A single solitary military plane squawking this morning. A C-130 out of Joint Base Andrews. (SHITPOST, I guess..)
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That particular variant (non special ops) is a cargo and/or personnel transport. Another thing that caught my attention with this J-model is that it is flying considerably below it's top speed. Very heavy, maybe?
Some trivia:
General characteristics
Crew: 3 (two pilots, and one loadmaster are minimum crew) Capacity: 92 passengers or 64 airborne troops or 6 pallets or 74 litter patients with 5 medical personnel 2–3 Humvees, or 1 LAV III (with turret removed) or an M113 armored personnel carrier Cargo bay length: 41 ft (12.50 m) Cargo bay width: 10 ft (3.05 m) Cargo bay height: 9 ft (2.74 m) Payload main: 42,000 lb (19,051 kg) Length: 97 ft 9 in (29.79 m) Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.41 m) Height: 38 ft 10 in (11.84 m) Wing area: 1,745 sq ft (162.1 m2) Airfoil: root: NACA 64A318; tip: NACA 64A412[136] Empty weight: 75,562 lb (34,274 kg) Max takeoff weight: 155,000 lb (70,307 kg) Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp (3,458 kW) each Propellers: 6-bladed Dowty R391 composite constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers Performance
Maximum speed: 362 kn (417 mph, 670 km/h) Cruise speed: 348 kn (400 mph, 644 km/h) Range: 1,800 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,300 km) at max normal payload (34,000 lb (15,422 kg)) Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,500 m) with 42,000 lb (19,051 kg) payload Absolute ceiling: 40,386 ft (12,310 m)
Ah!! Gotcha!
Hmmm, how much do a bunch of supposedly Covid-positive US Senators, various other Congress critters, and their treasonous staff weigh? And if it does land in Leavenworth, we need to run some numbers!
You can look for head winds at their flight level here...