Lockheed C-130T Hercules (L-382) - USA - Marines | Aviation Photo #0933889

Anonymous

18 years ago

Fantastic shooting!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Stunning! Pure 1d2 power!!! :)

Anonymous

18 years ago

Excellent image captured in difficult lighting. Well done!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Stunning shot of the Herc with the Jatto assisted t/o

Anonymous

18 years ago

A wonderfully framed shot under difficult lighting. One of the best pictures I have seen in a long while.

Anonymous

18 years ago

To watch a take-off using ramjets is awesome (Blue Angels in FLL), but the contrast of dusk and the effects of a perfect shot deserve 5 star rating.

Anonymous

18 years ago

A stunning picture! Just as impressive as the C130 take-off, itself

Anonymous

18 years ago

Superb!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great shot. It really is an eye-catcher, but what exactly caused the fireworks?

Anonymous

18 years ago

Very nice pic, salute to all

Anonymous

18 years ago

In such a low light condition, excellent capture for the photographer. Great moment.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Blast Off!!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great

Anonymous

18 years ago

Superb capture of the JATO!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Excellent image of C130 take-off

Anonymous

18 years ago

Perfect

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great!!!!! What more can I say????

Anonymous

18 years ago

Excellent !!! It's really a great shot !!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Fantastic. i have never seen the ramjets in action. very impressive.

Anonymous

18 years ago

That's quite a climbingrate...

Anonymous

18 years ago

Absolutely awesome!!!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Can anyone me if this is called a RATO or JATO?!?!...i would suspect the former.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Awesome shot! I was at the Oceana Airshow that same weekend, but missed this takeoff. I was too busy exploring the hanger. Awesome picture and it was an awesome weekend!

Anonymous

18 years ago

What an awesome shot!i can almost feel the power of that JATO

Anonymous

18 years ago

Both JATO (Jet Assisted Take off) and RATO (Rocket Assisted Take Off) are correct ways to say the same things although JATO is nowadays more usual than RATO.
Great picture.I wish I could see something like that nearby!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Exelant use of camera filters

Anonymous

18 years ago

Awesome!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wonderfull...

Anonymous

18 years ago

Does the pilot still need the flaps with a JATO thrust?

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great photo. Awesome takeoff and it's a well framed photo. I can feel the power even by just looking at it.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Too bad I couldn't make it to the night show... What an awesome glow.

FATTTTTTTTT ALBERRRT!!!!
-Miles

Anonymous

18 years ago

Stunning, beautiful capture.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Amazing lighting, my new background!

Anonymous

18 years ago

I think this is one of those shots that many people can only dream of getting. The exhaust from the JATO rockets looking like sparks, the reflections on the skin of the sponsons and even between the flaps and the surface of the wing...Top Effort.

KInd Regards,

Cliff Burgess.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great Photo

Anonymous

18 years ago

Great shot, thanks for sharing

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wonderful! I love the JATO and the dark silhouette of the C-130 is incredible!

Anonymous

18 years ago

YEA!!! What a awesome picture of Fat Albert's JATO!!

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wow

Anonymous

18 years ago

Wooooow

Anonymous

18 years ago

Crewed c130s for twenty years always a soft spot when i see a working picture

Anonymous

18 years ago

Awesome view of a C-130

Anonymous

18 years ago

Was in the airforce and was part of jato. just love it.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!
I hope everyone is alright after that. How did it catch on fire?

Anonymous

18 years ago

A great night shot with the bright rockets providing added color.

Anonymous

18 years ago

Climbing like a homesick angel, outstanding !!!

Anonymous

17 years ago

A hurry deliver to the space

Anonymous

17 years ago

Veyr nice...is this the 'top secret' c130 that has a rocket assisted take off and STOl capabilities, or are the rockets there to make it lokky prettiful?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Cool i like that rocket engines.

Anonymous

17 years ago

It's the "Top Secret" Fat Albert at most Blue Angels airshows. It is the ONLY C-130 that uses JATO these days. If they all don't fire, you're in for a bad ride, which is why Fat Albert is the only one to use it!

Anonymous

17 years ago

The contrast of the rockets and the twilight.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Cool lighting.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great shot!

Anonymous

17 years ago

No matter how far we go with new tech, the C130 will always be one of my favorite planes

Anonymous

17 years ago

Exactly - the more detail the better! crisp and clear image, even in low light. how odd, however, to see a rocket-assisted propjet

Anonymous

17 years ago

Nice!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Good view of a dangerous but necessary activity

Anonymous

17 years ago

Mmm... JATO. Closest thing most pilots ever experience to a rocket launch. Wheee.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great shot . . . however, the reason for the four and not the five is because of the lackluster background.

Anonymous

17 years ago

What happens to the boosters once the aircraft has achieved level flight? Do they fall off? Or are they served as an appetizer during the in-flight movie?

Anonymous

17 years ago

Not everyone can get a photo like this. either good management, or even better luck, just wish i had taken it

Anonymous

17 years ago

Great contrast night vs rocket's light. Besides that, you don't get to see a pic like this every day.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Beautiful profile shot

Anonymous

17 years ago

Clarity and impression of power and technology. Lighting is very good,

Anonymous

17 years ago

Glorious

Anonymous

17 years ago

The contrast of the white flame jets against the darkened aircraft is eyecatching

Anonymous

17 years ago

The angle of climb is amazing if it as actually as it looks. that would be a ride!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I like the contrast of the photo, the effect it has. It reminds me of one of my friends' works

Anonymous

17 years ago

Fat Albert is my Hero. Awsome display of a technology that is not used often, and seen by the "common man" even less

Anonymous

17 years ago

This shot is an outstanding imagine of America's air power!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I've only just found this, it's brilliant!!!! Great capture man!

Anonymous

17 years ago

Airpower is one of America's many forte and the Blue Angels are Nonpareil. I Never tire of seeing "Fat Albert's" incredible angle of attack JATO assisted demo in "The Blue's" airshow. Thanks, Ian, for sharing a Great capture here.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Use to work on Fat Albert while stationed at VMGR-234 in Ft Worth. Brings memories back. Not a T model but I believe a E model C-130.

Anonymous

17 years ago

Note to Inflight Catering: No more bean burritos for the passengers! Seriously, though, this is a very nice shot; very dynamic!

Anonymous

17 years ago

I love those JATOs. I wish I could put a couple on my 172.

Anonymous

17 years ago

'Spose that'll void the warranty? (loved the "Oh my gosh!!!!!!!!!" comment below...cracked me up)

Anonymous

17 years ago

Up. Up and away from the ground fire.

Anonymous

15 years ago

I love jato on a herk, especially fat albert.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow!!!!its just amazing.although i never really understood wat that fire is for....

Anonymous

15 years ago

"And There's Faaaaaaaaaaatttt Albert" Perfect timing Ian.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Gotta love JATO

Anonymous

15 years ago

Fantastic picture.

Anonymous

14 years ago

What a treat to see the Fat Albert performing a JATO takeoff in the dim skies!

Anonymous

14 years ago

I suppose the acronym should be RATO (rocket) as opposed to JATO. I wonder what this bird sounds like in this configuration (I've watched/marshaled a number of C130's in my time in the SAAF)

Anonymous

13 years ago

RATO is as loud as it looks. Pretty awesome though, if you have to get off the ground NOW.

Anonymous

11 years ago

It's the Hercules of the Blue Angels ?

Anonymous

10 years ago

Absolutely BRILLIANT photograph!!! Congratulations, and thanks for sharing!

Aviation Photo #0933889 Lockheed C-130T Hercules (L-382) - USA - Marines

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