This airplane is the ski-equipped variant of the C-130 Hercules. With added rockets and skis, this is one cool airplane, and it is used in the Arctic and Antarctic.
It is equipped with four jet-assisted takeoff rockets – that’s right, rockets – on each side of the fuselage. The rockets aid in adding maximum power for short or rough and unimproved runways.
Watch as this tough airplane takes off in the Arctic.
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