FredG

Airplane looks slow on takeoff and slow in flight.

Bob, I'll ask a friend down there if he can get the number for you. BTW, they have an 'A' graveyard there too and those A's are painted camo except for one that is their disco (all black)...they use that one for "events"

The N118Z number is sure close to the N118TG that International Air Response uses. I'm just say'n...

Your T.I.T. indication is low and FUEL FLOW is HIGH. So, you have two sets of 9 thermocouples (18 total); one set for the TIT indicator and one set for the Temperature Datum system. In the flight range (above 65 degrees throttle travel) with the T.D. control switches in AUTO the T.D. system will give or take fuel to match THROTTLE position to a preset TIT temperature. The fuel flow data is not used by the T.D. sys! So, if there's damaged thermocouples your T.I.T. indication is wrong and you should ALWAYS assume the T.I.T. input to the T.D. sys is wrong too. With damaged thermocouples the FUEL FLOW is more correct for measuring engine power. You want to play it safe especially while flying by taking the T.D. system's TEMP CONTROLLING feature out of the picture by switching to NULL because the T.D. sys only knows what the thermocouples are telling it. In NULL the T.D. sys is no longer trying to match the T.I.T. to the throttle position (above 65 degrees). If you have damaged thermocouples then your T.D. sys has wrong information! You don't know the real problem until you get on the ground. You have bad thermocouple(s) AND your engine could be damaged (F.O.D., damage from overheat, incorrect fuel nozzle spray pattern or fuel control problem) and you only want to cautiously troubleshoot this problem on the GROUND. Your EP's state fly in NULL so that the T.D. is no longer trying to match T.I.T. data. Pushing your T.I.T. to 910 degree for a temp controlling check is not a good idea because the T.IT. is higher (maybe much higher) than the indicator shows. Don't troubleshoot this problem in flight because you will most likely further overheat and damage the turbine!

Amazing find CGRetired! Sure like to know the story of this bird and how it ended up there. BAE or L3 or maybe just an airplane lover with a place to put it.

Where's the damage?

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How about it Dataman, inquiring minds want to know

MY GOD SCOTTY, IS THAT MY SHIP, ENTERPRISE? Tell Spock we've got the modification, warp drive as soon as the photon torpedoes are loaded. We've got Kligons to kill!!

Paint it VN green camo. The gray doesn't represent the era and doesn't look as cool either. With that said, I'm glad someone cares enough to restore it to keep it looking good.

Railrunner, I believe the cost includes engineering (non-pylon tank airplanes), if you can believe that. In fact, I've heard of costs up to $10M and years of testing to be able to carry relatively light drones. A full 445 gal pylon tank will weigh more than 3,000 pounds (based on 6.8 lbs/gal). I wonder how much the LITENING pod weighs?

Assuming one aux pump may be overloading the ATM generator. Check your ATM gen load for each aux pump (energize one prop aux pump at a time) to find out if one of the aux pump is drawing more power than the others. This may indicate the pump or wiring is going/bad.

Too vague. Attach photo please

It sounds like Rockwell Collins is only doing the avionics upgrades. Does anyone know who's doing the engine upgrades, cargo system install, and outer wing replacement? Maybe Rockwell's ARINC arm? BTW, when did they put C-130J engines on B/E's? ;-) Fred