Descripción del Accidente ASN 15 AUG 2011 Lockheed C-130 Hercules registration unknown - Afghanistan
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Estado:Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Fecha:lunes 15 agosto 2011
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Operador:United States Air Force - USAF
Registración: registration unknown
Numéro de série:
Año de Construcción:
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Daños en la Aeronave: Menor
Ubicación:sobre Afghanistan (   Afganistán)
Fase: En ruta (ENR)
Naturaleza:Militar
Aeropuerto de Salida:?
Aeropuerto de Llegada:?
Descripción:
A Lockheed C-130 Hercules was damaged in a midair collision with an unmanned aircraft over Afghanistan. The AAI RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) struck the Hercules' left hand wing between engines no. 1 and 2. The Hercules sustained damaged but managed to land safely but the RQ-7 crashed.
The RQ-7 is a small reconnaissance plane used by U.S. Forces in Afghanistan. It has a 4,30 metre wing span and weighs 170 kg.

Fuentes:
» AUVSI: RQ-7 likely not to blame for C-130 collision (FlightGlobal)
» Images of damaged C130 after RQ 7 midair surface from Afghanistan (sUAS News)


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