![Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with the addition of rocket engines to make it a short take off and landing (STOL) capable aircraft able to land on the field within a soccer Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with the addition of rocket engines to make it a short take off and landing (STOL) capable aircraft able to land on the field within a soccer](https://preview.redd.it/fgp9eklf9o171.jpg?auto=webp&s=8995352f883b4b7fc6d457e2164acac3d1efda2b)
Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with the addition of rocket engines to make it a short take off and landing (STOL) capable aircraft able to land on the field within a soccer
![During landing for a large cargo plane like the C-130 Hercules, we couldn't see any thrust reverser (as in commercial jets) in play. What tech does it use to stop so quickly? - During landing for a large cargo plane like the C-130 Hercules, we couldn't see any thrust reverser (as in commercial jets) in play. What tech does it use to stop so quickly? -](https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-79b67fced614f0500f8b948e9360c4a3.webp)
During landing for a large cargo plane like the C-130 Hercules, we couldn't see any thrust reverser (as in commercial jets) in play. What tech does it use to stop so quickly? -
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JATO Takeoff compilation | Jet Assisted Take Off compilation | Take offs compilation | RATO takeoff - YouTube
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The US Military Planned on Using This Crazy Modified C-130 to Rescue Hostages in Iran – The Tactical Air Network
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aircraft design - How does a large cargo plane like the C-130 Hercules take off and land in such a short distance? - Aviation Stack Exchange
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This C-130 crashed testing a system designed for the (second) mission to rescue the Iranian hostages | We Are The Mighty
![File:US Navy 041112-N-4204E-314 A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules uses Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) bottles during takeoff in Pensacola, Florida.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 041112-N-4204E-314 A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules uses Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) bottles during takeoff in Pensacola, Florida.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/US_Navy_041112-N-4204E-314_A_U.S._Marine_Corps_C-130_Hercules_uses_Jet_Assisted_Take_Off_%28JATO%29_bottles_during_takeoff_in_Pensacola%2C_Florida.jpg)
File:US Navy 041112-N-4204E-314 A U.S. Marine Corps C-130 Hercules uses Jet Assisted Take Off (JATO) bottles during takeoff in Pensacola, Florida.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
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