Jansen Posted February 19, 2011 Share Posted February 19, 2011 Wayne Roberts, Chief Test Pilot of airlift aircraft for Lockheed Martin, spoke at a seminar organised during the biennial Aero India Air Show held Bangalore. His talk revolved around the Lockheed Martin program to replace the legacy Turboprop engine powering the Hercules with the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprop & 6 blade Dowty propeller on the Super Hercules to increase the power & thrust available to the aircraft & its associated benefits. Due to the increased thrust generated by the turboprops, the aircraft faced new challenges relating to its flight handling characteristics that needed to be addressed before the re-engined aircraft could be certified for use by the FAA & how it went about addressing those issues. YouTube: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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