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    Crew size for C-130

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    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.

    Old Times

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    Maybe we should add a Museum tab to AllHerks16? :D

    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.

    2010 Hercules Operators Conference

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    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.

    Video equipment, cameras, including cell phones with cameras, and portable data storage devices are strictly prohibited.

    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.

    Service News magazine archive

    in C-130 Technical

    Posted

    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

    Canadian Herks

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    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

    Manufacturing at Marietta

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    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

    2010 Hercules Operators Conference

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    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)

    Canadian Herks

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    From CodeOne: http://www.codeonemagazine.org/article.html?item_id=48

    Canada’s E-models have logged more flying hours than any comparable Hercules in the world. In his remarks, MacKay noted, “I recently flew in a forty-three-year-old E-model aircraft in Afghanistan that had approximately 50,000 flight hours on it.”

    With the arrival of the Super Hercules, the CC-130E fleet will eventually be retired. Six of the nineteen E-models in the Canadian fleet have already concluded their flying careers and have been parked, while several more of the older aircraft are literally within dozens of flight hours of reaching the end of their service lives.

    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...

    Contract/Batch Numbers?

    in C-130 General

    Posted · Edited by Jansen
    Major update thanks to info from LM

    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

    Next in line for Jay-birds.

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    Shop? What are you talking about? Paint, Assembly, Mod, What?

    Assembly

    You have the LM picture of the flight line shot... The Indian Herc in question is KC-3802... It was the only one(of the 3 Indian Hercs painted) that had a black radome.

    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.

    Canadian Herks

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    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)

    Next in line for Jay-birds.

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    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.

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