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[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 73 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Enjoy being stuck behind the asshole in a C130 with trucknutz.

[-] Fox@pawb.social 11 points 1 year ago

Would be super impressed if a C130 didn't end up in the cornfield on t/o

[-] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago
[-] Gork@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago

American problems (too short of a runway for your jumbo jet) require American solutions (rocket boosted Yeehaw 🤠)

[-] Fox@pawb.social 14 points 1 year ago

God that is so fucking glorious

[-] alnilam@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Those are booster jet engines?

[-] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

Jet Assisted Takeoff - The gif is Fat Albert which is part of the Blue Angels. There was a plan to use jet-assisted landing and takeoff to rescue hostages in Iran but it wasn't used after a failed test of the landing jets.

[-] eyvind@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Solid rocket boosters, but they’re called “jet assisted take-off” for some reason.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

Yep, "Fat Albert" JATO (Jet Assisted Take-Off) C130.

[-] geekworking@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

C130s were designed to operate from relatively short unimproved runways. If the place has enough runway to operate corporate jets, it should have enough for a C130.

EDIT: This place only has enough runway (2998 x 50 ft ) for small Cessna size aircraft, so no jets or C130s.

[-] ccunix@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I reckon a C130 could use it actually. The US Navy landed one on a carrier, which is probably shorter then this runway.

Edit: yes, USS Nimitz is 1/3 the length of this runway. C130 could land and take-off there with no issues.

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Muddin' on the weekends!

[-] rainynight65@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you, this gave me a good chuckle.

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