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To: Hurtgen
Hmm. What is the payload of a c-130? 35000-45000 lb? If a c-130 will hold 90+ equipped combat troops why not a party of 150 consisting primarily of women, children, and household goods? IANACM but I've been inside a c-130 before and there looks like enough room.
4 posted on 01/06/2002 7:04:20 AM PST by no-s
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To: no-s
Like the trucks they drive overthere they overload everything. I suspect they got say 100 inside and the rest uptop on the wing root.
5 posted on 01/06/2002 7:12:28 AM PST by Leisler
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To: no-s
I've been in many myself, and for the life of me can't see getting much more than the 92 listed below,especially if they've brought any suitcases etc. Using the data below that gives each person a 21x21 inch square to crouch in.

Cargo Compartment: C-130E/H/J: length, 40 feet (12.31 meters); width, 119 inches (3.12 meters); height, 9 feet (2.74 meters). Rear ramp: length, 123 inches (3.12 meters); width, 119 inches (3.02 meters) Maximum Load: C-130E/H/J: 6 pallets or 74 litters or 16 CDS bundles or 92 combat troops or 64 paratroopers, or a combination of any of these up to the cargo compartment capacity or maximum allowable weight.

6 posted on 01/06/2002 7:15:26 AM PST by Hurtgen
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