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Muff, Like he said, the C-130 plays a part. I am guessing it is not the focus of the story but rather the setting. Good for him for doing his research and going for his dream. Too many people just settle for mediocrity. P.S. Half the books on the bestseller list are crap anyway.

Maybe we should add a Museum tab to AllHerks16? A lot of the new Canadian J-models are going back for modifications, I am hearing it could be after 609 comes in that they start retiring more of the older E-models. Officially, at least, as I am hearing there are quite a few that are close to the 50k mark that are being held only in reserve.

LOL, guess I asked for it. I have added it to a ZIP archive so everyone can view it. Guess we aren't counting 130313 until it officially gets transferred to the Greenwood Military Aviation Museum? Museums.zip

Bob, Select, then copy (CTRL-C) and paste works fairly well. If there is formatting using Notepad first works. It is long list but seems postable.

Some more details: Thursday, October 21, 2010 7:30 a.m. The tour includes visits to the flight line, the F-22 Raptor/C-130J production area, the Lockheed Martin gift shop, the low speed wind tunnel, and a C-130J static display. Due to limited space, seats are limited to the first 100 people who sign up. Please sign up early as only two buses will be available (100 total seats) The tour involves a lot of walking, so please do not wear high heeled or open toe shoes. This last part is unfortunate, but you'll probably still be able to make a few notes and write down the registration and serial numbers of all the new planes.

I know a lot of you guys read Lockheed Martin's Service News magazine, which dates all the way back to 1974. The company stopped publishing new volumes in 2005, despite several attempts to restart it. Meanwhile, I've found the entire archive which dates back to the start. There's a lot of good stuff in there, and some of the last articles on Center Wing and Outer Wing history and replacement were pretty good. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ams/ServiceNewsMagazine.html There's also an Index in Excel format: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/data/assets/service_news_magazines/Service_News_Subject_Index.xls

From the information I've seen, all of the 19 E models will be replaced by the 17 J models by 01 APR 2012. All of the SAR taskings will be given to the 13 H models, which are supposed to last until 2017. What I know of the H fleet: 2x H73 40k EBH, requires Center Wing Replacement 2x H73 30k EBH, requires Center Wing Replacement 2x H84 30k EBH 5x H90(T) 20k EBH 2X H-30 10k EBH EBH=Equivalent Baseline Hours SAR taskings apparently have a severity rating of 3. This is the H fleet: 130332 1975 H73 130333 1975 H73 130334 1985 H84 130335 1985 H84 130336 1975 H73 130337 1975 H73 130338 1991 Tanker 130339 1991 Tanker 130340 1991 Tanker 130341 1991 Tanker 130342 1991 Tanker 130343 1997 Stretch 130344 1997 Stretch

You're welcome! They don't have the agenda for this year yet, but I would think that Mr. Ross Reynolds will give another C-130 program update. I posted some info I dug up on the increase in build rate in the "Manufacturing at Marietta" thread. Did I mention that there's a Marietta Plant Tour?

I was going through documents from the 2009 Hercules Operators Conference, and found some good info on the increase in the build rate from Ross Reynolds' C130 Program Update. This is the picture from 2009: Current Aircraft Production Line: Toolset / Facilities Designed to Produce 36 Aircraft per Year Current Production Rate: 24 aircraft per year 10 Day Move Rate Line Loaded Moderate 1st Shift / Light 2nd Shift Ramp Up Plan: Supports 16 in ‘09, 27 in ‘10, and 35 in ‘11 Fully Loaded Line 7 Day Move Rate Heavy 1st Shift / Moderate 2nd Shift

Anybody going this year? Would love to be able to get some plant pics! Visit the HOC site for full details: 2010 Hercules Operators Conference, October 18-21, 2010 - Atlanta, GA http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ams/2010HerculesOperatorsConference.html This year's conference theme is: Hercules - Across Generations, Around the World General 2010 Conference Information: The 2010 Hercules Operators Conference (HOC) will be held at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel in Atlanta, GA from October 18-21, 2010. The conference will kick-off on Monday, October 18 at 1000 and conclude on Thursday, October 21 with the **LM Plant Tour** and Golf Classic. Special Note: This year's HOC participants have a unique opportunity to attend a major public air show on the weekend preceding the HOC. On Saturday and Sunday, October 16-17, Dobbins ARB will be hosting the "Wings Over Atlanta 2010 Air Show and Open House" featuring the USN Blue Angels and Canadian Snowbirds. This is free to the public. For additional information on the air show, please visit the event website. Conference Registration Registration for the 2010 HOC is now open and can be accessed at the "Register Here" link below. We had nearly 800 attendees representing over 36 countries attend the 2009 HOC. We continue to grow and expect at or above capacity attendance for the 2010 conference. The conference fees for individual and exhibitor registration have changed. Please note the new Early Registration Discount for registrations made before October 1. - Early Registration Discount Prior to October 1: * $400 for Military/Owner/Operators and non-Lockheed Martin Aeronautics employees (i.e. Corporate, ESBA, IS&GS, Space) * $600 for all others * $3,000 for exhibitor booths in Grand Ballroom* * $3,500 for exhibitor booths in the Garden Court* (All exhibitor/booth payment must be made by October 1)

