casey Posted August 16, 2016 Share Posted August 16, 2016 The HC-130H that is being transferred from the Coast Guard (previous 1708 c/n 5002) to the U.S. Forest Service that will be designated as Air Tanker 116 has recently received a new paint job. The projected delivery date to McClellan Air Field in California is September 15. Sometime after that it should be in service as an air tanker, but will be using on a temporary basis one of the eight USFS slip-in MAFFS retardant systems until a permanent retardant delivery system can be installed. The paint design is similar what was approved over two years ago and the one on the recently acquired Sherpa C-23B aircraft, but varies a bit from the design, in that the engine cowlings are not red on the top as they are in the design and on the Sherpas. The USFS has a wide assortment of paint schemes on their firefighting aircraft fleet. This may have something to do with the power the regional aviation officers have over the programs in their regions, as opposed centralizing power in a national aviation program Source: http://fireaviation.com/2016/08/15/new-paint-for-air-tanker-116/comment-page-1/ View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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