phrase General Slang

Fat Albert

· phrase · military

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft.

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Affectionate nickname for the C-130 Hercules, the four-engine turboprop workhorse that's hauled troops, vehicles and pallets for every Western military since 1956. The name comes from the bulging fuselage — fat-bodied compared with sleek jets — and was cemented when the US Navy Blue Angels' support C-130 became known as Fat Albert, putting on JATO-bottle takeoffs at airshows. The handle is now universal.

“Whole platoon got loaded onto Fat Albert at Brize for the flight down to Cyprus.”
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Fat Albert In A Sentence

Whole platoon got loaded onto Fat Albert at Brize for the flight down to Cyprus.

Origin & Usage

US military, popularised by the Blue Angels' support C-130 and the 1970s Bill Cosby cartoon character of the same name.

Variants Fat Alberts
Tags #military#aviation#usaf#raf

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