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Experience the impressive C-130 Super Hercules ‘Fat Albert’ as it lights up the skies at the MCAS Cherry Point airshow with powerful maneuvers.
The newer C-130J helps Fat Albert keep up with the Blue Angels. The six-bladed propellers provide up to 20% more thrust compared to the old models, making it feel like a whole other aircraft.
While Fat Albert may be big and look slow compared to the F/A-18 Super Hornets, it’s anything but lumbering. The C-130-J Super Hercules has a maximum speed of 410 mph at 22,000 feet.
I've seen Fat Albert and the F/A-18 Super Hornet jets above Pensacola skies at least a dozen times since I moved to Pensacola eight years ago.
Fat Albert’s return to service means an aerial demonstration of the C-130 Hercules’ capabilities is once again part of the Blue Angels’ act. “They can get low. They can avoid enemy radar.