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Airframe Details for C-130 #5325

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5325 (92-1536)
LM Aero T/V 5325
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 92-536
C-130H3
Current USAF 92-536
C-130H3
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 92-536 C-130H3
Unknown [act] 92-536 USAF 187 AS C-130H3
Jun 1999 [act] 92-536 USAF 187 AS C-130H3 " City of Casper"
Feb 2008 [con] 92-536 USAF 187 AS C-130H3
In 2008 the aircraft began a conversion to become a testbed for the 8 bladed prop C-130. Not to be confused with the 6 bladed C-130J. The eight-bladed Hamilton Sundstrand NP2000 propellers are the same as the ones used by the US Navy for the C-2 and E-2 aircraft. These are the most visible changes. The aircraft has an electronic propeller control system (EPCS) which makes response time quicker for crew throttle changes. Ultimately this will be used for the New York ANG LC-130's. This aircraft was chosen as a test bed as the LC-130's are much needed and there was no need to have an early test aircraft that had the ski's built in.
Nov 2009 [act] 92-536 USAF 187 AS C-130H3
8 blade propellers added for testing. Need to confirm where testing was done between 2008 and 2012.
Sep 2012 [act] 92-536 USAF 187 AS C-130H3
Flew alongside the 418th FLTS at Edwards AFB, California from September 2012 till November 2012 and had the four bladed standard propeller.
06 Jan 2018 [act] 92-536 USAF 187 AS C-130H3
8 blade propellers re-added for further testing. Returned home for a week before departing again, this time for Eglin AFB, Florida for two years after receiving four Rolls-Royce T-56 Series 3.5 turboprop engines.


Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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