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-33C (-40C with windchill), no daylight (they wore night vis gear), refuelled with running engines in Antarctica, 7h+ return flight, in a 60-year old Lockheed C
by gnat 2y ago
-33C (-40C with windchill), no daylight (they wore night vis gear), refuelled with running engines in Antarctica, 7h+ return flight, in a 60-year old Lockheed C-130H Hercules airplane. More details here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/520723/hercules-completes-rare-midwinter-flight-to-antarctica-to-retrieve-us-patient https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/520723/hercules-complete...
- omneity 2y agoTake out the oxygen and the conditions are almost the same as a lunar lava tube. Trailblazing work truly.
- iancmceachern 2y agoThe c-130 is a truly amazing plane
- Arrath 2y agoAnd, per the article, New Zealand's one operational Herc (or operational and available for this mission?) with the Australian air force on standby just in case. Wow