marky sparky Posted September 22, 2022 Share Posted September 22, 2022 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/c-130-seaplane-should-fly-in-2023-says-air-force-specops-commander 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 The almighty Herc!! Next thing they'll propose it to land on a carrier 😉 -oh wait, done that already 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vingtor Posted September 23, 2022 Share Posted September 23, 2022 Not a new idea: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/lockheed-c-130-hercules-seaplane-amphibious-versions.26090/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alt-92 Posted September 24, 2022 Share Posted September 24, 2022 Bonkers. They really need to set aside their pride and just buy themselves US-2s. Or license-build. I don't care. But this is just a stupid idea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc72 Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 Fascinating, but odd project. I wonder whether a KC-130 refueling two V-22 would be a superior concept. With these huge draggy and heavy floats the advantage of the Hercules over two V-22 in terms of payload can't be that large. In addition, I think the idea that a floatplane can land everywhere on water is a bit misleading. Such a floatplane would be quite restricted to smooth waters in protected bays or lakes. Therefore, a tiltrotor (or large helicopter) might be more flexible for the insertion/extraction of special forces and the like. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAF4EVER Posted September 26, 2022 Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 23/09/2022 at 08:54, Vingtor said: Not a new idea: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/lockheed-c-130-hercules-seaplane-amphibious-versions.26090/ Link not working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 43 minutes ago, Blackcat2020 said: My thoughts exactly. I'm thinking that perhaps a purpose designed flying boat hull and, wingtip floats might be more practical for such a large aeroplane. At least that might eliminate the weight/drag penalty of those huge floats. Be a great "what if" project though assuming one could source suitable floats! That was proposed many years ago! https://www.airliners.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1464845 Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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