bobdaley Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Had 2 reports yesterday that a new Herk was test flying out of Marietta.One said for India, the other said for Saudi.Lockheed 5780Anyone know who it is for?ThanksBob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) c/n 5780 is for Saudi Arabia. It is the 2500th C-130.c/n 5779 is also for Saudi. Edited October 12, 2015 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) CaseyThanksBobBTW we always disagree with Lockheed on the number produced because Lockheed says they did not build c/n 5048 N82178, and c/n 5055 N8213G and c/n 5056 N8218J, my guess is contracts with the spooks. Added c/n links--Casey Edited October 12, 2015 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 So lockheed is officially claiming 2500? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 CaseyThanksBobBTW we always disagree with Lockheed on the number produced because Lockheed says they did not build 5048 N82178, and 5056 N8213G and 5056 N8218J, my guess is contracts with the spooks.Interesting... I was not aware for their denial. Seems like they would have given them c/n's that were not sequential to the rest. So lockheed is officially claiming 2500?I was told that 5780 was number 2500. I am not sure if this includes the YCs, L-100s or the three that bob mentioned above. I'll try to do a count when I have a free minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 How are you going to count that. Just c/n numbers starting at first c-130a? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 (edited) From Bob's list. A-233, B 230, E-493, H-1085, L100-118. That totals 2159 including the two YCs and the three bob mentioned. 5780 is the 346th J and that would make a total of 2505. Minus the three Bob mentioned above and the two YCs that would make 5780 the 2500th by Lockheed's count. 5777 would be the 2500th by Bob's count (the correct count). Edited October 13, 2015 by Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 @bobdaleyTo reduce confusion, I corrected my errors in the above post and deleted my/your other posts. Thanks for straightening me out.--Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop28 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 3208 KC-130J c/n 5779 and 3209 KC-130J c/n 5780 both for 32Sqn.Best RegardsJason.................. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hehe Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Moody got 13-5782 today. Lockheed is calling it 2500th "delivered". Not 2500th built but delivered. We also got 12-5773 today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPTestFE Posted December 12, 2015 Share Posted December 12, 2015 That's what really matters to LM....delivered, which means they got paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC130 Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 And a pay check to all the employees trying to make a buck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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