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I think was in 1963 that the US Navy experimented with landing a C-130 on a carrier to see if it was doable and if so was it viable a super COB aircraft. It worked however the USN as I understand it reckoned it was a bit iffy. So the question is would it have been possible for Lockheed to have modified a C-130 that would have removed the USN concerns