Watch a Huge Cargo Plane Do a Loop
The new Lockheed Martin LM-100J is essentially a civilian version of the C-130J Hercules already in service with…
I Guess This Is How You Fit A C-130 In A Parking Lot
“I saw this at a rest stop in PA,” Jalopnik reader Joe wrote to me. “Any idea what it is?” Well, yes, but I have no idea…
U.S. Soldier Deliberately Cut Parachute Straps On Humvees During Air Drop
Relatable: you’re in the U.S. Army, you’re in charge of safely air-dropping the Humvees out of a C-130 Hercules, and…
That C-130 Circling NYC Was Practicing Donald Trump's Rescue: Report
Last Wednesday New Yorkers were bugging out over a massive C-130 military plane doing low and slow laps with a pair of…
Why Is This C-130 Circling Manhattan? [UPDATE]
There’s a C-130 circling New York City right now. Why?
C-130 Crashes At Jalalabad Air Base In Eastern Afghanistan, Killing 11
A C-130 Super Hercules crashed shortly after midnight at Jalalabad Air Base which is located about 80 miles east of…
Rick Perry Rented A C-130 Hercules To Use As Campaign Kickoff Backdrop
Rick Perry is at it again, chasing his dreams of becoming the most powerful person and defacto leader of planet earth.…
Fast And Furious Threw Real Fake Cars Out Of A Real Airplane
The Fast and the Furious conglomerate of movies is known for their egregious use of CGI and quite frankly some poor…
Did You Know Airlines Once Flew C-130s?
Friday night, I came across this intriguing piece about vanished planes and how some are used for drug runs and then…
Amazing Video Of Planes Dropping Fire Retardant On A Wildfire
Wildfire continues to rage across much of the west, and the military has responded by dispatching tanker planes to…
How I was almost crushed by a C-130 in Afghanistan
Jacob LaDuke served with the U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan in 2002 as an A-10 crew chief. Here, LaDuke explains one of…
Libya's planes are rotting in Georgia
Eight U.S.-built C-130 Hercules military transports bought by Libya are sitting in a field on the grounds of Dobbins…
Yeah, That's A Pretty Awesome View
"You feel a breeze, Bob?" "No, why? Is the door open?" "Couldn't tell ya. Nice day, though." (An Air Force C-130…
We've Got A Great Big Convoy... Of C-130s
More than a mere mortal, but not fully God-like: Behold the power of a fleet of C-130 Hercules transports headed right…
Air Force Shooting Freaking Lasers At Cars
The Air Force has successfully fired a plane-based laser at the hood of a test car, successfully melting it. It's like…