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I believe that it was NACA/NASA that modified a B model with 2 J-85's suck and blows mounted out board of # 1 & 4 providing BLC/bleed air over the wings in a effort to test lower landing speeds. I believe also that it was retained by NASA/NACA after the test program for many years and flown sporting a non-standard round bulbouse nose.

I'm sure that some more versed prop head will straighten all this out soon. I'm working from an ole memory bank here..

Frank C.

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Thud105, if you check further you will see the extra engines Lockheed used on the BLC B model (58-0712) were YT-56-A-6 engines sans the gearbox. AF didn't buy into the proposed new C-130C model with the BLC and it was converted back to a standard B model with wings from a crashed L-100 (sn 4109). And yes you are right about NASA using and owning it for a long time with and without BLC. Landing speed 70 MPH Stall speed 50 MPH. Bill

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Thud105, if you check further you will see the extra engines Lockheed used on the BLC B model (58-0712) were T-56 engines sans the gearbox. AF didn't buy into the supposed new C-130C model with the BLC and it was converted back to a standard B model with wings from a crashed L-100 (sn 4109). And yes you are right about NASA using and owning it for a long time with and without BLC. Bill

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Yes, that's the bird that I was referring to. I knew that she was a shake & bake of C-130 parts all her life. I guess that the ole memory banks are 50% functional.

I knew that someone would "come to the rescue" with solid data.

Regards

Frank C

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When I was at Dyess in 1966-67, I seem to remember seeing a Lockheed pamphlet about a proposed C-130 model (J or K?) - what I remember was that it had an extended landing gear (kinda like the main gear on a Sikorsky H19?) and a drawing that showed the airplane landing in a field full of tree stumps... am I remembering this correctly or is this the first stage of Alzheimer's??

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