Just got word that Canada's latest Super Hercules, CC-130J 130605 will be delivered on 23 Sep 10 (next Thursday). Hopefully we'll get some pics!

From CodeOne: http://www.codeonemagazine.org/article.html?item_id=48 So any thoughts on which one is next? Anyone know which are really close to the 50k mark? My last sighting of 130323 was in July of 2009, while my information on 130319 and 130320 trails off after April and May. I'm also wondering which E-model Mackey rode on...

That's faster than I thought! At three a month I can see the next batch of Canadian aircraft delivered by the end of January, if the flight test backlog clears up.

While researching LM's manufacturing, I stumbled across "A Model Airplane" in Capacity Magazine published in Fall of 2008. It's a little old, but gives quite a history about the plant in Marietta where the Hercules is produced. Still quite relevant as LM is increasing the build rate to 36 aircraft per year. http://www.capacity-magazine.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=358

Thanks, didn't think I would see the Qatar birds until February. It's a good thing there're lots of numbers left as we'll have Kuwait, ROK, UAE, Iraq, and Oman coming up.

Major update thanks to info from LM, current as of 22 Feb 11: Lockheed Martin Version Numbers 48F = C-130J prototypes 49F = RAF C-130J prototypes 01J = RAF C-130J production prototypes 02J = Prototype EC-130J 03J = RAAF 04J = Prototype WC-130J 05J = RAF C.4 (-30) 06J = RAF C.5 07J = Early WC-130J 08J = Early USAF C-130J 09J = Early EC-130J 11J = Early KC-130J 12J = WC-130J 13J = Early AMI C-130J 16J = USAF C-130J 17J = Early EC-130J 30J = Early USAF C-130J-30 31J = AMI C-130J 32J = EC-130J 33J = Early KC-130J 34J = AMI -30 35J = USCG HC-130J 36J = RDAF 37J = Early USAF C-130J-30 38J = Early KC-130J 44J = USAF C-130J-30 45J = Single RDAF C-130J-30 46J = RNoAF 47J = Canada CC-130J 50J = India 51J = Qatar 52J = Iraq 53J = Royal Flight of Oman 54J = UAE 55J = Tunisia 56J = Israel C-130J-30 57J = South Korea 72J = USMC KC-130J 73J = USAF HC/MC-130J 75J = Kuwait KC-130J 85J = Royal Air Force of Oman 86J = Second batch USCG HC-130J

Assembly Thanks! Was wondering if I'd ever solve that mystery. Bob and I were discussing the Indian aircraft, as we have both seen different pictures naming them as KC-38xx and K-38xx.

Is that for the C.4 or C.5 Herks?

44J = USAF C-130J-30 47J = Canada CC-130J 50J = India 72J = USMC KC-130J 73J = USAF HC/MC-130J If anyone has the numbers for RAF, AMI, RDAF, RNoAF, or RAAF please add.

The latest I have from June: 130311 TE Trenton 130313 Couple hours left, pending donation to Greenwood Military Aviation Museum 130314 Trenton museum 130315 TE Trenton 130316 Abbotsford 130317 TE Trenton 130326 Abbotsford (now trainer)

Time to revive this thread! Anybody in Marietta willing to post some info? I figure the next ones to come out of the shop are the KC-130J's (probably for VMGR-152) followed by some more Canadian CC-130J's. I think there might be a bit of a backlog in flight testing as there were a lot of the planes sitting by the flight test hanger for a long while, like 06-3171 (almost a month before first flight). Looking for delivery confirmation on: 5631 168074 VMGR-152? 5632 168075 VMGR-152? I'm tracking Canadian CC-130J deliveries on this Flickr page here, but this is the updated info I have: 5635 130603 Delayed to Sept 5636 130604 Delivered Aug 27 5637 130605 Sept The first USAF HC-130J's are supposed to be delivered in September 5633 09-0108 5634 09-0109 My thread on the two new birds going to Dyess in October. And yes, I've sent all I have to Bob Daley.