09/26/2022
Today the world is witnessing why national defense is still important, but sometimes the military suggests an idea that is just bad. With no relation to Elgia except that they are built in nearby Marietta, GA, the C-130 is the Ford or Mack 4 wheel drive truck of nearly half the world's militaries and is really good at what it does. It's a big plane, as big as a 737, and the idea of bolting floats to it and landing on water is pretty far fetched. These things would be as big as a ferryboat. Even if you can make structures that big from carbon fiber, they would be incredibly heavy. File in the "interesting but no way" bin.
In any conflict with China, U.S. forces will need a way to fan out in the island archipelagos surrounding the South and East China Seas. Marine Corps...