The C-130 was to land on the USS Forrestal (CVA-59), the US Navy's first "supercarrier." At an overall length of 1,067 ft (325 m), Forrestal was commissioned into service about eight years before ...
firefighting duties for the U.S. Forest Service and natural disaster relief missions. The C-130 features a loading ramp and door in the tail that can accomodate palletized loads, vehicles and troops.
The AC-130's navigational devices include inertial ... can attack two targets simultaneously. The Spooky (U-model) is the third generation of C-130 gunships. All gunships evolved from the first ...