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How an AC-130 was built to land in a soccer stadium

How an AC-130 was built to land in a soccer stadium

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After the botched Operation Eagle Claw in 1980, the U.S. military launched Operation Credible Sport to rescue hostages in Tehran by landing a specially modified C-130 Hercules in a soccer stadium near the U.S. Embassy. Engineers added 30 rocket motors to the plane—some to slow it down, others to soften its landing, and more for a quick getaway—allowing it to take off and land in a tiny space. During a test in Florida on October 29, 1980, the braking rockets fired too early, causing a rough landi

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This is the story of the C 130 known as Credible Sport, one of the most interesting aircraft ever built. In 1980, Operation Credible Sport secretly modified a Lockheed C 130 Hercules into a Super STOL aircraft designed to land and take off inside a sports stadium in Tehran for a hostage rescue. It used 30 rockets to stop on landing, slow descent, and provide massive thrust for takeoff, allowing extreme short takeoff and landing in confined spaces. | Patina Research

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From the Vault - "Operation Credible Sport" - On failure of hostage rescue mission in Iran on April 24, 1980, USA (Secretary of Defense Directorate) engaged Lockheed Georgia to modify three C-130 H aircraft to Super STOL versions (XSC-130 H, YMC-130 H, YSC-130 H) for rescue of 52 hostages in Iran. 👉The project aimed modified Lockheed C-130 Hercules to be able to land on a runway as short as a soccer field. 👉In order to shorten the landing distance, the engineers retrofitted the planes with roc

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