Air Force C-130

[Cash]

I just got done reading about the C-130 and how it releases flares to repel heat seeking missles. The pattern that the flares make has earned the C-130 the nickname "Angel Decoy." Anyway, I thought it was really cool. Here's some pictures.

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/chriscash06/ATT00079.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/chriscash06/ATT00082.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/chriscash06/ATT00085.jpg

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/chriscash06/ATT00088.jpg

[Farzam]

Random as Hell but still amazingly fucking cool.

[ThatGuy]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/623/ac130gunship2wm3.jpg
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7638/ac130flare2qr8.jpg
Yes, it does look really cool.
But I think this looks even cooler from an AC-130 Spectre Gunship.
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2904/afghanitornado1wm1.jpg

[azndoc]

damn made me think of the USMC cadence we used to run to. lol

C-130 rolling down the strip, 31st MEU gonna take a little trip......

[C. Senor]

that looks freakin sick...looks like an arch angel as it stops mid air (or atleast how they are portrayed). i'm going to have to research this plane now.

[mRclARK1]

I wonder how many military members (or just people of any kind) who are unfamliar with the C-130, and the purpose of flares, and what they are in general, see that and start to shit themselves thinking that something MUST be seriously wrong. haha

[mrmephistopheles]

damn made me think of the USMC cadence we used to run to. lol

C-130 rolling down the strip, 31st MEU gonna take a little trip......


Lord, there's been so many C130s rolling down so many strips...
:keke:

I never actually flew in one until a few years after I got out. I only got to fly in a CH46 while I was in. That was only slightly terrifying.

[Agamemnon]

US military FTW!!!

[street240]

You fellas should read about the B-1 Bomber's countermeasures. I load these for a living and the whole system is pretty cool. B1-Bomber and USAF ftw

[Jung918]

I hate the c130 cadence.
Like the green grass one better. Better bust out my cadence cd.... hahahaha... shit i got to stop drinking.

[origin_s135]

WOW! absolutely amazing! reminds me of the macross anime.

[Wahl 136]

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/2904/afghanitornado1wm1.jpg


That's amazing, I really don't understand what it is. But I want one!

[S13SilviaGirl]

You fellas should read about the B-1 Bomber's countermeasures. I load these for a living and the whole system is pretty cool. B1-Bomber and USAF ftw


:keke: Every time I think about about the B1 and the bomb bay I laugh. On a det in Guam, we had a pilot that got a tour...dunno how but he did. He came back and was all excited and had this to say in the gayest voice EVAR (his call sign was "Mango" like off of SNL)


"OMG did you guys see inside those things?"
"NO?"
"OMG THEY Were so HUGE it was SILLY!"


Yeah...I'll never forget that! hahaa. B1's are the shit!

[yokotas13]

i fix c-130 engines
i <3 that plane over anything
its old, its a piece of shit, but its a workhorse.
and it breaks alot....but if you take care of it, she takes care of you

[Mathetai]

When I was on the AF, we would refer to cargo planes as trash haulers. Nics pics! :) Search for the C-17 pics. Much better. GO USAF!

[yokotas13]

you do know the c-130 is the only aircraft that can drop the largest conventional bomb right?

besides, not all c-130s are trash haulers
gunships
P models (mid air refuelers)
Radio jammer and surveylance
weather
etc etc etc variants

[dizastaman]

They have a bunch of c-130's here at the base in Martinsburg, WV. i wish i could see that kind of stuff around here that would be kickass. Now they just fly around real low and make alot of noise. They just did a shitload of work to the base to prepare for the C-5's that are coming here wich are massive and alot louder.

[ThatGuy]

That's amazing, I really don't understand what it is. But I want one!

What that is:

An AC-130 is circling over head in that picture. Every 5th shot it fires from it's guns is a "tracer". That time lapse photo shows all the tracers at once as it mows down whatever offending targets are on the ground below. :rawk:

Search for the C-17 pics. Much better. GO USAF!
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/7808/c17d1h86d4c1223381300x3qe4.jpghttp://img231.imageshack.us/img231/6817/c17flarewh9.jpg
http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/9957/c17yj3.jpg

[yokotas13]

yeah C17s are great, until your on a dirt runway

kiss those low hanging FOD lovers goodbye

[ThatGuy]

yeah C17s are great, until your on a dirt runway

kiss those low hanging FOD lovers goodbye

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4138/normalcprgal4a120004boejg5.jpg
Someone order a "Globemaster Dust Storm"??

