballistic. be a lot more interested in the aircrafts cargo capabilities than some foolish nonsensical flying abilities likely to get the mission xed out. how does this whale handle at 95% of max gross weight? you know they did these maneuvers while near zero fuel and no cargo, makes a pretty picture but doesn't do anything practical which is all the C-130 is all about.
ReplyDeletemind you, I am no great fan of all things Lockheed. I have experienced the trials and tribulations of most things Lockheed from L1049H super connies to C-5 galaxy with a smattering of one and two engined bugsuckers. I would still take a Herkybird over this french turd any day.
DeleteOne of my favorite airliners was the Lockheed L-1011....still miss those birds....really hate flying on Airbus A-320's....
DeleteWell sure it's generating lift, just not in a direction that's a helpful counter-effect to gravity.
ReplyDeleteComing soon to a recycling yard near you. I'd like to see a close-up of his turn and bank indicator just for grins.......
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