C-130 General
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Spookies Reprieved Four AC-130U Spooky gunships previously slated for retirement will soldier on to meet added operational demand in Iraq and Syria and cover for delays needed to put a 105-millimeter gun on the new AC-130J. "Because of the demand created by the new threat, I chose not to retire those airplanes—that's one reason, and the second is that the AC-130J was going to move to the right a little bit on the schedule," Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. Gen. Bradley Heithold said at ASC15. "The crews that are going to man the AC-130J are coming out of these legacy platforms, so the plan was to retire three AC-130Us in Fiscal Year 15 and two more…
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Well today we started to paint Ghost Rider in the colors she wore toward the end of her tour in Viet Nam, solid black with red FT and serial number on the vert fin. We are lucky to have a pic of her in these colors while in VN. All other numbers etc. will be in red We at the Marietta Museum of Aviation pressure washed the old gray chalking paint off for these past several weeks and sanded her quite a bit. We had 2 sprayers going and covered a great deal in only 4 hours today. We had a great team working on the old Herk and it shows. Included are a few pics. Will keep the site updated as we gett'er done and put all the lipstick on. Bill
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C- 130 hercules , hercules is brand name of c-130 or any other history munir abbasi
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I have uploaded some new patches to the Gallery, under C-130 & unit Patches. Take a look and add some if you have them. "Dutch"
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Anyone know what King Fisher or Fisher King aircraft refers to with regard to HC-130Ns? I'm looking in a database and there is a comment that states this is a Fisher King/King Fisher Aircraft.
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Rumor has it that 404,407,410,411 and 412 have been scrapped for parts? Can anyone confirm it? Thanks Bob
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Just out in the Sept 2015 American Legion Magazine
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Morning Gentlemen, can some one explain what happens if u reverse at high speed, and what is the recommended speed to reverse a c130 and what speed should one come out of reverse.
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Does anyone have any pics of Ghost Rider as it appeared in the 1992/1993 time frame? I was a GAC troop at Dyess AFB and it diverted in late one night for an RT289 change. The Pro Super couldn't get a hold of the comm/nav weekend duty person so they called me since I had comm/nav cross training. So, technically, I can say I worked on a AC-130A. I have found a few pic on the internet, but I don't know if they are the right period. Some pics have an overall gunship gray paint scheme with four bladed props, while other pics of it have it in a Shamu paint scheme with three bladed props. It's been over 20 years and my memory of that plane isn't that great, I do remember the ai…
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Anyone ever had this happen, either from a Benson tank, internal aux tank, or other source? Fuel under the floor and leaking out the belly of the aircraft from under the cargo compartment, front to back. What's the inspection protocol? Is there one? Any knowledge appreciated.
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These two were towed to the airpark at Hurlburt today (15 Aug 2015). The AC-130H is 69-6575 (LM# 4349), the MC-130P is 65.0994 (LM# 4157). The gunship is on it's permanent pads, the papa will be pulled onto it's pads later (weather permitting...). Pictures taken under overcast skies in evening.
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Back in 66 there was an accident at Dyess. 63-7886 crashed on a night low level. All on board were killed except one of the LM's A2C Gary Speer. The son of the FE wrote looking for info about the crash, also wondering about Gary Speer. Seems I remember he was still alive but "Old Timers"? Anyone have any info on Gary Speer? Thanks Bob
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Does anyone remember what TO the C-130 Refurb Workcards were, i.e. 1C-130A-6WC-xx? Additionally, trying to find a set of these cards if anyone has a set. Thanks Scott
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Hello, about the title "Tank open VS Power in c-130" i would like to now what type of procedure do you have. I have found some publications that say that we can put power in aircraft with tank opens, if the tank´s are drained to the greatest potencial. USAF Reference But in the manual which i use every day, says that before i open a tank i should take power out, that makes ALL the sense, and i don´t have any thing that says that i can put power before the tank is closed. What´s is your opinion, and in what base (publication) do you refere to? Thanks
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NASA C-130s
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I ran across this article "NASA C-130 lands, maintenance set " and although it says it was a USAF C-130, it is pretty evident that it was USCG. I thought NASA only had two 130s, c/n 4127 (65-0997) and c/n 4131 (65-0979). Anyone know when they received this aircraft (the article says 2013) and the c/n?
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FYI The C-130 TCG is pleased to invite you to attend the C-130 International Technical Program Review (ITPR) which will be held in Charleston SC, October 26th – 30th 2015 at the Charleston Area Convention Center. Participation in this annual event provides opportunities for the TCG staff, DOD employees, Commercial Contractors and C-130 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers, to discuss items of common interest and receive information on new or improved technologies important to the worldwide operation of the C-130 aircraft. Registration A special lodging rate of the prevailing Gov’t per-diem rate has been arranged for all participants. You will be provided a link to reser…
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Anybody out in the ABQ area who takes photos.Looking for some pics of Old Herks at Kirtland.I was out there last Sept and could kick myself for not taking any pics.The ones I am looking 63-7777, 64-0521, 64-0559, 69-5829.Also 67-7185 which is a simulator.Any help would be appreciated.BobBTW if anyone is ambitious maybe they can find 55-0034 which went from AMARG to Kirtland in 1985 and not seen again.
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There a few issues with this quiz, but everyone on here should still get 100%. http://www.codeonemagazine.com/quiz.html?item_id=1
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New commercial with a Herk in it on TV for an income tax company. Looks to be an A model dropping billions of dollars as CDS bundles. Anybody know the tail number? Cute. Bill
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Does someone have the password for the 2014 HOC presentations on Lockheed's site?
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I just read in AF Magazine that 3 AC-130U's have been removed from service.None have appeared at AMARG.Last I heard all 17 were still flying at Hurlburt.Anyone no what is going on and which ones might be parked?Bob
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I stumbled on this video of a pictorial history of MC-130's on Youtube. This video has some awesome photography in it with pics of apparently all the MC's. Any of you guys that flew or worked on Black birds will appreciate this I think. I found the paint schemes over the years very interesting. Enjoy guys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_axy1PDb48
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Last I heard 130308 and 130323 were withdrawn at Trenton Anyone know if they are for the scrap heap or for use as trainers?Also 130305 at Winnipeg, Same questions, to be displayed?ThanksBob
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Are there any US active, guard, or reserve units still flying E model Herks still?...sorry if this has already been answered.
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A couple of pics from Bobby hunter of 55-0012 derelict at Brooks AFB. Remember the weight and balance computers that never worked. Those and the angle of attack computers that never worked were really good buys. Also the A model refueling panel. Bob
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