C-130 General
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Here's a blog I wrote a while back on the C-130. Pretty cool stuff, most you probably already know about, but I thought I'd share. A City in the Sky
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Borrowed from the 7SOS web site A Few Good Navs! (Think Jack Nicholson in \"A Few Good Men.\" You want the truth, pilot? You can\'t handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has mountains, and those mountains have to be found by Navs with APN-59s. Who\'s gonna do it? You? You, Major Stick Monkey? We have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for a color copied chart and a decent box lunch, and you curse the Navs. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what we know—that a modified contour, while tragic, probably suppresses detection; and my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, domina…
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A few pics from various places that I scanned. 1. 6594th Test Group B Models, circa 1977. 2. Not sure where I got this one. 3. LRF 4. EDF, maybe a 71st rescue birg from the 80's. 5. Not sure where I got this one. Maybe Adak, Cherry Point, just not sure where.
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a film by Alan Stinar https://youtu.be/XSLdee58tLA
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I watched a program last night where there were rocket engines built onto a C-130. It was built to stop in 1400\' and take off in 1800\'. When it would touch down 2 rocket engines on each side of the fusilage would act as reverse, and on take off there was a bounch of them helping it take off faster. It was to be used to rescue the hostages that were taken while carter(I think) was President. There was a video of the plane comeing in for a landing while in the testing phase. The rockets were ignited before the plane touched down and crashed. Does anyone else know anything about this?
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Air Force Pilot MIA From Vietnam War is Identified The Department of Defense announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. Air Force Maj. Curtis Daniel Miller of Palacios, Texas, will be buried on March 29 in the Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Miller was part of a 14-man aircrew, all of which are now accounted-for. Remains that could not be individually identified are included in a group that will be buried together in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. On March…
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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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Hi Someone sent me this picture of an A model with what looks to be radio maybe antennas on it. Anyone know the story? Bob [img size=795]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/3094B.jpg
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Updated 12/22/08 I just got 57-0472! Now i need 10. Bob I thought I\'d throw in a pitch to see if I can get some help locating pictures of A Models. Any pics are great but these 11A\'s I have nopt been able to fiind: 56-0474 PACAF A, burned on the ramp at Naha in 1963 56-0476 PACAF A, later NH ANG and RG AFRES bird To SVAF now stored at Tan Son Nhut 56-0477 PACAF A shot down on a Blind Bat flight Laos in 1968 56-0488 Sewart A crashed in the traffic pattern at Sewart in in 1962 56-0510 PACAF A hit mountain in Laos in 1970 flown by Air America 56-0515 USAFE A crashed in the traffic Pattern Bitburg GE in 1965 56-0526 USAFE A mid air in France 1958 57-0467 PACAF A…
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This came from a Sam Mcgowen site. Does it look like the 3 and 4 props are feathered? I hope they don't mind if I borrow this photo.
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http://www.homesforourtroops.org/site/PageServer Just a reminder for anyone that can help. I have no involvement other than giving what I could.
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From Lockheed's March 2012 PROVEN Newsletter. A new Lynden company and Airline is born: LAC PNG takes flight This past year the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of Papua New Guinea issued an Air Operator Certificate to Lynden Air Cargo (PNG) Ltd., creating the world’s newest airline. After nearly two years of hard work by Lynden Air Cargo employees, the company is operational. “The first run was crewed by Captain Steve Thompson, First Officer Craig Breitung, Flight Engineer Paul Krawchuck and Loadmaster Dan Marshall with support from Mechanics Ken Horwood and Stewart McArvail. There was no time wasted afterward in loading the aircraft for its first revenue flight…
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After weeks of viewing, I have worked out what is the problem of the actual site. I live in a trailer, and use a lap top to access. Particularly in the forum area, all the colours and the print size, make reading much harder for us oldies. Casey can you establish if this can be upgraded. Thanks Col Tigwell
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The C-130 Hercules is the longest continuously produced military plane in the world.
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Was wondering if anyone had read this book? Saw it listed in the latest Air Force Association and found it on Amazon for about $35.00. Title is: A Trash Hauler in Vietnam: Memoir of Four Tactical Airlift Tours, 1965-1968
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After 47 years of service without a single hit, a C-130 with the 386th Expeditionary Operations Group here has flown its last combat mission and will be retired to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Airmen in the 386th EOG and 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron celebrated the retirement of aircraft no. 1847 by dousing the aircraft with a deluge of water from two fire trucks as it taxied in from its final mission. "She's a good plane," said Capt. Kevin Graham, 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron aircraft commander. "We never had any problems with her." Captain Graham flew 1847 on numerou…
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I consider a Music Video by Billy Ray Cyrus one of the best of all times as a tribute to all Vets. To view and hear his song, type in "youtube, some gave all, Billy Ray Cyrus", on a search engine. Would love to hear your feedback here. Happy Vets day.
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Anyone remember the A model at CRB that hit a morter hole in the runway and tore the nose l/g from under it? I think the number was 55-0033, or 54-0033. The base Co. had a cable run through the cocpit windows to pull it off the runway but the cable tore out the front windows. What ever happened to it?
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Is the term the “Hawk†(strong cold winter wind) still used when maintaining aircraft on the flight line when it is cold outside? Is anything colder than working on a C-130 @ 3AM at McGuire NJ in the winter…I don’t think so.
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The remains of A1C George Long, LM on 60-0297 shot down at Kham Duc on 12 May 1968, have been identified. May he rest in peace. Bob
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A400M
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Pictures from Farnborough. http://content.techrepublic.com.com/2346-12847_11-448338-1.html?tag=content;leftCol
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Many of you have probably already seen this, but for you that haven\'t check out this link. http://www.air-attack.com/news/news_article/3239/First-A400M-Military-Transporter-Rolled-Out.html
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Okay, so I was just wondering how the two stack up. It seems to me that Airbus is getting into the game really late. I am going to do a bit of looking around on the net. Let me know what you all think. Sorry if this is a dead horse.
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A visitor to Cape Town for AAD 2008 ..... LC-130H 33300 Courtesy Dean Wingren, www.saairforce.co.za Courtesy Stuart Soden, Flight Zone Photograhy Courtesy Stuart Soden, Flight Zone Photograhy Courtesy Stuart Soden, Flight Zone Photograhy SAAF 409 Courtesy Cassie Nel, www.flyafrica.info Courtesy Cassie Nel, www.flyafrica.info
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