C-130 General
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Anyone know of any reunions coming up for the C-130,s. Thanks
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hi everyone, we always been told the clevis bolts on truss mounts (4 on each center and 2 on each outer truss mounts) are hard landing indicators, if any of them found sheared it means the aircraft suffered a hard landing.. I tried to find this info in the manuals many times but couldn't.. even started to doubt about it I am sure there is a purpose of the special way to install them leaving 0.020-0.040" gap and the restrictions about over-sizing their holes anybody have a clue about it?
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Hello guys... I need some information here. Is there any limitation for xcover cut. Example xover cut tit is around 880tit but stabilize at 825tit...is it OK or not
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C-130 crashes near Libyan oilfield April 29, 2018 (by Asif Shamim) - A Libyan C-130 Hercules crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday April 29th after departing an airfield near El Sharara oilfield, killing three people, the National Oil Corporation (NOC) announced. Civilian L100-30 #5A-DOM Chartered by Akakus Oil crashed during take-off, 2km from the Sharara oilfield, after delivering 18 tonnes of catering and maintenance supplies. on April 29th, 2018. [Unknown photographer] The C-130 (belie…
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Link: https://news.usni.org/2018/04/02/congress-accelerates-funding-new-navy-c-130t-propeller-replacement-program?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB 4/3/18&utm_term=Editorial - Military - Early Bird Brief Article if the link is broken: The Navy will regain a significant heavy airlift capability a bit sooner than anticipated, after lawmakers accelerated funding needed to get the service’s fleet of C-130T aircraft back in the air. The four-engine turboprop C-130T aircraft is the backbone of the Navy’s supply and personnel transportation system. However, 8…
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Consider any matters regarding engine of this aircraft
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I read something (I think it was Air Force Magazine website or the AFA website) that mentioned that the omnibus budget includes 6 J-models destined for the Air National Guard. If this is true, where are they going? I heard Louisville was campaigning for them. I think the number six comes from the theory that six stretches carry the same load as eight shorties. It's a bad theory, but I'm not here to argue that.
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I have come across this kit that I can't find any information on. When I research the military part numbers it shows as being for use on some of the C130 variants. This is basically just a cable and pulley kit but there are some things that raise my curiosity factor. It is in a very nicely made box, It has steel cable with hooks, It has three heavy duty roller brackets that appear to be used to pass the cable around corners. But the two cable blocks appear to be very light duty. The hooks are lightweight and the pulleys appear to be made of a phenolic material so not much load capacity there. I asked at the local foresty service flight office and they thought it was used …
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Excellent article on the Mighty Herc from AF Times: https://www.airforcetimes.com/off-duty/military-culture/2018/01/24/the-c-130-hercules-is-the-perfect-airlifter/?utm_source=clavis
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62-1799 and 62-1859 arrived Mildehall yesterday with no markings. Going To? Can anyone help? Thanks Bob
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Nevermind, can't seem to delete this. I am making a box with radio shack parts.
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Nope, not basic training. Had 49 close friends an arms length away. Not Sewart, drove back to Tupelo with family.......Christmas Day 1970....I had rotated back From TSN to CCK a week earlier. Just before leaving The Merlin hotel all of my best friends had checked in over a few day period. Me and the engineer packed up and checked out and rotated back to CCK. Got back to an almost empty barracks. They rest of my posse was in BKK. After a couple of days I called the scheduler and begged for a shuttle back to TSN. Everybody but me was in Saigon seeing the CBC band then back to the roof top of the Merlin to party some more. No crews going in country fro a couple of days. He …
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What are some of the weird/funny/illegal/interesting loads you've hauled or heard of hauled in your time? I've heard that there was a crew that took a POV on the road with them so they would have a set of wheels while they were there. Not sure how true that is... Would love to see some pictures!
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Back in the mid 1960's while stationed at Sewart AFB I remember reading a article in the Safety Magazine about a Crew Chief in the Azors who was trying to get some sticky tar off the bottom of the fuselage so he sprayed JP-4 on the fuselage using a low pressure air compressor. The next thing he knew the aircraft had caught on fire and was severely damaged. A couple of months later returning from a TDY to Mildenhall AB, Eng, I passed through Lages AB, Azores, and happened to see that same aircraft resting on cradles in a hanger. The fuselage was severely damaged, the aluminum was melted on the bottom of the fuselage and the landing gears were damaged. Do you know if the…
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i have attached battery part number ipc page.what's the meaning of "PFD SPARES" of part catalogue I have mentioned bellow
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I thought Pittisburgh was suppose to get C-17's? When is that going to happen?
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Hello Anyone knows where this C-130 is located @ the moment? Mike
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Merry Christmas to One and All!! My barracks Christmas Tree at Sewart AFB Tenn.1967 didn't get to go home as we were going TDY on Dec. 27th to the Congo!!!
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COMPLETE C-130H IN TEARDOWN. SEND REQUESTS TO [email protected]
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Saw that Bahrain bought 2 ex RAF J models. Anyone know which ones and what their new tail numbers are? Thanks Bob
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Guess there's a new movie coming out about the IAF raid. I was curious whether these IAF C-130s were -7 or 15 equipped. I know they were E-models but in doing some Google searches I had read something about newer engines. Unsure though. The raid happened in 76 so they "could" have re-engined some of their Hercs. Also I know some of these Hercs were VERY heavy. Am I remembering correctly that some may have exceeded 200k for takeoff?
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http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/16523/the-usaf-is-rebuilding-world-war-ii-era-40mm-shells-for-its-ac-130u-gunships
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Hey folks, My question is more for those of you who have been doing business with the Hercules overseas in Europe, Middle East and Africa and about the MRO segment of maintenance with OGMA in Portugal. I understand this company is very good in their capacity of performing intermediate and depot level functions, but I'm concerned with their historicals, notably any major backlogs, their production control methodology, etc. I'm picking up a project and one of the aircraft is with OGMA now. I cannot find anything on the internet with regards to OGMA's past performance other than the French Air Force dropped OGMA as their main support for their C-130H and went with SABEN…
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a film by Alan Stinar https://youtu.be/XSLdee58tLA
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hello dear all, i'm looking for 1 pc, p/n 370512-1R. this is a LEADING EDGE. aircraft is C130J, italian air force. anybody knows who is the mfr for this part? i do not want to through LM. it will be super expensive and too long lead time. thank you
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