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«Дельтовцам» всего-то надо было перелететь с базы США в Омане на аэродром подскока в иранской пустыне, там пересесть на вертолёты, перелететь в следующую точку около Тегерана, там пересесть в грузовики, которые должны были обеспечить заранее заброшенные агенты ЦРУ, и взять штурмом захваченное посольство. Затем в планах освобождённых заложников и «дельтовцев» вновь подбирали вертолёты и доставляли на следующий аэродром, в полусотне километров от Тегерана, который к этому моменту должны были захватить рейнджеры из 75-го полка. Там все рассаживались по транспортным самолётам и благополучно разлетались по домам.
Сломанный коготь «Дельты»
Провал первой операции знаменитого подразделения американского спецназа по освобождению заложников в Иране // warspot.ru
Носовая стойка поднялась на 6 футов от земли после 10 футов (3 метра!) разбега... и самолет поднялся в воздух, преодолев 150 футов (50 метров!) с момента отпускания тормозов… На длине футбольного поля он набрал высоту 30 футов и скорость 115 узлов.
The U.S. Air Force Built a C-130 That Could Land Inside a Soccer Stadium
But one of the rocket-powered planes crashed during a test flight // medium.com
After Lockheed was requested on 27 June 1980, to begin preliminary engineering studies on an STOL Hercules, the use of JATO units was explored, since these had previously been used to power takeoffs.[5] Lockheed reported on 16 July that 58 JATO bottles (more than seven times greater than normal) would be required and that arresting gear would be insufficient to stop the C-130 in the required space. The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake organization was then brought into the project to provide expertise on existing rocket motor power. Lockheed proceeded with work to structurally reinforce the C-130 airframe to withstand rocket forces and to develop a passenger restraint system for 150 persons.[6]
The resulting XFC-130H aircraft were modified by the installation of 30 rockets in multiple sets: eight forward-pointed ASROC rocket motors mounted around the forward fuselage to stop the aircraft, eight downward-pointed Shrike rockets fuselage-mounted above the wheel wells to brake its descent, eight rearward-pointed MK-56 rockets (from the RIM-66 Standard missile) mounted on the lower rear fuselage for takeoff assist, two Shrikes mounted in pairs on wing pylons to correct yaw during takeoff transition, and two ASROCs mounted at the rear of the tail to prevent it from striking the ground from over-rotation.
Operation Credible Sport - Wikipedia
Operation Credible Sport was a joint project of the U.S. military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran. The concept included using a Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with the addition of rocket engines to make it a short take off and landing (STOL) capable aircraft able to land on the field within a soccer stadium in Tehran. Operation Credible Sport was terminated when on 2 November, the Iranian parliament accepted an Algerian plan for release of the hostages, followed two days later by Ronald Reagan's election as the U.S. // Дальше — en.wikipedia.org