SEFEGeorge Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Was looking through the Gallery and came across this picture. I thought 4578 was a 74 H model but it looks like an E model in the picture. What's the story with the bombs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 3, 2012 Share Posted February 3, 2012 Lars' book says it is an H reg #TC68. In the images the reg# matches but it looks like an E to me. Bob you have any idea? As for the bombs, rumor has it that it was used a bomber once during the Falklands War. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 I don't want to step on Bob's reply, but if you think it looks like an E-model because of the GTC and ATM intake, a lot of foreign military have H-models without the APU and big AC packs. As an example, check out photo #4581 of the Moroccan AF; also an H-model with a GTC. Just think FY 1973 USAF H-models. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 As I understand it, it is an H model 4578 according to Lockheed and it dropped bombs on the Falklands-Malvinas in the war with Britain. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted February 4, 2012 Author Share Posted February 4, 2012 I don't want to step on Bob's reply, but if you think it looks like an E-model because of the GTC and ATM intake, a lot of foreign military have H-models without the APU and big AC packs. As an example, check out photo #4581 of the Moroccan AF; also an H-model with a GTC. Just think FY 1973 USAF H-models. Don R. Initially that's what I thought but if you check out 4577 and 4579 you see new FS A/C and APUs. So they ordered birds with GTCs instead of the APUs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 George, The Argentine AF also flies the E-model. My guess is that they just wanted to keep their spares compatible with them. Economics. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fritz Wester Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 The US Coast Guard also operates a couple of "H's" with GTC's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamMcGowan Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 When Lockheed first came out with the C-130H, the only USAF versions were HC-130Hs. They sold a lot of them overseas before the USAF started buying them in a modified version, including an APU that could be run inflight. (By the way, I wish people would understand that an APU can be any kind of supplemental power system. A lot of people are confused because Lockheed referred to the gas turbine compressors on the As, Bs, Es and original Hs as GTCs. Heck, any jet engine with a compressor is a GTC.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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