Comments by "" (@Allan_aka_RocKITEman) on "1951 C-124 disappearance" video.

  1. As I mentioned in another comment, I personally worked on Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft in the US Navy and then the US Coast Guard. With that experience, it SOMEWHAT AMAZES ME that aircraft like the C-124, and the C-54 and C-47 earlier during the Berlin Airlift, were able to HAUL all the stuff they hauled while being powered by radial {reciprocating} engines. One of the IMPRESSIVE THINGS about the C-130 Hercules in the 1950s was the improved power-to-weight ratio afforded by turboprops {gas turbine engines driving propellers}.
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  2. @TheHistoryGuyChannel >>> ANOTHER interesting USAF aircraft you could cover, if you have not done so already, is the "Douglas C-133 Cargomaster." I worked around Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft in both the USN and USCG. Having ONLY seen photographs of Cargomasters, especially in the pre-internet days, I thought they were some kind of MODIFIED Hercules. Several years ago I first visited the US Air Force's AIR MOBILITY COMMAND MUSEUM at Dover AFB, and got to see a Cargomaster in person for the first time. The C-133 Cargomaster is BIGGER than a C-130 Hercules! The Cargomaster was actually the forerunner of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, and AFAIK the C-133 was the LARGEST turboprop ever operated by the USAF.
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  3. NO PROBLEMO, HG!
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  4. FWIW, starting at about 01:31 in this video: Watching this on my smartphonr, if I am seeing that aircraft correctly... I ❤️ BLEEDAIR BLIMPS {An early Lockheed C-130 Hercules with the "Roman Nose."}
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