casey Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 The L-382G that Coulson is converting into an air tanker was at McClellan earlier this week for static testing of the tank system and will be in Lancaster, California on May 4 for grid tests. The L-382G is the civilian version of Lockheed’s C-130H-30, which is the stretched H model. The tank has a capacity of 36,000 pounds. There is not much agreement about the exact weight of retardant, but Britton Coulson said they expect to carry about 4,250 USG. “Even with a full tank and 3 to 4 hours of fuel”, Mr. Coulson said, “we are still almost 20,000 pounds under our max gross weight so we are still no where near maxing out the airplane.” The interior of the L-382G showing the lower hopper installation. This was a structural superior version where none of the Lockheed structure was cut, other than the skin. Coulson photo. The interior of the L-382G with the floorboard down, configured to haul cargo. Coulson photo. Coulson’s C-130Q air tanker began their fire season this year on April 1, the start of their Mandatory Availability Period. View original article: http://fireaviation.com/tag/l-382g/ View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 (edited) I was concerned that they were going to cut it up so that it was just going to sit during the non-fire season. Glad they can also haul cargo -- what a commercial Herc is supposed to do!Don R. Edited April 25, 2015 by DC10FE spelling, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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