I'm an avid fan of c130 hercules since birth.I'd like to know more about c130's
2007-03-26 02:32:57 · 9 answers · asked by Discman16 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
In principle, yes it can take-off at full load but the TOLD (Take Off &Landing Data) card computations would have abnomal refusal speed,take-off speed, 2-engine climb speed,3-engine climb speed and minimum control speeds in and out of ground effect.runway length will be another factor.throttle settings will also be maxed out(1083 C for -15 engines)and bleeds off will be undertaken to ensure maxpower will be derived from the engines.however, it is not practiced unless extraordinary circumstances warrants it.it is advisable to have the aircraft undergo maintenance action when this occurs
2007-03-29 03:24:18 · answer #1 · answered by herky pilot 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The C-130 Hercules is aptly named and with the right conditions it can take off with a full load. The new six bladed Dowty props and Rolls Royce engines are suppose to give the new variant even more power and capabilites.
The aircraft has been in service with the USAF for 50 years which says something about it's robustness in design. The Hercules is also the record holder for being the biggest and heaviest aircraft to make a unarrested landing on an aircraft carrier.
2007-03-26 10:04:41 · answer #2 · answered by fnsurf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually I have seen this happen before. A c130 can take off without the use of flaps, however at full load, it would take over 12,000 feet of runway to get it off the ground. The day I witnessed it, they had a headwind of 40knots, and it still took them over 9000 feet to get off the ground.
2007-03-26 17:49:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
any aircraft can take-off without flaps, even fully loaded... unfortunately the runway required would need to be huge! Also, as already mentioned, if you add some obstacles to the end of the take off run, you'd get some problems... Flaps not only shorten your take of run, but allow you to climb faster (and hence "steeper").
Lucky for the C-130 (or Fat Albert as we like to call it over here in the UK), it's a great little performer... It's designed for short field operations (as I'm sure you know).
I guess you could always use the RATS... Rocket assisted takeoff system... http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=0933889
2007-03-26 09:47:19 · answer #4 · answered by supernicebloke2000 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sure, given enough runway. The only limit for any aircraft would be whether the wheels would survive to a high enough speed to get airborne, and I think that's a safe yes for all.
2007-03-26 12:53:15 · answer #5 · answered by Chris H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably with at least 11,000ft runway. It would depend, if everything was at standard pressure(29.92), standard temperature (15 degrees C or 59 degrees F), I don't see why not, but I wouldn't recommend it. If you throw in the standard FAA 50' obsticle, maybe not. A headwind would be helpful as well.
2007-03-26 09:40:22 · answer #6 · answered by Scott S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes why not. But no flaps means more take off speed which means a longer runway.
2007-03-26 10:43:13 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
with a strong wind blowing towards you could probably get lift off easily. i would think definetly within 11000 ft down the runway.
2007-03-26 19:16:07 · answer #8 · answered by cparkmi331 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it may, but i wouldnt stand on the end of the runway in front of it.
2007-03-26 16:37:42 · answer #9 · answered by oldtimer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