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Old 10-09-2017, 02:50 AM   #3
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Thumbs up There's a Bunch of C-130s Out There...

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Originally Posted by TheProfessor View Post
Anyone see the large military type aircraft flying over Lakes Region? Flying quite low and somewhat slow. I viewed it heading North.
Jet or prop? Two engines—four or SIX?

Large? I saw a Russian AN-124 flying over Manchester in Spring.



Most likely what you saw was a C-130 transport, whose deep drone can be heard overhead even when the lake is "socked-in":



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"The C-130 has the longest, continuous military aircraft production run in history and one of the top three longest, continuous aircraft production lines of any type...In 2015, there were 2500 in service."

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