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The Paratroop Doors pull in slightly then slide up....

I am currently building a 1/72 scale plastic model of a C-130 Blue Angels Fat Albert. How do the rear troop doors open? Do they slide up or do they pivot to the side like an airliner door? I am not talking about the rear cargo door but the 2 right and left troop doors. I have seen some pictures of the interior and it looks like they come in and pivot to the right. However, I though i saw some photos that look like the doors slide up. Can anyone help me?

Hi Sonny,

Will this help?...

Regards,

Harold

Anyone wanna take a stab at correctly identifing, by name, the C-130 windshields and windows? I attached a diagram to match up to the list below.

Here is the list to use:

Windshields:

FRONT PANEL (L)

SIDE PANEL (L)

AFT PANEL (L)

CLEAR VISION (L)

FORWARD, UPPER (L)

FORWARD, LOWER (L)

CENTER PANEL

FRONT PANEL ®

FORWARD LOWER ®

SIDE PANEL ®

AFT PANEL ®

CLEAR-VISION ®

FORWARD UPPER ®

Windows:

FLIGHT DECK, FORWARD (L)

FLIGHT DECK, AFT (L)

AFT SKYLIGHT (L)

CENTER SKYLIGHT (L)

FORWARD SKYLIGHT (L)

FLIGHT DECK, FORWARD ®

FLIGHT DECK, AFT ®

AFT SKYLIGHT ®

CENTER SKYLIGHT ®

FORWARD SKYLIGHT ®

I have a list but I want to make sure it is correct. Right now the WUC manual, work cards, and the job guide have no direct correlation. We are trying to fix it. Thanks for your input!

Sonny