Video taken from the flight deck of the Blue Angels C-130 Fat Albert during an airshow flight demo performance. Features pre-flight briefing, taxi out, Max performance take off with 45 degree climb, steep 2G turns, negative G's, and a diving landing with maximum breaking. Flown by the first female pilot for the Blue Angels, Katie Higgins. Filmed with an iPhone 6 on 4/10/2015 at MCAS Beaufort. More about the aircraft: An all-Marine Corps crew of three officers and five enlisted personnel operate the Lockheed-Martin C-130T Hercules, affectionately known as Fat Albert Airlines. Fat Albert joined the team in 1970 and flies more than 140,000 miles each season. It carries more than 40 maintenance and support personnel, their gear and enough spare parts and communication equipment to complete a successful air show. Fat Albert cruises at a speed of more than 320 knots (approximately 360 miles per hour) at 27,000 feet. Four Allison turboprop engines, which produce more than 16,000 shaft-horsepower, provide Fat Albert Airlines with the power to land and depart on runways as short as 2,500 feet.
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