Freshwater ice is frozen water that contains little to ... The LC-130H is a specialized variant of the C-130 Hercules equipped with ski landing gear for take-off and landing on snow runways ...

For Wilmore and Williams, the water landing brought to an end an unexpected nine-month mission to orbit when they piloted the Boeing Starliner for its maiden crewed voyage. The vehicle ...

Because the skis take up space in the sky compared to retractable landing gears, significantly decreasing fuel efficiency—so much so that the LC-130 uses 25 percent more fuel than the C-130H.

President Trump’s DHS Secretary co-piloted a C-130 surveillance plane on Monday ... throughout our ports, and on the water every day, working to catch smugglers and secure our maritime borders ...