Blue Angels C-130 "Fat Albert" A Wild Crosswind Landing

[zhiheng2005]

The plane bounced 4 times then it came down.

[kbent88]

blew a tire =]

[QeXeQ]

WTF? I want to hear the engine's sound, sorry, thumbs down for the music...

[TheVidPro]

@QeXeQ That's what the Blues were playing- comes with the territory.

[RDPCSVP]

os pilotos são bons, esse avião é exelente...... sempre que está no ar é um verdadeiro especulo. parabéns pelo vídeo!!!

(pilots are good, this aircraft is excellent ...... whenever it is in the air is a real speculate. congratulations on video!!!)

[stefanholtland]

1:05.. flat tire?????

[MrSunrise1961]

The gliding community here calls the maneuver we saw on approach a "crab". As TheVidPro pointed out, it was followed at the flare by a transition to sideslip. He then proceeded to fly it on before the drift got large enough to be a problem. I'm used to seeing this kind of approach in gliders (practice for outlanding) , but a Herc? And from the angle of the crab, the crosswind must have been horrendous. Color me impressed!

[KingKrabb999]

That is a very confident pilot, it was scary just watching it.

[tory445828196]

on youtube everyones a fuckin expert...

[fastst1]

Nothing impressive, at 1:00 Fat Albert blows a tire on the port side. Kinda floated down the runway a bit too. It's called a slip, good way to make a crazy steep approach.

[Gdigger10]

Faaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaa-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaaaat Albert!

[TheVidPro]

Go watch other videos of the C-130 approach. Side-slipping is not in the Blue Angels demo. He is actually flying a different course on approach to compensate for the crosswind. Yes it looks like side slip, but that's not the manuever. He doesn't have excess speed on the approach. Matter of fact, he probably is adding power at that point.

[KD5XB]

@TheVidPro Looked to me like he touched down a little fast. It almost looks like it's trying to wheelbarrow on the nose gear.

[b101aa2]

he also blew out a tire on the left mains. that was a wild landing.

[mrshanes1]

This is a forward slip. A maneuver to lose altitude quickly before landing.  Nothing to do with a crosswind.

[TheVidPro]

@mrshanes1 He was in a side slip to stay lined up with center line. Normally the aircraft nose is lined up with the center line. Cross winds require course adjustments- like when you are trying to walk straight to a specific point but the 60 mph winds are blowing you in another direction.

[mrshanes1]

@TheVidPro I'm a pilot and I understand crosswind landings, but from :28 to :38 in the video the nose of the aircraft is pointed right at the camera, NOT the runway center line. That is a forward slip. At about :39, the nose aligns with the runway as it transitions to a side slip and you can see the left wing is low to counteract the crosswind until touch down of the main (left) gear.

[Turk353535]

Actually I was flying in the jump seat (behind Flight Engineer) on this flight for an incentive ride. I was invited on this ride by the crew because I was one of the statics on display (C5 Galaxy). The AC was actually fighting the crosswind AND nose diving NOT to over shoot the approach and landing. The blown tire (left forward main) was a fluke.

[MARTINIL67]

Was that a good landing? Jesus! I wouldn't like to see a bad one............

[staggermann1]

i bet the crew cheifs are like sonuvabi*%

[Dude1112]

That isnt a crosswind.. its a flight maneuver to lose altitude without gaining excessive airspeed...

[bloodhoun138]

didn't know the Blue Angles had a C-130!

[cobrala]

He got on the brakes a bit early and was not quite on the ground after a few bounces.

[MegaBuckBuck1]

Waste of tires and too much wear and tear on the equipment. But, almost impressive.

[pilotocua]

Es solo una deslizada usando full flaps, pero por tratar de ser ídolo y de entrar en la pista aceleró excesivamente el avión que incluso se salió de la pista (le quedó corta) y reventó un neumático.

Igual buen video por el acierto.

Suerte y Gracias por compartirlo.

[dexter2811]

@pilotocua Que video estabas viendo?

[ThisGuyOnLive]

what, you think the fighter pilots are the only good pilots the blue angels have?

[maunten66]

cago un neumatico. oooohhh !.

[xmodfreak2011]

Home boy porpoised it pretty bad. Busted one of his main gear tires! 1:09ish

[aaron8862006]

Classic. Helluva wheelbarrow! I love watching 8 staring as they roll out haha

[reyrodriguezp]

They sure blew a tire... can see it shredded in the front left main gear... AWESOME!!

[ElectricPriest]

He shredded a tire. Left inboard, after the reversed props backwards, when he taxis forward, there it is.

[ElectricPriest]

He shredded a tire.

[bbsl1967]

nice landing even after one of the wheels popped upon landing

[1700tc]

OMG 1:03 the wheel popped

[sambo734]

@1700tc You're observant.

[Gdigger10]

the C-130 FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA­AAAAAAAAAAAAAAT ALBERT!

[wwejonfdx]

call now and get ur c130 for 5% off plus u can get a sunroof were u can stick ur american flag out!

[mmkropp]

is that a flat tire on the front left main?

[BLAKEY2695]

@mmkropp

*Rear

[Chuckjagermeister]

@mmkropp Yeah they always try to blow a tire or 4 on these demos. Makes for a good show.

