Gary Hebbard Posted April 10, 2011 Share Posted April 10, 2011 I recently got a few close up shots of Herc 742134, a C130H-LM out of Dyess, assigned to AMC. As is visible in the attached photo, there are a number of pieces sticking out from the side of the a/c (possibly antennas of some kind?), including the landing gear doors. Can someone tell me what they are for. Also, does the suffix LM stand for Lockheed Martin or something else. Thanks Gary Hebbard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3_Super_Bee Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 JET PHOTOS dot NET PIC #1 JET PHOTOS dot NET PIC #2 Here it's listed as an HC-130H. Though if Jet Photos is anything like airliners.net just because the designation is there don't make it right. <Scramble.nl database has it as a C-130H. Though looking at the pics she's not a "plain jane" trash hauler. Extra antennae (SATCOM??) on the flight station escape hatch. Extra stuff on stbd paratroop door. Quick mod stuff as this PICTURE looks to be newer(latest I've found, as well) and all the "Extras" are gone. I think the "LM" is a location code... (Not for sure.) LM = Lockheed Marietta LO = Lockheed Burbank < how an O was used vice a B, I have no clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Yep, it's a C-130H -- flew it many times while stationed at Dyess. Lars' book also does not have the "LM" designation; and that's the C-130 fan's bible! The antennas are for a Senior Hunter mission. Click here: Special Operations.Com - EC-130E "Senior Hunter" Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3_Super_Bee Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Lars' book also does not have the "LM" designation; and that's the C-130 fan's bible! Click here: Special Operations.Com - EC-130E "Senior Hunter" Don R. Don't mean it's right. I think it has something to do with block numbers. I remember in the P-3 IPB manuals, Would be something like P-3B-LO then another number. This was looking in the block number section... Not in the Navy any more so can't check the manual. Why have a location code, when for most part aircraft are built in the same location.... Though the first two C-130's were built in Burbank, and the last 8 P-3's were built in Marietta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polcat Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Senior Scout, it's a modification of a regular C-130H that can be removed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 We used to play with that at Dyess on occasion. Always a pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EOR Posted May 13, 2011 Share Posted May 13, 2011 there's a shot here of 1665 with it mounted here also saw it on some Idaho herks a few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWSKYeng Posted May 14, 2011 Share Posted May 14, 2011 Senior Scout, it's a modification of a regular C-130H that can be removed. Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdenn_58 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I was at the Guard in Idaho when those were mod'd for Senior Scout. We went on quite a few missions with them all over the world. For a maintenance guy, not much room to work in the cargo area when the "box" was installed. We had to have the thinnest guy on the TDY to do any work in the hog trough. It was funny to have a sheet metal guy changing out a GPS receiver since he was the only one who could fit up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrot Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 The first pic resembles the "BEAR" mission we flew in Panama with the Dyess crews. We just replaced the doors with ours and put a box in the back. I dont see the fler on the the air deflectors but that might have just been on our mission birds. "Pacer Coin" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZHill Posted June 28, 2011 Share Posted June 28, 2011 Flew that mission during the "contra" era. The kit was installed on the incoming bird and you flew a bunch of 15 hour missions. Remember one time having a room above the Band in the NCO club. Acft was 62-1788 didn't get much sleep, lotsa flying. RZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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