Weasel Pilot Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 A few questions, hopefully someone can enlighten me! 1. When did the mission change from Volant Solo to Commando Solo? yes I know when AFSOC took over, but when exactly? 2. Dash one was LTM 1EC-130E(RH)-1. What did the (RH) stand for? Aircraft mod was Rivet Rider (I thought). Thanks, Dave Mason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffysan Posted June 21, 2010 Share Posted June 21, 2010 Rivet Rider / Rivet Hunter - different configs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Pilot Posted June 21, 2010 Author Share Posted June 21, 2010 Guess this applies to all the Special Ops modifed 130s, why didn't the designation use a configuration number (EC-130E-III, for example) instead of the modification code name, IE: MC-130E (Y) or here, EC-130E (RH)? yes, I know E-III was already taken, but why not E-IV, or whatever wasn't taken? Also, what did the unit refer to these aircraft as? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Sanchez Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Weasel Pilot and Jeffysan, how are you guys? OK I need more info. I just read Volant Solo, Commando Solo, Rivet Rider and Rivet Hunter. Since I haven't been involved with Herks for about 40 years I'm lost. The only EC-130E variant I know of is the ABtripleC aircraft I was on in 1967. It was # 62-1809 which ended up in the desert in Iran. Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffysan Posted June 22, 2010 Share Posted June 22, 2010 Easy to get lost with special mission EC- acft. EC-130E ABCCC Airborne Cmd Post Keelser/DM EC-130E (RR) Rivet Rider Psy Ops PaANG Harrisburg EC-130E (RH) Rivet Hunter Psy OPs PaANG Harrisburg EC-130E WWCTV "Disaster Response" PaANG Harrisburg EC-130H Rivet Fire Elec Jamming DM EC-130V Project Delphi Drug Interdiction USCG No longer in service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Pilot Posted June 22, 2010 Author Share Posted June 22, 2010 Uhhhh, think Rivet Hunter aircraft flew Senior Scout/Senior Hunter/Senior Warrior mission who's name we do not speak. (OK, SIGINT) at 193. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weasel Pilot Posted June 23, 2010 Author Share Posted June 23, 2010 Anybody know, were the winches/cable reels for the two trailing wire antennas both in the aft cargo area? The vertical TW antenna supposedly exited out the bottom of the fuselage, fwd of the sponsons. Area above this had the mission crew, so equipment had to be elsewhere. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railrunner130 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Speaking of which... I hear Harrisburgs mission is going away? Anyone heard anything about it? Will they convert their J's to something else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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