Thursday, December 2, 2010

C-130 Hercules

The C-130 Hercules is the mainly flexible transporter airplane ever made. Over 2,000 have been built over 50 years; manufacture it the longest, incessant construction run in history. It's used over 50 countries, and is one of the most used and safest transport aircraft in process. Here is  the plane is ejecting flares during a test of an infrared missile warning and self-protection system installed on a C-130 Hercules. The trailing vortices formed in the wake are clearly visible and it can also over clouds and firing sequence.
   
The C-130 provides essential tropical cyclone forecasting information. It penetrates tropical cyclones and hurricanes at altitudes ranging from 500 to 10,000 feet (151.7 to 3033.3 meters) above the ocean surface depending upon the intensity of the storm. The C-130 is specializing to collect high-density, high-accuracy weather data from within the storm's environment. This includes penetration of the center (eye) of the storm. This vital information is instantly relayed by satellite to the National Hurricane Center to aid in the accurate forecasting of hurricane movement and intensity.

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