CFAVN Posted May 27, 2011 Share Posted May 27, 2011 610 and 611 were on the flight line here at Lockheed yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA3DBJ Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 The following were on the tarmac for the open house this weekend. 307 333 606 608 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herkyjerky Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 This bird has since retired, need to look at my other pics I forget which tail number this was. :-) EDIT: Found it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Don't know what that photo is doing in this thread, but thanks, it's a neat photo. Although the instrument panel has a lot of new toys for the pilots, the FE's panel looks exactly the same as it did the last time I was in a Herc cockpit -- December 1995 doing a ferry flight from Luanda to La Paz. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herkyjerky Posted June 9, 2011 Share Posted June 9, 2011 Don't know what that photo is doing in this thread, but thanks, it's a neat photo. Although the instrument panel has a lot of new toys for the pilots, the FE's panel looks exactly the same as it did the last time I was in a Herc cockpit -- December 1995 doing a ferry flight from Luanda to La Paz. Don R. That is a Canadian Herk :-) And those toys are older then i am haha. As for the FE panel, it's hard to beat it's design, functionally it is one of the better laid out things I've ever seen in any aircraft. (Just my personal opinion.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted June 10, 2011 Author Share Posted June 10, 2011 Anyone know which aircraft was involved and what kind of dammage it had? Thanks Bob http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/06/09/sk-hercules-transport-damaged-110609.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansen Posted June 10, 2011 Share Posted June 10, 2011 Sounds like it was some minor wingtip damage. Check out the retarded comments: "What is a plane that size doing so close to a building?" Seems the commenter hasn't heard of a hanger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) Sounds like it was some minor wingtip damage. Check out the retarded comments: "What is a plane that size doing so close to a building?" Seems the commenter hasn't heard of a hanger. Jansen, As with most aviation related articles on the Internet, the idiots come out of the woodwork to make those retarded comments. I actually think 99% of them are hilarious. Back in the early 1990's, Transafrik actually fired a captain for dinging a wingtip in Assab, Eritrea. He claimed it was a bird strike -- unfortunately, the bird was sitting on a light pole! That was probably a good thing, though. He's now a 747-400 captain for UPS Don R. (Sorry, Bob. Sorta got away from your inquiry. Maybe some other Canuk can answer your question. Edited June 11, 2011 by DC10FE spelling, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVS Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 That is a Canadian Herk :-) And those toys are older then i am haha. As for the FE panel, it's hard to beat it's design, functionally it is one of the better laid out things I've ever seen in any aircraft. (Just my personal opinion.) I always felt that the entire flight deck is nicely laid out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Noticed a gauge and a guarded switch on the lower left of the center console. What's that for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herkyjerky Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 Noticed a gauge and a guarded switch on the lower left of the center console. What's that for? EDIT: Whoops! Need to look closer... Sorry that was confusing for a second. That's one of the older models, that panel appears to be a radar control of some kind. This bird still had a boob tube monitor and joystick :-) I'll find a higher rez pic and see if I can find that sucker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFAVN Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 I was in 612 today, 610,11,12, and 13 are on the LM flight line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansen Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 130611 (5665) CC-130J was seen flying on 23 June 2011, most likely on its first test flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansen Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 130610 ff 03 July 2011 130612 ff 17 July 2011 Eight E-models are still in service, and the plan is to retire them one-for-one as the final eight J-models are delivered. After April 2012, the Canadian C-130 fleet will be comprised of: 4x H73 2x H84 5x KC-130H 2x C-130-30 17x CC-130J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOWCLVL Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 AC 307 currently has 45000 hours on it and it will be on its way to Abbotsford to get a new wing box installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOWCLVL Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Anyone know which aircraft was involved and what kind of dammage it had? Thanks Bob http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2011/06/09/sk-hercules-transport-damaged-110609.html This was AC 319 took the guys a week to repair it just so it could fly home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansen Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 AC 307 currently has 45000 hours on it and it will be on its way to Abbotsford to get a new wing box installed. Doesn't make much sense IMHO, as all Canadian E-models will be retired by April 2012. With four more CC-130Js coming next month, 305, 307, and 308 should be retired ASAP, as they have well over 45k each (more like 48k). The H-models are being upgraded with newer CWBs in preparation for their exclusive SAR role though 2017. Maybe it was one of these instead? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty FE Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Are there equipment modifications for the Canadian C-130 SAR mission? Such as FLIR, scanner windows, helo A/R, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFAVN Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 we have SAR doors http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=475276&nseq=84 http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5638636&nseq=75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansen Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 we have SAR doors http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=475276&nseq=84 http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5638636&nseq=75 And observer seats... As much as a FLIR mod ala Harvest HAWK would be fantastic, the Canadian Forces is not going to spend money on equipment that will only be around for five years. I would hope that the next-generation SAR aircraft that will enter service in 2017 will have FLIR. It is ideally suited for that application, day or night. Pics: [ATTACH=CONFIG]2196[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]2197[/ATTACH] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOWCLVL Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Doesn't make much sense IMHO, as all Canadian E-models will be retired by April 2012. With four more CC-130Js coming next month, 305, 307, and 308 should be retired ASAP, as they have well over 45k each (more like 48k). The H-models are being upgraded with newer CWBs in preparation for their exclusive SAR role though 2017. Maybe it was one of these instead? AC 307 that is getting the box. 100% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansen Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 I wonder how much it costs to swap a box out. Any idea which bird the CWB is coming from? This really doesn't make sense, as there will be 13 Jay birds by September. I guess I should be used to weird decisions in the military by now, but still.... Maybe the swap is already contractually obligated or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOWCLVL Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 We have 2 new ones in stock. They are not beeing swapped nore in a contract. The GAY model I mean J model is not for S&R so we dont care about them down here in 9 Hgr. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jansen Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 We have 2 new ones in stock. They are not beeing swapped nore in a contract. The GAY model I mean J model is not for S&R so we dont care about them down here in 9 Hgr. lol New, or newer? We have a couple of used ones in storage, but the best ones have been going into the H73s. Very surprised if these are brand new CWBs. And that brings up another point...aren't there a whole bunch of H-models already being worked on at Cascade getting new CWBs? If 307 was needed that badly they would use it now, rather than tie it up upgrading the CWB only to retire it in 4-5 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOWCLVL Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Like I said, it is not retireing and im not to sure about the ones at cascade right now. As for the CWB it is NEW new. 307 has 9 hours left on it wich is beeing saved to fly to Cascade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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