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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/11/17/349873/usaf-spots-apparent-f-22-wreckage-pilot-still-missing.html Aircraft wreckage spotted by a US Air Force search team is believed to be a Lockheed Martin F-22 that disappeared at 7:40pm on 16 November, the USAF says. The search for the USAF F-22 pilot is continuing nearly 18 hours after air traffic control at the Elemendorf-Richardson joint base in Alaska lost radar contact with the F-22.

Like it's mythical Greek namesake, the Hercules aircraft has flown above and beyond the call of duty for Canada's air force for the past 50 years. The CC-130 Hercules, dubbed the workhorse of the Canadian Forces, was celebrated at CFB Trenton Monday by about 400 current and former CC-130 Hercules pilots, flight engineers, load masters, navigators and ground crews. http://www.trentonian.ca/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2846608

The Defence Science and Technology Organisation (DSTO) is part of Australia's Department of Defence. DSTO has developed software for Air Force C-130J aircraft to vastly improve the process of dynamic balancing of propellers to reduce vibration levels. It has proved so useful that with the exception of the United States which is still reviewing the terms of the software licence, all C-130J users ( UK, Italy, Denmark, Canada and Norway) will soon start using the software. “We found an advanced engine monitoring capability that was active but wasn’t being used. Access to this capability required no modification or change to aircraft hardware or software – only a tool to extract and decode data from a data bank recorded during every flight,†said DSTO’s Brian Rebbechi. Balancing will now take two hours without the need for engine ground runs. Previously balancing required up to five maintenance staff, 1-2 days, and multiple ground runs. Extensive manual effort was required to temporarily install sensors, external wiring and test equipment. The ‘working at height’ OH&S issues associated with the temporary over-wing wiring caused further complications. The software has the potential for ongoing savings for Australia’s Air Force of over $2 million worth of maintenance hours and fuel savings over the life of the aircraft, and frees up personnel and aircraft for other tasks. http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/news/4479/ http://www.dsto.defence.gov.au/news/6372/

130324 is now Time Expired at CFB Trenton as of 04 Nov. Only eight CC-130E are still in service. New CC-130J 130603 was just delivered this evening: http://www.flickr.com/photos/53476734@N08/galleries/72157624821328564/

Thanks, added. I have 31J for AMI, but don't know if that is for the -30 or the short bird. Also looking for the code for the short USAF herks. Are there different codes for the WC and EC variants?

Wow, this thread has gotten way off topic...

Exactly, can't stand whiners who talk sh*t but can't be bothered to lift a finger.

The deadline to RSVP has been extended to November 10, and the dinner will be held Nov 15. More details at the National Air Force Museum of Canada website: http://airforcemuseum.ca/en/news/celebrating-50-years-of-cc-130-hercules-operations-in-canada.html

PROVEN is a magazine produced by Lockheed Martin focusing on C-130 news. It is published monthly and the archive is available via this link: http://cc-130j.ca/publications-en/

Do you have a list of all the AMPed birds?

The Rolls-Royce series 3.5 development program for the T56 engine uses existing technologies from commercial and industrial variants, including compressor inlet housing, compressor blades, single crystal 1st stage turbine blade and compressor wheel knife seals. The changes don't require aircraft installation or interface changes, making 3.5 a low-risk technology solution for P-3 operators. The updates improve engine fuel consumption, hot-day take off performance and turbine life. Rolls-Royce is in the last month of development for the 3.5 upgrades for the U.S. Air Force C-130H aircraft. Flight tests will be in 2011. The work done for U.S. Air Force aircraft will be leveraged for the P-3 fleet. Low rate production will begin later this year. -From P-3 International Operators Support Conference Compared with the gains realized for commercial airline applications, the performance benefits provided by wingtip modifications on the C-130 would be less. For one thing, the C-130’s wing is already very efficient because its aspect ratio of 10 is relatively high. Another reason for the lower gain in expected winglet efficiency is the C-130’s unswept wing with its lower tip loading. In addition, since winglets are more effective for longer ranges and with the higher wingtip loading realized at higher altitudes, the potential benefit of winglets for the C-130 is limited. -Assessment of Wingtip Modifications to Increase the Fuel Efficiency of Air Force Aircraft (2007)

From "Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence and Security Review": "withdraw the C-130J Hercules tactical transport aircraft from service by 2022, a decade earlier than planned, as we transition to the larger and more capable A400M aircraft;" A bit surprising, considering that they will only have been around for 20-25 years. I think they will likely be sold off to some African countries and rewinged to the new center wing box that entered production last year.

