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Lockheed Martin Welcomes Egypt to the C-130J Super Hercules Fleet
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced today at the Egypt International Air Show that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the U.S. Air Force. Egypt is the 23rd nation to join the worldwide Super Hercules operating community.
The Egyptian Armed Forces announced today at the Egypt International Air Show that Lockheed Martin will deliver two C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters to the Egyptian Air Force (EAF) through a Foreign Military Sale (FMS) with the U.S. Air Force. Egypt is the 23rd nation to join the worldwide Super Hercules operating community.
Marshall and Austrian Air Force celebrate completion of multi-year C-130 navigation upgrade programme
Marshall’s engineering team has completed a series of modifications to enhance the navigational capabilities of the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of three C-130K aircraft.
Marshall’s engineering team has completed a series of modifications to enhance the navigational capabilities of the Austrian Air Force’s fleet of three C-130K aircraft.
70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future
Since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere in between.
Since its first flight on Aug. 23, 1954, the C-130 has proven to be one of the most versatile and active aircraft in the Air Force’s fleet, having carried troops and supplies from the tundra of Antarctica to the deserts of the Middle East, to the tropical islands of the Pacific, and nearly everywhere in between.
- Yokota celebrates 70 years of C-130 operations
- Super Hercules fleet grows with delivery of First C-130J to New Zealand
- AFSOC demonstrates ACE with a historic highway landing
- Worldwide C-130J fleet soars past 3 Million Flight Hours
- Marshall extends C-130 engineering support contract with French Air Force
- Lockheed Martin delivers First C-130J-30 to Ohio Youngstown Air Reserve Station
- USA turns over C-130H to Botswana Defence Force
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C-130 Fleet Status
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Fleet overview:
scrapped: 180
write-off: 351
preserved: 90
stored: 577
instructional: 157
on order: 1
active: 1313
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Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 11
Fleet drop: 41
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If God had intended man to fly, He would not have invented Spanish Air Traffic Control.
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Test aircraft for US Army C-130C.
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USAF #80712C-130B
Modified for trails for boundary layer control for the US Army to be C-130C with Short takeoff and landing capability. First flight was on February 8, 2014. Was fitted with a boundary layer air control system that consisted of a wider rudder, single-hinged flaps instead of the standard Fowler flaps, and two Allison YT56-A-6 jet engines under the outer wings. Bleed air from the jets was blown over the flaps and rudder to enhance lift and controllability. Flown for twenty-three hours before the Army lost interest.
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Cpt. in the Air Force on a cargo run to Guantanamo Bay in the late '80s decides to take his crew deep sea fishing. He was fighting the, "Biggest fish in the whole damn ocean," and pulls out a Sting Ray less than a foot across. Now he's a SASI with the AF JROTC, his cadets (I'm one of them) still call him Stingray over the walkie's when were on security at the football games!
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