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60 years! Tribute to the longest aircraft in US Military production - C-130 Hercules
Lockheed celebrated the 60 year anniversary with a new C-130 variant, the MC-130J with updated props, digital flat screen cockpit, modernized amenities, and more. Here's to another 60 years Herc! (www.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The C-130 A-model props were three-blade, not four-blade as described in the article. With the Bravo model came four-blade props.
The DC3/C47 of the 1955. Its a shame there too few on the surplus market to replace the Gooney Bird for rough field civilian use in the Dysentery Regions. I guess the L100 was too costly to operate ?
Correction - should read "The DC3/C47 of the mid-50s"
Herc's get worked on/tested out at the Lockheed JRB in Ft Worth (formerly Carswell AFB). Occasionally you can see 2-3 AC-130s orbiting south Dallas doing targeting calibration runs. Pretty cool sight, but definitely wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of any of that!
Normally, when a spooky gets you in their sights, start digging the grave.
Spent 22 years in U.S. Army special operations, jumped from virtually every type of A/C you can jump from, both static line and MFF...It all began with jump from a C-130 and ended the same way. The 130 was always my favorite jump ac, tough, reliable and versatile. I miss hearing then pass over my old house in the pattern at Pope AFB, NC. Always 50 minutes of NOE enroute to the DZ, fond memories of the Herc.
I am under the training path out of Little Rock AFB and they come over at times low enough to count rivets on the underside. They have gotten much quieter over the years as well, but still have some of the older models down there and you can tell the difference when the come over the house.