It was actually the one I got from you in August..

As suggested, here is a list of all USMC KC-130J aircraft, thanks to Bob Daley: 5488 165735 Flying VMGR-252 5489 165736 Flying VMGR-352 5499 165737 Flying VMGR-252 5506 165738 Flying VMGR-252 5507 165739 Flying VMGR-352 5508 165809 Flying VMGR-252 5509 165810 Flying VMGR-252 5515 165957 Flying VMGR-152 5516 166380 Flying VMGR-252 5527 166381 Flying VMGR-252 5528 166382 Flying VMGR-252 5543 166472 Flying VMGR-252 5544 166473 Flying VX-20 IFR pod tests 5553 166511 Flying VMGR-252 5554 166512 Flying VMGR-352 5555 166513 Flying VMGR-252 5556 166514 Flying VMGR-152 5562 166762 Flying VMGR-352 5563 166763 Flying VMGR-152 5564 166764 Flying VMGR-352 5565 166765 Flying VMGR-352 5577 167108 Flying VMGR-352 5578 167109 Flying VMGR-152 5579 167110 Flying VMGR-352 5580 167111 Flying VMGR-352 5590 167923 Flying VMGR-152 5591 167924 Flying VMGR-352 5592 167925 Flying VMGR-152 5593 167926 Flying VMGR-152 5602 167112 Flying VMGR-252 5603 167982 Flying VMGR-152 5604 167983 Flying VMGR-152 5605 167984 Flying VMGR-352 5606 167985 Flying VMGR-352 5617 167981 Flying VMGR-152 5618 167927 Flying VMGR-152 5631 168074 Flying VMGR-152 5632 168075 Flying VMGR-152 5644 168065 Flying VMGR-152 5645 168066 Flying VMGR-152 5646 168067 Flying VMGR-352 5647 168068 Flying VMGR-352 VX-20 1 152 15 252 12 352 14

That is possible, the data I got was for the Fiscal year. The following four KC-130J aircraft are for the USMC and should be delivered by the end of the year. 5644 168065 KC130J 5645 168066 KC130J 5646 168067 KC130J 5647 168068 KC130J

The powerpoint slides should be available in a couple of weeks on the HOC website. What was the video about?

2010 Hercules Operators Conference/Marietta Plant Tour http://herkybirds.com/showthread.php?2275-2010-Hercules-Operators-Conference

Confirmed from 4 sources that 306 is retired, and apparently now at Cascade in Abbotsford, BC. Trying to get pictures of 306 and 325 to confirm (not that I don't trust them). Got word that 313 is going to replace 314 at CFB Trenton's museum, since 314 is in pretty bad shape.

Thought I'd start up a thread to track KC-130J deliveries to the Marines. My latest data shows: 5631 168074 Delivered Oct to VMGR-152, spotted in South Korea 5632 168075 Delivered Sep to VMGR-152, spotted in Japan That makes 38 delivered out of 46 ordered. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152 (VMGR-152) is based at MCAS Futenma (ROTM) in Japan. They are slated to operate 15 KC-130Js by Sept 2011. 5644 168065 #14, might be in flight test 5645 168066 #15

It doesn't look like it, at least not recently. He mostly flew VIP flights as a Major in Challenger jets, and was a flight instructor before that.

Pictures or video would be fantastic and much appreciated!

That is very cool stuff! It's too bad they don't allow cameras, but would you mind taking some notes for us? These are some of the tail numbers that should be on the flightline, if you can confirm or add it would be very much appreciated. 5638 KC-3801 C130J-30 5639 KC-3802 C130J-30 5640 KC-3803 C130J-30 5642 06-3172 C130J-30 5643 08-3173 C130J-30 5644 168065 KC130J 5645 168066 KC130J 5646 168067 KC130J 5647 168068 KC130J

Starts today, anybody attending?

3680 149798 KC130F Museum Pensacola 3878 151891 TC130G Museum USN Pensacola