Global Aviation Magazine : 60 Years of the Hercules

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A few more pics from the same set;








What it looked like from inside



More to come later-Just off for a coffee with one of the other contributors here so will compare notes. Coff - If I recall, the height of the fin was 35 feet so I would say a bit lower. We had done some work up training against a Roland site that had tracked us down to depressingly low altitude - the theory was the missile would fuse off the ground if we were low enough i.e. below 30 feet. Everyone had an individual comfort level how low they would / could fly. Personally any lower than 70 feet sapped my and the crews capacity quickly - the focus was too close off the nose - the next sand dune was always a fast approaching threat. I felt lower than that and nobody was looking out for bad guys. Not to mention that an evasive turn at that low level would drag a wingtip through the dirt and lead to a cartwheeling fiesta of sound and light