DC10FE Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Sadly, this month the Philippine AF has broken up 3946, the first L-100 produced. It had immense historical value for us in the Herc community. Its first fligh on 4/20/64 lasted more than 24 hours! It's too bad Lockheed didn't take any steps to preserve it. It would've looked nice sitting in front of the hangar where it was built, painted in the red and white Lockheed demonstrator colors. You can check it out in the C-130 Database section. Below are some photos from my friend, Joseph Simon. Some of you ex-Transafrik people may remember his as a Filipino mechanic in Luanda. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalbasher Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Sadly, this month the Philippine AF has broken up 3946, the first L-100 produced. It had immense historical value for us in the Herc community. Its first fligh on 4/20/64 lasted more than 24 hours! It's too bad Lockheed didn't take any steps to preserve it. It would've looked nice sitting in front of the hangar where it was built, painted in the red and white Lockheed demonstrator colors. You can check it out in the C-130 Database section. Below are some photos from my friend, Joseph Simon. Some of you ex-Transafrik people may remember his as a Filipino mechanic in Luanda. Don R. Any idea how many hours it had when was dismantled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Herk Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 How sad...history lost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted February 22, 2014 Author Share Posted February 22, 2014 Any idea how many hours it had when was dismantled? According to my friend, it had less than 13,000 hours. Don't know about the corrosion, though. Sitting at Mactan AB all those years may have taken its toll. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3_Super_Bee Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 I thought L-100's didn't have the lower flight station windows? Or was that something done later in the production run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted February 24, 2014 Author Share Posted February 24, 2014 You're correct, P3. From what I've read though, this airframe started out early in its production as an E-model. Along the way, it picked up the differences associated with the L-100, such as the engine anti-icing lights and the Beta lights which I'm sure were an FAA certification requirement. Also interesting to note, on the commercial Herc, the only thing on the battery bus is the fire extinguishing system. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P3_Super_Bee Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 You're correct, P3. From what I've read though, this airframe started out early in its production as an E-model. Along the way, it picked up the differences associated with the L-100, such as the engine anti-icing lights and the Beta lights which I'm sure were an FAA certification requirement. Also interesting to note, on the commercial Herc, the only thing on the battery bus is the fire extinguishing system. Don R. Thanks Don. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 (edited) Here are a couple more photos of 3946. They were taken before the saws were cranked up. Don R. Edited February 26, 2014 by DC10FE spelling, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredG Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 DC10FE, I think your right. I'm sure it had terminal cancer after all those years of sitting around in the tropics. Too bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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