Spectre623 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Here is a walk around of AC-130A 54-1623 Ghost Rider at the Marietta museum of Aviation. Much thanks to the guys who brought a rusting hulk back to display status. Bill http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZRZrVfAefA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Bill Great Video and great restoration job. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Podboy Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Bill, thanks for sharing. The A model gunships had an extra gearbox generator (DC?) on 2 & 3 to power some of the sensing / gun stuff. I removed and replaced one at Naha. Mx contribution to the war effort. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayj Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 The A model gunships had A C generators on 1&4 engines to power the sensors and defensive gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Podboy Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 RayJ Thanks. It's been awhile. Robert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 I enjoyed that. I was already out when they started this program. There were rumors of mounting a gun in the herk, but we were thing on the ramp faceing backwards. What a surprise. Thankd Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Bill, Thanks. Great job!! Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewanafly Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks for the Video.. Does anyone remember seeing a Roman Nosed gunship at Naha? (1967/1968). I don't remember if I worked on it or just happen to see a strange shape on the flight line one night.. (Electric Shop). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Speaking of Roman nose A Mod. gunships. I know that I have seen many pictures of the early Roman nosed gunships, but I almost will swear there was one parked in a revetment at Ubon when I was flying Blind Bat in the fall of 1968. It had a name on it, but of course I don't remember it. I have a hard bound book of gunships and it is in it, but maybe that's where I got the idea I saw it in person. I'm too lazy to look for that book right now, but it probably has the dates in it. Could I be imagining it, or was there one there at that time without a radome?? Thanks, Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 There were 8 Roman nosed A's that became gunships. 53-3129, 54-1623 and 54-1625 to 1630. I think all of them except 54-1626 which was the test model had new radomes installed when converted to gunships. 54-1626 eventually got a new radome. There are a few pics of 1626 as a Roman nose gun ship in the gallery. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry myers Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 As I recall, all 54 year aircraft as part of the gunship modification included removal of the APS 42 radar (roman nose) and installation of APN 59 radar. Except, as Bob stated, tail # 626. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcapsparkchaser Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 On December 1, 2015 at 2:32:32 PM, Robert Podboy said: Bill, thanks for sharing. The A model gunships had an extra gearbox generator (DC?) on 2 & 3 to power some of the sensing / gun stuff. I removed and replaced one at Naha. Mx contribution to the war effort. Robert Yes thats right in fact #1-2-3-4 all had "DC" generators with the added "AC" generators on #2-3 I was assigned to the 374th FMS electric shop 68-70 and other than supporting Nam at TSN, CRB, and a bunch of nameless strips in country with the "A"s we received an urgent mission from Pacaf and all the Gunships started dropping from the sky at Naha seems they were having an issue with the Generator brush inspections at Ubon and the generators started failing in flight. Made friends with the crew chief who didn't get out of the gunship while crash landing back at Ubon. One of 3 fatalities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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