Flare (countermeasure) - Wikipedia
WEBC-130 flare and chaff dispensers. Flares burn at thousands of degrees Celsius, which is much hotter than the exhaust of a jet engine. IR missiles seek out the hotter flame, believing it to be an aircraft in afterburner or the beginning of the engine's exhaust source.
C-130 Flares - Snopes.com
Claim: Photograph shows a C-130 transport dropping anti-missile flares.
· Fact checked by snopes.comC-130 Angel Wing Flare Pattern - YouTube
WEBClick to subscribe! http://bit.ly/subAIRBOYD Video courtesy US Air Force Special Operations.A Lockheed C-130 Dropping Flares in the well known "angel" patter...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules - Wikipedia
WEBThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.
Fact check: Image doesn't show 'Angel flight' bringing fallen to U.S.
WEBJun 13, 2021 · The aircraft is equipped with flares, but it's not the only one. Other kinds of planes, such as the C-17 Globemaster III, have similar flare patterns. A closer look at the tail of the plane...
Do 'Angel Flights' Release Flare Salutes for Fallen Soldiers?
Claim: A photograph shows an "Angel Flight" releasing a flare salute in honor of the fallen soldiers it is transporting.
· Fact checked by snopes.comPictured aircraft with flares is not U.S. military plane used for ...
WEBJun 7, 2021 · False. U.S. aircraft used to transport fallen servicemembers do not use flares. The photograph appears to show a Russian Il-76, not a U.S. C-130 aircraft.
C-130 Hercules Deploys Flares Over Wyoming At Sunset
WEBDec 19, 2019 · A USAF C-130 Hercules from the 153rd Airlift Wing, Wyoming Air National Guard, fires flares at sunset over Camp Guernsey Joint Training Center during a training mission on Sept. 24, 2019.
The C-130J: New Hercules & Old Bottlenecks - Defense Industry Daily
WEBAug 6, 2024 · American C-130J purchases are taking place under both annual budgets and supplemental wartime funding, in order to replace tactical transport and special forces fleets that are flying old aircraft and in dire need of major repairs. This DID FOCUS […]
A C-130 Hercules with the 107th Airlift Wing fires off flares
WEBA C-130 Hercules with the 107th Airlift Wing fires off flares during a night formation training mission on Sept. 25, 2012. The flares are an aerial infrared countermeasure to counter incoming...