Could happen.

@Laucivol do you know how huge a c130 is?

I know.

I dont think that runway is long enough

And I looked it up.

Or wide enough

And it happened.

Shit really?

What kind of circumnstance led to a c130 landing on a fucking carrier?

Apparently 21 times with full stop landings, too.

I dont think it can take off, though

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/this-c-130-landing-on-an-aircraft-carrier-will-make-you-rethink-physics

I refuse to believe that's enough runway for whats essentially a flying cargo tank to get enough speed for a take off

Took off 21 times, as well.

Yeah.

I didn't believe it, either. XD

That makes me wonder what in god's name makes the F117 unsuitable for carrier use

Well, just because they *could* do it.. and, apparently fairly reliably, they didn't sanction it as a normal course of duty.

Apparently wether it can land or take off depends on how much cargo its carrying

The more cargo its carrying the more inertia to stop

Naturally.

Isnt there a thing about dumping excess fuel to reduce mass for a landing?

In cases where the runway is too small?

I'm no pilot, but I believe there is the option for emergency landings.

If you gotta land somewhere not ideal

You gotta make it ideal

Well, ideal *enough*.

As ideal as you can for an emergency landing

In what can be too small a runway for your plane size

All this plane talk is reminding me of superman returns though

When a plane carries a spaceshuttle

... Oh the video didn't work...

Is the shuttle usually fueled?

Like

That seems a bit dumb

It'd make more sense to fuel on site?

this is the meme channel, move this over to temple of vee

If you have the fuel in the shuttle thats EVEN MORE WEIGHT for the plane to carry