Katum_Medic322 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 snipped.... New York ANG LC-130 Flies First Operational Flight With New Props Sat, 27 Sep \'08 Aircraft Equipped With Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 Propellers. A New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 aircraft equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 propellers took its first operational flight on Tuesday, September 16, from the unit\'s base in Scotia, NY. The aircraft is the first of 12 New York Air National Guard C-130s planned for retrofit with Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 propellers. The complete article is at: http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?ContentBlockID=8455a57d-a5f8-49f7-b816-f7e66a431d03& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LC130LOAD1 Posted September 27, 2008 Share Posted September 27, 2008 You\'re a day late and a dollar short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skier130 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Don\'t believe everything you read in the media. We\'ll see how 492 performs on its test flights down south this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjvr99 Posted September 28, 2008 Share Posted September 28, 2008 Skier130, will you be crewing on this deployment? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skier130 Posted September 29, 2008 Share Posted September 29, 2008 I won\'t be crewing 492 on its way down to the ice but I will be in McMurdo Station when it arrives for its test flights. I was lucky enough to be up in Greenland this season with it, but it only had the electronic valve house done. The 8 bladed props where just added in the last month. We at the 109th hope it performs like it was advertised to use... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjvr99 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Thanx for the reply, Skier. Hope to hear more about the system during the deployment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 You guys need to be careful when moving throttles in the ground range. i.e., pushing them up while down-sped. Unless they\'ve fixed a design problem, they may likely dump some prop fluid overboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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