Newest version of C-130 (LM-100J) Super Hercules does loop

[DaveBB]

Latest incarnation of the C-130 does a loop at Farnborough Air Show.

https://airwingmedia.com/news/2018/lockheed-lm-100j-super-hercules-goes-inverted-at-farnborough-2018/

Go to 6:58 in the video.

[Vraciu]

A guy with nothing to lose who probably came close to losing everything. 


That said, you can do that maneuver in just about any airplane.    Not sure I would ever try it though. 

[AKKuya]

A guy with nothing to lose who probably came close to losing everything. 


That said, you can do that maneuver in just about any airplane.    Not sure I would ever try it though.

Can you do that in the 747 with space shuttle piggyback?

[Vraciu]

Can you do that in the 747 with space shuttle piggyback?

I’d say it’s all about G loading.   If you stay within the limits of the system then yeah.   

I wouldn’t want to try it though. 

[DaveBB]

Years ago I was inquiring about the aerobatic ability of the B-1b after seeing it doing some wild stuff at an airshow.  Our resident fight pilot Eagl told me that it takes about 4g's to perform a loop (I hope I'm not misquoting him).  So if the plane can handle 4g's (at least), it can do a loop.

[Brooke]

That was cool to watch!  Thanks for the link.

Guy sure put it through its paces. 

[Puma44]

It would be interesting to see that from inside the cockpit.  Thanks for the share.