[DragonUSMC]

damn made me think of the USMC cadence we used to run to. lol

C-130 rolling down the strip, 31st MEU gonna take a little trip......

Stand up, buckle up, shuffle to the door. Jump right out and shout MARINE CORPS!

all they need now is somthing other then mesh netting as seats... I got sick and tired of a strap riding up the crack of my a$$ and not being able to move cause we are all packed in like sardines with 100lbs packs on our laps.

God damn i love the Marine Corps.

[ThatGuy]

See, now that's the problem with everyone singing that cadence. They always sing it wrong! Hahaha

If you stand up, and then buckle up, you aren't shuffling anywhere but back down into your seat. It's "Stand up, HOOK up, shuffle to the door" in reference to HOOKING up you rip cord to the static line. :)

C-130 is in the same line up ass "Little Yellow Bird", "Up from a Sub 60ft below", "Up in the Morning with the Rising Sun", and a few others. They are used Corps wide at every unit run. Ooh-Rah!

[Baka Sama]

Its only a matter of time before they create break away armor and transforming planes. The question is.. Are you ready for the Zentrati attack?

http://premium1.uploadit.org/TimothyB///ANIME_MacrossZero_a15.jpg
http://home.arcor.de/S.Kohlmann/anime/macplus.jpg
http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c332/chriscash06/ATT00082.jpg

[mRclARK1]

Originally posted by: Wahl 136

That's amazing, I really don't understand what it is. But I want one!

Originally posted by: ThatGuy

What that is:

An AC-130 is circling over head in that picture. Every 5th shot it fires from it's guns is a "tracer". That time lapse photo shows all the tracers at once as it mows down whatever offending targets are on the ground below.

In other words not something you want to be in the path of when it decides to demonstrate its firepower. lol

[DragonUSMC]

See, now that's the problem with everyone singing that cadence. They always sing it wrong! Hahaha

If you stand up, and then buckle up, you aren't shuffling anywhere but back down into your seat. It's "Stand up, HOOK up, shuffle to the door" in reference to HOOKING up you rip cord to the static line. :)

C-130 is in the same line up ass "Little Yellow Bird", "Up from a Sub 60ft below", "Up in the Morning with the Rising Sun", and a few others. They are used Corps wide at every unit run. Ooh-Rah!


My 8 years in the Corps its always been buckle up, IE your harness and pack system. As used in HALO and HAHO. But seriously... what two PT NCO's say it the same?

[azndoc]

One of my personal favorite. Hopefully no one takes offense since I respect every branch of the service with equal amount of respect for what each one does. carry on.

Hey Hey.... Army what are you doing
get out of your tanks and follow me
we are the corpsman in cammie green

Hey hey.... Air Force what are you doing
get out of your golf carts and follow me
we are the corpsman in cammie green

hey hey.... Coast Guard, puddle pirate coast guard
get out of your thing a lings and follow me
we are the corpsman in cammie green

Hey hey..... Marine Corps, bullet spunging Marine Corps
Spunge up your bullets and follow me,
We are you saviors in cammie green.

Ooh-Rah Semper Fi, do or die

[DragonUSMC]

^There are tons of versions of that...

My favorite is actually an army dual cadence.
I was walking down the street one day,
When I met this stranger,
He said he’d make a man of me,
He said I’d be a Ranger,

Sung by PT NCO: “Recoooooon” for 8 counts
Platoon: One, Shot, One Kill.

Lying in a trench today,
A man shot in the head,
The Medic says he’ll be OK
But we all know he’s dead

Repeat

These are the only two verses I remember, and they aren’t even in order, it starts off with that first verse, then goes into a verse about training, then a verse like how they kick butt, then a battle, then his buddy dying, then pushing on, and lastly bringing everyone home. I raped it and changed it to a Marine Corps version when I was a PT NCO and everyone loved it. But I’ve never been able to find an original version… if I could find my old Ranger buddy I would love to get the original of this.

