Lockheed XFC-130H/YMC-130H Credible Sport/Credible Sport II

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@Kiltonge awesome post. Damn interesting stuff. Credible sport was WILD !

 

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Ref: The modified C-130 for Iranian Rescue

Folks,

During WW2 the Germans tested a modified DFS-230 assault glider with two rockets in the nose and a braking parachute. The braking rocket concept was never used in combat, though the braking parachute concept was used in the rescue of Mussolini. Also the Germans tested an auto-gyro version of the DFS-230 for vertical assault landings -- ie there were no main wings, just the rotor.

Finally, the whole Iranian Hostage Crisis was 100% proof that either the US Army or the USAF should have purchased the French Breguet 941. With its super STOL performance (without all the bells and whistles that other large STOL aircraft used to achieve the desired results) and short wing span, some braking rockets and take off rockets could have probably got it to land and take off in the distance required for the stadium.

Jack E. Hammond

I know, it was 19 years ago.
Just for the fun of it I checked on Google Earth the "Credible sport" stadium near the embassy.
That very one https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shahid_Shiroudi_Stadium
It is 600 m long, and the embassy is barely 1 miles away.

https://earth.google.com/web/search...AToDCgEwQgIIAEoNCP___________wEQAA?authuser=0

The Breguet 941 could takeoff in 200 m and land is less than 120 m. Good, but that's not enough: because it didn't had enough range to get its ass in and out of Iran, from Tehran.

The YC-14 & YC-15 requirements was for a 620 m takeoff run: would not have fit inside the stadium.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_YC-15#Design_and_development