AA62 ... I hope you don't mind me dropping this in here
Here's a little extra for AA62 and Dragartist ... I suddenly remembered that Episode 1 of the BBC Test Pilot series from 1986 covered a Test Drop with a 30 Ton load from the, then, new stretched C-130K C3
Starring Albert 223 with F/L Dave Carpenter TP ... Time Marks 1:56 Start 5:19 End ... but watch the lot if you like
Let's see if we can add a bit more background to the video clip if we can ...