Ralph Brands Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 I'm trying to resolve a discussion regarding the A model three-bladed props. I flew A models (53-3133, 55-0022, 55-0024) in the 1970s at Hanscom Fld, Kirtland AFB and Wright-Patterson AFB in A.F. Systems Command. My recollection is that the A model three-bladed props had synchronizing, but no synchro-phasing. I certainly remember the "prop beats" flying them, the the super quiet of the E model when we got one of them. I've researched Aeroproducts web site, which seems to imply they were synchro-phased. Can anybody confirm or deny my recollections? I wish I had kept my A Dash-1. Thanks in advance, Ralph Brands Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry myers Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Good morning Ralph, Sixty years ago I was crew chief on C-130A II 56-534. My best recollection, C-130As' did not have synchro-phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry myers Posted August 5, 2022 Share Posted August 5, 2022 Just now, larry myers said: Good morning Ralph, Sixty years ago I was crew chief on C-130A II 56-534. My best recollection, C-130As' did not have synchro-phase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted September 3, 2022 Share Posted September 3, 2022 Yes, the synchrophaser was installed by TCTO 1C-130-936 or 1095 when the props were modified. Don't know what they had before that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre623 Posted May 2, 2023 Share Posted May 2, 2023 Do you have a date on that TCTO Tiny? Spent 3 years on the A at Sewart AFB TN and only remember the term synchronizer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 On 5/2/2023 at 12:45 PM, Spectre623 said: Do you have a date on that TCTO Tiny? Spent 3 years on the A at Sewart AFB TN and only remember the term synchronizer. As they're such old TCTOs, I don't have that info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 I was assigned to the AMST SPO at Wright-Patterson from 1976-1980 and was attached to the Test Wing to get my monthly flying time as a loadmaster on the C-130s. I flew on both 55-0022 and 55-0024 for several years. I was immensely gratified to discover that by the time I got there in 1976, both had been converted to 4-bladed props! Have been flying on commercial A-models since 2002, one of which is 55-0008 (N120TG) most recently used in the DARPA GREMLINS program, to deploy and later recover an X-6A from a C-130 (55-0008/N120TG). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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