Aviation Photo #1084671 Lockheed C-130T Hercules (L-382) - USA - Marines

Very nice action pic! Well done!
Soetkin

I think this guy behind the roof window is taking a picture, doesn't he? I could swear he holds a camera. Great and sharp picture btw :)...

Absolutely spectacular! My new favorite on the whole site! An excellent shot of a beautiful bird! Semper Fi!

5 million stars a+ wow wow wow, great shot. holy jesus thats a great shot. great!!

Now that's what i call a rocket-like take off.

I just don't lilke this photo, but the engine fire.:-)

Woow, the best Jato pic i´ve ever seen, very impressive. 4 stars - 5 if the watermark wasen´t there.

He must have one hell of a nice view from there, great photo!

Pretty sure they guy is holding a camera!

Those flyboys are sure having fun!

JATO means "Jet Assisted Take-Off". you wrote "JATO Take off" :P so take off is there twice

It was one of the best moments of the show!

Very good picture

4 stars. But I have a question - Is it safe to have the hot jet exhaust in direct contact with the skin of the airplane ? I would imagine it would set up a temperature differential (this would have long term structural consequences ?) ...as well as, spoil the paint job ? :)

How much thrust do the rockets produce?

Fat Albert is light on his feet! Re: The post asking about the rocket exhaust contacting the skin of the aircraft... (1) the JATO units are mounted on the main landing gear sponsons, which extend out from the sides of the fuselage, and (2) the units are canted away from the fuselage, ie, the thrust does not project parallel to the line of flight. Hope this helps. No slack in Marine Air!!!

I remember seeing this and thinking: "What is so special about this take-off. I've seen a Hercules take off before." and then it was all fire and loud and it was gone. Loved it! This photo reminds me of that day. Thank you.

Just saw this aircraft do virtually the same take-off out of SFO...without the JATO rockets. Not once, but TWO days in a row. I've seen it with and without the JATOs and I swear he did just as good without them. Two days in a row. I'm not saying the JATOS aren't necessary. I'm sure that if you had it at max takeoff weight you'd want even more than 8 JATOs.

afterburners nice