Deployable approach system supports C-130 landing on ice

A C-130 Hercules tactical cargo aircraft has landed on the sea ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, using a new mobile microwave landing system. The Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing demonstrated the system for possible use on Arctic missions planned by the National Science Foundation. The...

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