File:HERCULES AIRBORNE DELIVERY TRAINING MOD 45164847.jpg
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English: Pictured is the interior of a Royal Air Force C130J Hercules conducting low-light refuelling with an Airbus Voyager Airtanker during a routine training sortie over the West Coast of England.
The aircraft were taking part in an airborne delivery training sortie that saw them drop two different loads, ranging in weight from 100 kilograms to a tonne, over Abingdon, Oxfordshire. After completing that part of the sortie, they then linked up to a Voyager to complete some low-light air to air refuelling over the West Coast of England. The Hercules is the RAF’s primary tactical transport aircraft and in its current C.Mk 4 and C.Mk 5 versions of the C-130J-30 and C-130J, respectively, has been the backbone of UK operational tactical mobility tasks since it was brought into service in 1999. It is frequently employed to operate into countries or regions where there is a threat to aircraft; its performance, tactics and defensive systems make it the ideal platform for such tasks. The aircraft is highly flexible, with the ability to airdrop a variety of stores and paratroopers and operate from natural surface landing zones. To conduct these missions, it is vital that Hercules crews are highly skilled in low-level flying. The aircraft performs in the same roles at night using night-vision goggles (NVGs), while station keeping equipment (SKE) enables it to remain in formation during poor weather. Long-range capabilities are enhanced with air-to-air refuelling, while the Air Survival Rescue Apparatus may be mounted in the cabin for search and rescue missions, enabling the Hercules to airdrop life rafts and emergency supplies.
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Camera model | Canon EOS-1D X |
Author | Cpl Lee Matthews RAF |
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F-number | f/4 |
ISO speed rating | 10,000 |
Date and time of data generation | 21:04, 19 November 2018 |
Lens focal length | 11 mm |
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Headline | HERCULES AIRBORNE DELIVERY TRAINING |
Credit/Provider | MoD/Crown copyright 2018 |
Source | RAF |
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City shown | Oxford |
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Number of components | 3 |
Horizontal resolution | 300 dpi |
Vertical resolution | 300 dpi |
Software used | Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (Macintosh) |
File change date and time | 11:06, 21 November 2018 |
Exposure Program | Manual |
Exif version | 2.3 |
Date and time of digitizing | 15:10, 20 November 2018 |
APEX shutter speed | 2.584963 |
APEX aperture | 4 |
APEX exposure bias | 0 |
Maximum land aperture | 4 APEX (f/4) |
Metering mode | Pattern |
Flash | Flash did not fire, compulsory flash suppression |
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Color space | 2 |
Focal plane X resolution | 1,440 |
Focal plane Y resolution | 1,440 |
Focal plane resolution unit | 3 |
Custom image processing | Normal process |
Exposure mode | Manual exposure |
White balance | Auto white balance |
Scene capture type | Standard |
Image width | 4,764 px |
Image height | 2,712 px |
Serial number of camera | 323011000156 |
Date metadata was last modified | 14:53, 27 November 2018 |
Rating (out of 5) | 0 |
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Special instructions | Mandatory Credit: All use and/or reproductions shall be acknowledged thus: Photo: Photographers name/MoD Crown Copyright 2018 (e.g. Photo: Cpl Joe Blogs/© UK MoD Crown Copyright 2018) |
Original transmission location code | 38GpPO-Official-20181119-199 |
Writer | Harland Quarrington |
Contact information | lee.matthews326@mod.gov.uk
www.defenceimagery.mod.uk Photo ACSSU, RAF Halton, Building 110 Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5PG United Kingdom |
Copyright status | Copyrighted |
Province or state shown | Oxfordshire |
Country shown | United Kingdom (UK) |
Sublocation of city shown | Abingdon |
IIM version | 2 |
Fixture name | Free |