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C-130A forward cargo doors


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21 hours ago, edlmann said:

We had 61-2367  (3712) and 61-2372 (3717) at CCK in '71 to '73.  Both had sealed forward cargo doors, but the hand pumps were still in place.  Come to think of it, i think other early "E" models had the pumps installed, although the door had never been installed.  Aircraft assembled by a committee?

The forward cargo door hyd pump was also used to hydraulically extend the nose landing gear in case of utility failure, that's why we always checked the fluid level, even though the door had been sealed for decades.  I'm not sure when the alternate NLG extension system was changed (maybe with the '62 series?), but I could see them deleting the door prior to redesigning that system.  I was always told the reservoir didn't hold enough to get the nose gear extended fully, that you had to have a can or two handy.

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