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  • C-130 News: The US Air Force's MC-130 Seaplane is Finally in the Works

    Lockheed Martin's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft is not just the workhorse for the military but also a super achiever. In its career that has spanned over two decades, this aircraft has landed in the Arctic, on the highest airstrip, and even an aircraft carrier carrying out medevac, troop, and cargo transport. The US Air Force now plans to make it a seaplane as well, thereby making it possible for this mighty aircraft to land anywhere across the globe.  To ensure that the new version of the

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    2021 C-130 News 2

    C-130 News: Air Force pilots test landing skills on Highway 287 during military exercise

    The United States military made history yesterday when it landed a C-130 aircraft on Highway 287 north of Rawlins during a joint training exercise. Moments after sunrise, the cargo plane burst through storm clouds to the east of the roadway at about 240 miles per hour. 500 feet off each wingtip was an A10. Known also as “flying guns,” A10’s are the Air Force’s primary low-altitude close support aircraft. Until yesterday, the Air Force had never landed a C130 on an American highway, although two

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    C-130 News: Torque synchronizes TLR C-130J aircraft maintenance

    LITTLE ROCK AIR FORCE BASE, Ark. -- Aircraft maintenance units at Little Rock Air Force Base recently turned toward implementing Torque, a software suite of tools and applications, as part of an effort to streamline processes and efficiency to improve productivity across the units and installation. In an effort to align with Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles. Q. Brown Jr.’s Action Order Delta: Design Implementation, Torque was first introduced within one of 19th AMXS’s smaller sections,

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    2021 C-130 News

    C-130 News: Teaching the Commando new tricks

    Teaching the Commando new tricks By Staff Sgt. Brandon Esau, AFSOC Public Affairs / Published September 14, 2021 HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- The C-130J is an incredibly versatile aircraft, and since it’s creation, it’s landed on rough fields, in arctic locations and even an aircraft carrier Yet, it cannot land on water, which covers about 71% of the planet. As national strategic objectives shift focus to littoral regions, Air Force Special Operations Command is advancing new approac

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    2021 C-130 News

    C-130 News: Reserve C-130 aerial firefighting teams fly during second busiest wildfire season

    PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- The 302nd Airlift Wing has three C-130 Hercules aircraft flying sorties out of McClellan Air Tanker Base this year in Sacramento County, California, performing an aerial firefighting mission unique within the Air Force Reserve. Since first being activated July 20, the 302 AW has been working together with other military aircraft from Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd AW, Wyoming ANG’s 153rd AW, and California ANG’s 146th AW to drop millions of ga

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    2021 C-130 News

    C-130 News: 908th Airlift Wing remembers 9/11 with flyover

    Remembering the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, provides little cause to celebrate for the vast majority of United States citizens, including members of the Armed Forces.  Many face the day with somber reverence to the memory of all the victims and the heroes that sacrificed themselves that day (and for the 20 years since) so that others may live in peace and security. The significance is not lost on the Airmen of the 908th Airlift Wing, who, despite continuing to conduct tactical airlift

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  • SEC Fuel pump press light goes out before start valve light

    Hello, I am a maintaner for a C-130H that lives in a museum, i want to make sure she gets well maintained and so i am learning as much as i can about the C-130. Apart from that, said museum also has a simulator:   I noticed during a few startups that the SEC fuel pump press light goes out before the start valve open light goes out. However during startup callouts; FE calls: Indicator, fuel flow, lightoff, Oil Pressures, hydraulics, Parralel,(starter), Valve, Series

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    C-130 Technical

    Operational C-130 for Sale

    I'm out! The wife says no f*&%$#@g way.

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    Operational C-130 for Sale

    1957 LOCKHEED HERCULES C-130 Turboprop Aircraft Select Your Currency $6,150,000  Aircraft Location: Goodyear Seller Information View Seller Information Jet Fleet Aviation LLC Contact: Steve Gage Phoenix, Arizona General Year 1957 Manufacturer LOCKHEED Model HURCULES C-130 Serial Number 560511 Condition Used Description Currently flying, Seller buying larger aircraft

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    what kind of valve housing

    hi my finds Can anyone guide me as to why it doesn't governor cant move spool in to sleeve to open over speed? Is there a problem with valve not opening?

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    C-130 Technical

    C-130J Load station location

    Fuselage station. There were versions of the C-130 that went well past the nose radome.   MC-130H had a longer nose radome, HC-130H and MC-130E had yokes that extended way forward of the nose, other models such as AC-130 had a massive pitot that extended well past the nose radome.   If there is a pitot probe attached to the nose of a plane during design or initial testing, it defines where the fuselage station starts.  They wouldnt use negative fuselage stations if they already know th

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    HRD operation by AUX Pump

    It keeps the aux pump from cavitating at high altitude.  Used to have issues with not being able to open the ramp and door at high altitude because the aux pump would cavitate. High altitude ramp and door mod was to fix that issue.  It mostly did 

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