v=ZlTb66rZOew And on an extremely small runway, using rockets (the crazy C-130 Hercules Jet-Assisted Take Off variant): Beach Hercules Get the best tech, science, and culture news in your inbox daily.

and performed three successful landing and take-off cycles with the C-130. "It was a successful landing, and [the short takeoff landing strip] is ready to support C-130's." Air Force Master Sgt.

The C-130 features a loading ramp and door in the tail that can accomodate palletized loads, vehicles and troops. The aircraft can airdrop up to 42,000 pound loads or land on short, unimproved ...

The pilot who landed the C-130 on the carrier experienced extreme challenges due to the short runway length ... over 3,500 ...

Lockheed’s long-lived C-130 Hercules has enjoyed an incredible ... The Herk is also the largest and heaviest airplane ever to land and take off, unassisted — no arresting wire or catapult ...

The C-130 transport, now built by Lockheed Martin ... Display glass and a projector show pilots the control panel. They don't need to take their eyes off the sky — it's all right in front ...