tinyclark Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 I know this has come up before, and I swear I saw a drawing of a counterweight made with depleted uranium, but I can't find anything on it now. I even looked up all the old weights from the A model drawings, and no luck. Does anyone know for sure, and have a reference, that uranium was used on the C-130? Maybe it was a C141 drawing I saw. I know we had it on those machines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimH Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 If I remember correctly, the C5A aileron counterweights were DU... Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob L Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Part Number 398370-3 and -4 Elevator Counter Balance Weights are made from depleted Uranium. However, Part Number 398370-5 and -6 Elevator Counter Balance Weights are made from Tungsten and were incorporated into production on aircraft 5536 and consistently installed from aircraft 5539 and subsequent. The -5 and -6 Counter Balance Weights are a direct replacement for the -3 and -4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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