Credible Sport Test YMC 130 H

YMC 130 H Credible Sport
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The "CREDIBLE SPORT" PROGRAM.
The "CREDIBLE SPORT" or XSC-130 H, YMC-130 H, YSC-130 H, etc. SUPER STOL PROGRAM. Defined on Lockheed top drawing No. 3319810
After the failure of the hostage rescue mission in Iran on April 24, 1980. The Office of the Secretary of Defense Directorate approached Lockheed Georgia to modify 3 C-130 H aircraft.
These aircraft were to take off from Eglin AFB in Florida; and refuel in-flight on the way to Iran; then land in the Amjadien soccer stadium across the street from the U. S. Embassy in Teheran Iran; with the intention of extracting the American Hostages from the Embassy in Tehran Iran. After rescuing the Hostage these aircraft were to land on the Aircraft Carrier the U.S. S. Nimitz in the Persian Gulf.
The following 3 C-130 H airframes were pulled out of active Air Force service inventory and were considered expendable. These airframes were modified from April to August 1980 as follows: To Y M C-130 H configuration.
LOCKHEED # CS, Phase I [C.n.] # 4658 382 c-41 d A.F. Serial Number 74-1683, Airframe #1 Assigned to the 463 Tactical Air Wing Oct 1977 to Sept 1980. Modified to a YMC-130 H configuration for a rescue operation in Iran. With a C-141 in-flight refueling pod, DC-130 type radome. 30 Rockets total (ASROC engines provided by the Navy) pointing Forward and downward on the forward and rear fuselage. This was the first airframe modified. It was tested at Duke field Eglin AFB. It flew approximately 4 test flights there. This aircraft crashed at a demonstration on Oct 29, 1980 with, I believe Col. Belden as pilot in command. The airframe was buried at Duke field Eglin AFB after the crash.
CS Phase II [C.n.] # 4669 382 c-41 d 74-1686 Airframe #2 Assigned to the 463 T A W September 1976 to 1980. Modified to Y M C-130 H. 4950 Tactical Air Wing November 1982 to October 1987. Modified for a rescue operation in Iran. Modified as 74-1683. This airframe was used for experimental testing purposes at Warner Robins AFB. These test provided the foundation and prototype testing for the Combat Talon II aircraft. This airframe was DE-modified and given to the Warner Robins museum in March 1988.
[C.n.] # 4667 382 c-41 d 74-2065, Airframe #3 was Assigned to the 463 T A W Oct 1977 to Sept 1980. This airframe was never completely modified to YMC-130H configuration and was used as a test platform for form fit and function of parts. The Rockets were never fitted. This Airframe was DE-modified in November 1984 at Lockheed Ontario. Painted in Lizard Camouflage scheme February 1988. Oct. 1991 assigned to the 773AS to present day.
Airframe #4 #382-#1832 (C/N 382-3795) 3795 c382-8b c 130E 62-1832 ABCCC, was used as the interior mock up airframe for the Credible Sport program modified sometime between August and October of 1980.

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[493175001]

0:04 wow I didn't know they had chemtrail dispensers even on the propeller tips.

[Crediblesport]

Those are not chemtrail dispensers. the plane is literally being launched into the air with the thrust of an atlas rocket. At this point in the launch/takeoff the propellers

[Crediblesport]

Wagner Field Florida Eglin AFB

[Tim Brown]

at 1:09 it pretty much took off instantly..Fuckin badass!!

[rhn94]

not really .. if it was kerbal it would have 4 big srbs and they would all blow up mid takeoff

[Nathan Nifong]

Very Kerbal

[HuhnK0t]

add some more thrusters for landing (verticall, slightly pointed forward) and it's good to go.. to bad they hit the deceleration thrusters too early, and it was destroyed.. just think of the possibilities.. "guys, lets go to walmart......"

[SuperConsterMonster]

I wonder wether or not it was fully loaded during that insanely fast takeoff

[afleitikh3]

crazy! but cool!

[greensm1ley1]

why is the fire nessecary?

[1fsnl1]

1:07 lol instant take-off

[JC Denton]

I must say I think the RATO/JATO package they used in Credible Sport was something amazing. I wish they would go ahead and pursue this with modernized computer control equipment to remove a lot of the pilot error problems. Sure, it'd be super discretionary equipment but it would be TERRIFIC to have.

[Byron Black]

During the 1950s there was considerable interest in the Air Force in Rocket-Assisted Take Off (RATO). There's a shot of a RATO-fitted B-47 in Google Images.

The idea of using rockets to decelerate as well as to get airborne is certainly interesting, in terms of making the Hercules a STOL aircraft. One does wonder however about the extreme stresses on an airframe not designed for such.

Modern engines, such as those fitted to the A400M, are powerful enough to nearly match the boost of RATO.

[rankinmania]

Looks cool , propler tip vortex on take off