Originally Posted by
BarrySeal
I was told by a ex C-130 IP (retired USAF) that two engines failed on one side is still "doable" aka flyable.
It is. C-130E's (accident plane was an early "H") have a peacetime MTOW of 155K. Under 120K with a certain min airspeed you can make it with 2 on 1 side out.
One thing you had to watch out for was "fin stall". There's an article about that here if you're interested:
https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcon...xt=publication
Since the accident plane was on it's final flight to the boneyard I doubt they were doing any proficiency work or simulated engine out maneuvers. Not sure what the fuel load SAV-TUS would be so the plane could have been over 120K.