What It's Like to Fire the AC-130 Gunship

Sam Eckholm β€’ July 23, 2022
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This is what it's like to fire the AC-130 Gunship, the most heavily armed aircraft in the world! β–Ί Interested In The Air Force Academy? https://www.academyblueprint.com/ β–Ί πŸ€– Join the Discord! – https://discord.gg/mk6jYCy5bk β–Ί ✈️ Sign up for the Flyby Newsletter! – https://bit.ly/3VJEpfV MY SOCIAL MEDIA! --------------------------------------------- πŸ“Έ Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/sameckholm/ 🎢 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@sameckholm πŸ‘» Snapchat Show – https://urlgeni.us/snapchat/sameckholm 🐦 Twitter – https://twitter.com/sameckholm πŸ“² Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/sameckholm Special thanks to the incredible team at Cannon AFB for hosting me! Video Chapters: 0:00 Introduction 0:53 Aircraft Overview 1:50 Weapons Overview 2:15 30mm Gun 2:55 105mm Howitzer 3:31 Flight Deck & Recoil 4:14 Safety Cage 4:37 Mission Brief 5:42 Aircrew Flight Equipment 6:14 Flightline 6:50 Mission Operator Pallet (MOP) 7:14 Takeoff + Tweaking 8:33 Learning the Controls 9:10 Firing Gun 1 9:44 Gun 2 + Fire Mission 11:50 Loading the Gun 13:43 Landing + Conclusion *Views expressed in this video are my own and do not represent the official views of the United States Air Force or Department of Defense* -------------------------------------------- Email: βœ‰οΈ [email protected]