C-130 General
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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 JOEY@JACMRO.COM
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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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Were there anymore H's that completed AMP after 89-9101, 91-1239, 94-6704, the original prototypes, before the program was scrapped? Thanks Bob
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I was just thinking about the remaining AD herk squadrons. Just a shell of what we have had. Yokota (1), Dyess (2), Little Rock (2) I consider the 62 as an RTU, but is AD, Elmendorf (1), and Ramstein (1). Not including Special Ops. 7 Worldwide. Downsizing and so forth. What a shame.
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Greetings
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Roman Nose 1 2
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Had lunch today with a few members of my High School graduating class (class of 1963), and it turned out that there was four of us there that are Vietnam Veterans. As the conversation continues I discover that the guy next to me flew (navigator) on KC-135s, became a lifer and finished up in the Wisconsin Air Guard on C-130s. OK, no big deal, until he tells me he flew the last remaining "Roman Nose" 130 into retirement at the Smithsonian in DC. Actually, I guess it's on display just out side DC at Dulles airfield where Smithsonian keeps the BIG stuff. I didn't think top ask him if he remembered the tail number. I'll email him and see if he remembers. Thought this was quite…
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Never knew about all this stuff...might have to go to the link below to check out the photos of all this stuff. http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15713/this-is-all-the-stuff-you-can-hang-out-of-a-c-130s-rear-paratrooper-doors This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130's Rear Paratrooper Doors Various kits use those openings to mount surveillance systems, communications antennas, firefighting gear, and more. By Joseph TrevithickNovember 2, 2017 Columbia University After more than five decades of steady service, it’s safe to say that Lockheed Martin’s C-130 Hercules family, as well as the civilian L-100 and now LM-100J models, has prove…
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Never knew about all this stuff... http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/15713/this-is-all-the-stuff-you-can-hang-out-of-a-c-130s-rear-paratrooper-doors This Is All The Stuff You Can Hang Out of a C-130's Rear Paratrooper Doors Various kits use those openings to mount surveillance systems, communications antennas, firefighting gear, and more. By Joseph TrevithickNovember 2, 2017 Columbia University After more than five decades of steady service, it’s safe to say that Lockheed Martin’s C-130 Hercules family, as well as the civilian L-100 and now LM-100J models, has proven to be an especially versatile design. Its widespread use has prompt…
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I had some stats on Herk safety in the ANG/AFRC. I counted 9 units with over 40 years of accident free flying, and a lot more with spotless records. So I decided to try the same for active duty units. I was looking up info and ran into some questions can anyone help? I think I remember 36AS was a 141 squadron from 1989 to 1993? When did 79 RQS first get Herks? It was the only Herk Sq not in the squadron history listings at AF Historical Research? Has 50AS been accident free since 1972? Has 67SOS been accident free since it got Herks in 1965? Has 53AS been accident free since it got Herks in 1993? Is 517 AS still an Associate SQ at Elmendorf? Back in 1969, 65-0990 …
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I have seen videos of the c130 and other planes taking off at what seems to be a very steep angle, It seems that it would get to/above stall angle. How does it keep going and not stall? Does it just generate enough thrust?
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Just curious, and I know assignments are always in flux but what units and C-130 types are currently at Little Rock? I guess the 50th is gone? and the Arkansas ANG may finally have some "newer" airframes? I was never stationed there but was born there when it was a SAC base. I did get to train there later as a Flt Engineer. Monty
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HAS ANYONE OUT THERE EVER HEARD OF A WOUNDED HERKY AWARD. I FLEW ON THE B MODEL IN VIET NAM FROM JAN 66 TO AUG 67. (LM) STATIONED AT MACTAN AIR BASE IN THE PI. THANKS FOR ANY REPLY.
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My older brother was a Captain in the Navy. He was also an aviator. He flew A4's. He sent this to me. I thought it was share worthy. He flew many missions over NVN and Cambodia. AIRCRAFT LOSSES OF THE VIETNAM WAR.pdf
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