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USCG buying three more HC-130J
USCG HC-130J serialed 2003 on Novembere 29, 2006. [Northrop Grumman photo]
Oct 01, 2012 - Lockheed Martin received a $218 million contract for three additional HC-130Js for the U.S. Coast Guard. [Read more...]
USAF C-130 completes first flight with enhanced Rolls-Royce Engine
C-130H #92-1536 takes off from Edwards AFB on September 14, 2012 with an enhanced Rolls-Royce engine. [USAF photo by Edward Cannon]
Sep 19, 2012 - Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the U.S. Air Force are conducting flight tests for an enhancement for the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The Series 3.5 Engine Enhancement is designed to deliver fuel savings and reliability improvements, resulting in improved life cycle costs. [Read more...]
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HC-130P takes its final flight on D-M
A USAF HC-130P taxis down the flightline for the final time at Davis-Monthan AFB on September. 12, 2012. The crew took the HC-130P out for roughly seven hours of flight. Upon landing, they were greeted by squadron and family members out on the flightline. [USAF photo by A1C Saphfire Cook]
Sep 14, 2012 - The HC-130P executed its final mission at the D-M flightline on Sept. 12, 2012. [Read more...]
Oman takes delivery of first C-130J Super Hercules
A new C-130J Super Hercules (#5698) for the Sultanate of Oman conducts a test flight at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Ga., on Aug. 8, 2012. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Sep 05, 2012 - The Sultanate of Oman recently took delivery of its first C-130J Super Hercules military transport aircraft in a ceremony held at Lockheed Martin's Marietta facility. The aircraft is the first of three to be delivered this year, after the contract was first signed by the two parties in 2009. [Read more...]
418th FLTS takes testing new C-130 airdrop system to whole new level
TSgt. Christopher Jones, 418th FLTS C-130J flight test loadmaster, evaluates the cargo area July 13 during a high speed container delivery system test on a C-130J. The 418th FLTS and the C-130 Flight Test Team at Edwards AFB, Calif., is currently testing a new airdrop method called the high speed container delivery system. This new system is designed to deliver supplies to troops on the ground from lower altitudes and higher airspeeds from a C-130J. [USAF photo by Chris Neill]
Aug 01, 2012 - What was initially known as the most commonly used airdrop method for the aerial insertion of supplies for military and contingency operations called the Container Delivery System, the 418th Flight Test Squadron and the C-130 Flight Test Team at Edwards is taking that same airdrop method and testing it at a whole new level and speed. [Read more...]
First new AC-130J Gunship in production
The first MC-130J Commando II 10-5714 as seen on the production line during 2012. Was incorrectly stated as being serial 09-5714 early on. [Lockheed Martin photo]
Jul 23, 2012 - The first MC-130J Commando II that will be converted to become an AC-130J Gunship is being built at the Lockheed Martin. [Read more...]
Talon makes final flight to Cannon
MC-130E Combat Talon I #64-0523 sits on the flightline during an aircraft retirement ceremony at Cannon AFB, on June 22, 2012. This particular Talon I was the lead aircraft that performed a Prisoner of War extraction in North Vietnam called the Son Tay Raid in 1970. [USAF photo by A1C Alexxis Pons Abascal]
Jun 25, 2012 - The 27th Special Operations Wing held an aircraft retirement ceremony on the flightline at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., on June 22. [Read more...]
"Son Tay" Talon flies into history
Aircraft 64-0523 "Godfather" lifts off for its final flight on June 22, 2013 at Duke Field, Fla. The final flight will land at Cannon AFB, where 0523 will become a static display at the base’s airpark. The aircraft has the distinction of leading the Air Force’s assault force during the Son Tay Raid to rescue prisoners of war in Vietnam in 1970. [USAF photo by TSgt. Samuel King Jr.]
Jun 25, 2012 - After more than 23,500 hours of flight and approximately 47 years in service, the MC-130E Combat Talon I known as the "Godfather" left the ground here for the last time June 22 for its ultimate mission. [Read more...]
Legacy aircraft, last of its kind, honored at the Rock
C-130E #61-2358 takes off from the base flight line for the last time, May 1, 2012, at Little Rock AFB. [USAF photo by TSgt. Chad Chisholm]
May 01, 2012 - The propeller blades were cycling in synchronization as the dedicated crew chief stood in front of the nose of the aircraft, rubbing it in cyclical fashion, jocularly encouraging the blades to keep turning. As the crew chiefs backed off and gave the "thumbs up" to the aircrew, the C-130E began to taxi down the runway on the flight line at Little Rock Air Force base, Ark., and took off to the sky. C-130s soaring through the air is a common sight for citizens of the base and its surrounding area, but this was anything but a common flight. [Read more...]
MC-130J name change promotes modern missions, preserves heritage
USAF MC-130J Combat Shadow II #09-6207 is marshalled into place at Cannon AFB, September 29, 2011. The MC-130J is the newest variant of the C-130J Super Hercules four-engine turboprop aircraft. [USAF photo by A1C Xavier Lockley]
Mar 15, 2012 - Officials announced March 9, 2012 a popular name change for the MC130-J that honors the Air Commando legacy and capitalizes on the versatility of the aircraft. [Read more...]
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