[fromxtor]

I would have been working on 130s if I would have gone to the UK, teh Pave lows are leaving so that would have been short lived.

[swift_style]

The only thing I could think about is Galaga for these c130s.

[mRclARK1]

... I would love to get the original of this...

I was walking down the street one day
(I was walking down the street one day)
When I met a total stranger
(When I met a total stranger)
He asked me what I wanted to be
(He asked me what I wanted to be)
I said an Airborne Ranger
(I said an Airborne Ranger)
Airborne (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
Rangers lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
I hear the choppers coming
(I hear the choppers coming)
They're hovering overhead
(They're hovering overhead)
They're coming for the wounded
(They're coming for the wounded)
They're coming for the dead
(They're coming for the dead)
Airborne (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
Rangers lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
I'm sitting in my foxhole
(I'm sitting in my foxhole)
Sharpening my knife
(Sharpening my knife)
When up jumps the enemy
(When up jumps the enemy)
I had to take his life
(I had to take his life)
Airborne (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
Rangers lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
My buddie's in a foxhole
(My buddie's in a foxhole)
A bullet in his head
(A bullet in his head)
The medic says he's wounded
(The medic says he's wounded)
But I know that he's dead
(But I know that he's dead)
Airborne (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill)
Rangers lead the way (Shoot, shoot, shoot shoot to kill

Is that the one you're thinking of?

[azndoc]

when i get to cuba
castro gonna say..
how you get to cuba
in just one day
and i reply with a whole lot of anger
blood, sweat, and a little bit of danger

when i get to iraq
saddam gonna say
how you get to iraq
in just one day
and i reply with a whole lot of anger
blood, sweat, and a little bit of danger

[DragonUSMC]

I was walking down the street one day
(I was walking down the street one day)
When I met a total stranger

Is that the one you're thinking of?

yeah thats the closest i've ever heard... i remember it being VERY long.. it had about 8 verses. But then again it could have been an offspring like the one I eventually made

[mRclARK1]

When I get to heaven
St. Peter's gonna say,
how'd you earn your living boy,
how'd you earn your pay?
I'll reply with a lot of anger,
made my living as an airborne ranger
blood, guts, n' danger
that's the life of an airborne ranger
When I get to hell
Satan's gonna say,
how'd you earn your living boy,
how'd you earn your pay?
I'll reply with a fist to his face,
made my living laying SOULS to waste!

[eastcoastS14]

hmm those are pretty sick pictures....never had any idea so many people on zilvia were in the military....sick shit tho..anyone ever watch that show future weapons? I love that show.... US military has some pretty crazy technology

[S13SilviaGirl]

^^^ yeah there are quite a few of us on here. I worked on Super Hornets, Barry works on Osprey, and Grant works on the C-130. A few others are corpsmen and various other jobs. Not all are airdales....even though we are better. :keke: JK JK

[mRclARK1]

...yeah there are quite a few of us on here...

Maybe that's why many people say Zilvia is so mean. lol :keke:

[Mathetai]

yeah C17s are great, until your on a dirt runway

kiss those low hanging FOD lovers goodbye
Thats was actually one of the main reasons the C-17 was designed. To be able to land on dirt runways and very very short ones and still be able to take off on them being that they are short. Yes the C-130 still does play a HUGE role in todays military. Awesome versitle aircraft!

[fromxtor]

I work on F-15s
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/fromxtor/020104-F-5795G-001.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y81/fromxtor/ChairmanGarminonTanker1.jpg
^^These actually are my Jets.

[S14DB]

It's great to see one of those dump flares on final to land. Over dry grass...

[BOROSUN]

i want one of these on top of my house.
to keep em zombies away.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeXdr-BVPO8

[RJF]

Try being a passenger in a LC-130, landing on skiway. Spent five years doing a commute from New Zealand to Antarctica at least 4 times a years. The most miserable 8 hours I've ever spent.

http://photolibrary.usap.gov/AntarcticaLibrary/MidThumbs/LC130_2.JPG