| Frame Details | |
|---|---|
| Serial | 382-4658 |
| Line Number | |
| First Flight | |
| Model | YMC-130H Hercules |
| Status | Written-off |
| Comments | C-130H mod to YMC-130H; w/o 29.10.1980 crashed at Valparaiso-Wagner Field, FL; The a/c had been highly modified so it could take off and land almost like a helicopter. It was equipped with lift rockets slanting downward & slowdown rockets facing forward & was intended for use in Iran to rescue American hostages. During a STOL demonstration flight on a disused airfield the pilot fired the upper set of slowdown rockets at a height of 40ft, instead of 20ft as usual. The navigator was trained to fire the lower set of slowdown rockets three seconds later, just after touchdown (on a normal flight profile). When he fired the rockets three seconds after the pilot, the plane was still at a height of 20ft and came almost to a standstill in the air, falling down onto the runway. The right wing collapsed and a fire erupted; |
| Reg | Airline | Delivered | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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74-1683 | United States Air Force | 00.4.1976 | Written-off |
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