tinwhistle Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I hope this is the proper thread for this. Just an observation: the other day I visited a C-130 on static display, the crew had a small ladder set up to aid people in entering the paratroop door. As I climbed in the door I got grease all over my hand. Now, it's been well over 40 years since I crewed #877, but I seem to remember a rather senior 82nd Airborne officer telling me in no uncertain terms that he did not want his troopers getting grease all over themselves while exiting my aircraft. Norm Plantz and I came up with the idea of using soap on the door tracks, if anything at all. Mostly I made sure that the door tracks stayed "very" clean...Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
APG85 Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 It's a weapon of war. As such, it can get dirty. I'm not aware of a requirement to use soap in the door tracks, although when I went to airshows, I would wipe out the excess grease so that the "folks" wouldn't soil themselves... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 Was it NASA 427 at Racine? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 18, 2009 Share Posted November 18, 2009 I recall more than one instance of getting that black moly grease on my hands and clothes. As a tech rep, many times I was on and off the airplanes with a sport shirt on (sometimes a white shirt). I was really surprised to have one nice shirt really messed up from that grease, but it came out in the wash..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinwhistle Posted November 18, 2009 Author Share Posted November 18, 2009 Wasn't at Racine, was at Truax in Madison. The soap was an idea cooked up by my bestest friend and myself. Worked very well as long as we had access to soap!! I think that Airborne Brigadier was simply flexing his rank and hassling a 2 striper. As far as a machine of war; we were at Pope (Fort Bragg) and everything and everyone was still spitshined-that changed very quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 Soap would be corrosive. Maybe they found that out the hard way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunCrewChief Posted November 19, 2009 Share Posted November 19, 2009 The upper tracks get a coat of grease...the lower tracks calls for applying grease or SFL (solid film lubricant) "Sparingly" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1685FCC Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 tells the whole story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinwhistle Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Well guys, my initial introduction to the "grease" situation was in late 1964, if memory serves me. I would imagine that a lot of tech changes occured over the years. As I said earlier; things changed rapidly from that time frame forward and aircraft maintance was sometimes erratic. The "nuts and bolts" of this whole thing is that I was surprised at finding grease on this recent static display. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C130CC Posted January 14, 2010 Share Posted January 14, 2010 We grease the entire tracks now. It helps keep down on corrosion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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