Here is a trivia question I don't know the precise answer to:

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Apr 26, 2024
11:59:22am

MarylandFan Political Junky

Which cost more, C-130, the CH-53K or the F-35C? A cursory search leaves me unsure.

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MarylandFan

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You don’t see this every day. A C-130 refueling a CH-53K carrying an F-35.

Adam_Pontipee

Apr 26, 11:49am

Its amazing the AC-130 can flow slow enough. I love stuff like this.

AltTabbins

Apr 26, 11:50am

I’d figure the C-130 is slowed and the CH-53 is sped up a bit to make it work.

Adam_Pontipee

Apr 26, 11:51am

Minor point: It's not an "AC"-130, it's an "HC"-130. The AC-130 is a gunship and

BleedCougarBlue2

Apr 26, 12:00pm

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letthewookieewin

Apr 26, 12:05pm

yeah that was my first thought as well

CrashMcLarson

Apr 26, 12:01pm

The talent it must take to line up the fuel tether without contacting the rotor

robin

Apr 26, 11:55am

That's why the probe extends beyond the arc of the rotor, but

mtnbiker

Apr 26, 12:06pm

Here is a trivia question I don't know the precise answer to:

MarylandFan

Apr 26, 11:59am

Answer: The F-35 by far.

BleedCougarBlue2

Apr 26, 12:01pm

That's what I would have thought, but they're closer than I realized

MarylandFan

Apr 26, 12:12pm

F-35 is more than the Ch53-K.

matishen

Apr 26, 1:00pm

Sidenote: what are the odds Elder Uchtdorf subscribes to the Aviation subreddit?

yorksama

Apr 26, 12:01pm

That's ~$222 million in aircraft in that shot lol

CSoul

Apr 26, 12:11pm

So...roughly the equivalent to the average CBer's home value, correct? nbd.

IdahoCoug

Apr 26, 12:16pm

That's far more impressive than when I saw a truck towing a trailer containing a

StarMan

Apr 26, 3:38pm

RE: That's far more impressive than when I saw a truck towing a trailer

Adam_Pontipee

Apr 26, 3:44pm

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