[mmkropp]

@Chuckjagermeister o yea? may i ask how and or why they might do this, because i have seen fat albert fly a dozen times or so... and theres never been any flat tires please exlpain

[Chuckjagermeister]

@mmkropp It's called humor.

[johncolinmclay2]

Superb pilot skill . This shows that we have the best pilots in the world , supporting our military , so what.... a few tires need replaced . Glad i was not on board for that landing though . God bless our Troops ......

[jasonyeozhishen]

wow.. that crosswind was strong !!! :O

[JOLY823]

Blew the tire up!!! how can they do that?

Max brakes for sure

[segurola]

BLOW the tire...you can see it at the end.

[PICvc3]

I think it`s like the famous "Sarajevo-Approach". You can say it is "a controlled crash for the purpose of landing" ;-)) 5*!! (Search for Sarajevo Approach)

[DetEJagDe]

0:47 wheelie (:

[cortes1988]

Nice landing. Im always around C-130's and that is the first time I ever seen a C-130 land like that.

[Chuckjagermeister]

He blew a couple of the left mainwheel tires when he bounced. Maybe he got on the brakes too early.

[fuddy12345]

Wow. That's skill.

[jmaugham]

He lands quite fast, plants the nosewheel first, and then holds the nosewheel on as the mains go skidding down the runway with hardly any weight on them.

Crosswinds don't blow tires. Locking brakes blow tires.

[MrFlightsim]

Nice Landing!

[brownsnake7204]

It appears they blew at least one main tire. Look at the taXI portion,

[bman2101]

guys, this airplane is being flown by the best pilots in the United States Marine Corps.....im pretty sure they know what theyre doing.

[shakaloso83]

I saw nothing impressive here.

[jeff0068]

You say you saw nothing impressive here? Its called a combat landing and when you take a 41 ton aircraft and pitch the nose down at about a 45 plus degree angle and can pull out before it hits the ground and land, that is IMPRESSIVE!

[heettreet]

@jeff0068 i agree ,, a combat landing demo ,, plane and pilot were impressive

[cookiemonster0626]

Result :

Blown Tire

[c08dlfeldman]

Doesn't look like a crosswind landing...just a steep approach with a forward slip...

[TheVidPro]

Look at the nose when he starts the approach- you'll see it go from inline with the runway to a 45 degree angle to stay on centerline- that's not a side slip to burn off speed in this case. Staying down on the runway was a challenge until he was below about 80 knots.

[barryplem]

It really does look like an intentional forward slip, hence the steep approach. He lines it back up when he gets close.

[TheVidPro]

I was there shooting this. I've done airshow video since 1983 and this was a 20-25 knot crosswind. Before zooming into Fat Albert, you can see the PA system waiving in the wind. I was combat aircrew in the Navy with over 7,000 hours. It was a wild ride.

[RCKTBOY7]

@TheVidPro What did you fly?

[TheVidPro]

@RCKTBOY7

S-2Fs, P-2V7s, and all models of P-3s

[RCKTBOY7]

@TheVidPro My dad was F-14s and A-4's for VC-12

[BillWa]

@TheVidPro Good to go. I loved the old stoofs.

[colkelley]

@TheVidPro - I flew the EP-3B and EP=3E Deepwell with VQ-1 1974-1977....did you fly either of those?

[TheVidPro]

@colkelley  S-2Fs, P-2V7s, P-3A,B,C, and all Update versions. 7,000+ hours Combat Aircrew. Used up all 9 lives! LOL!

[colkelley]

@TheVidPro - So not ALL P-3 versions...you guys had a lot less weight than we did...I guess I used up 8 lives in VQ-1 (7 intercepts by Soviet MiG-23s and one intercept by a North Korean MiG-21 complete with missile launch)...but then I flew the ERA-3B with VAQ-33 (1979-1982) and had three fires in flight during that time...so somehow I must've been gifted with 12 lives ;)

[k8l81]

@TheVidPro

[Pimpedoutrides7293]

wow what a landing, despite the wheel, I give them props for just landing. great video man

[TheVidPro]

ya, nasty cross wind. "Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing"

[EWLGtoday]

@Pimpedoutrides7293 Looks like he landed heavy on the left side and then braked before the right side came down. Agree with you on "props for just landing."

[ugnut123]

lol i spell crosswind crosswing all the time

[TheVidPro]

Nice find!  Thanks...LOL

[CEIDvasilis]

the worst landing...jumping on the front wheel while the center wheels are in the air...

[pabobfin]

Actually the left main and the front wheel touched down while the right main remained airborne, indicating a left to right x wind. BTW x wind is not a big deal, no matter what airplane is doing it, even the space shuttle... basic piloting skill.

[kblackav8or]

Log 3 landings and a blown tire.

[FroggyOne2]

Yeah.. I noticed that too! The blown tire. I used to watch the Blue Angels practice every day with I was stationed at NAS Pensacola.

[coug741]

Oh man, im a C-130 CC, and that just makes me cringe!! Feel bad for his crew chiefs.

[BeckhamRacing]

Nice footage!

[TheVidPro]

Thanks :) It was a challenging day to shoot.

[BeckhamRacing]

I'm thinking it was a challenging day to fly too!