casey Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 MC-130H 89-0281 c/n 5237 arrived at AMARG today (Sep 21st of 2015) and is the first MC-130H to retire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olcatmech2 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 That would be 26 years of service. Aren't they retiring them early or is it the airframe hours that determine service life.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n1dp Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I have heard Equivalent Flight Hours for MC-130s are the highest in the fleet so they may have timed out their center wing boxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Its because the MC-130J is forcing them out. Will be J-models everywhere....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalbasher Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 It's a wonder they didn't push it to the main gate at Hurby for display...just put a P model and Talon I out there, why not add the Talon II now vs. later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 It all has to do with center wing box life hours, and yes, the multiplication factor for MCs is very high. It may have already had one CWB change, I don't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 It has to do with the MC-130J. Same as the HC-130J.New models are pushing the old ones out (that is why we are buying new models)I literally just had this talk with the HC/MC-130J program manager the other day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Doesn't seem like the money is coming fast enough, but I've been out of the game for 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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