C130 ski-equipped aircraft

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by herkman » 15 Dec 2022, 02:16

Hi,

Glad to be here!

Does anyone happen to know who manufactures the skis for the C130 ski-equipped aircraft?

Thanks!


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by lincoln78 » 20 Dec 2022, 03:18

Went to my friends at VXE-6.

"Bernt Balchen, the famous polar pilot, was involved with development of what became the LC-130". They included a photo of him at Lockheed in the 1950s inspecting the first skis for the C-130A. So, it appears they were built in-house at Lockheed.

VXE-6 (ok, VX-6) didn't have LC-130As - presumably those flew the DEW line. Another OAE (Old Antarctic Explorer) noted that the skis on the As were not interchangeable with those on F/R/H.

I am alternately proud/disturbed that three of the LC-130Rs I flew in the mid-eighties are still flying with the 109th as LC-130H.


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by vertical8fab@gmail.com » 05 Apr 2023, 22:18

Greetings All,

Retired (2016) Senior here, from 176 OSS/AFE, AK ANG, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage.

Re the previously published article asking for input for the "17th TAS FIREBIRDS, at Elmendorf AFB, AK, (1971-1975), I have a lot of photos & some historical anecdotes to offer from that period. My dad was a 17th TAS nav, retiring in 1975, when the C-130D/D-6s were changed for E-models (MAC took over AAC/21st Comp WG, including the four HC-130s -- two were AR-capable -- and HH-3s). The 17th's ski-birds went to NYANG at Schenectady (109th), who assumed that mission. (I think there's a 17th ski-bird sitting at Pima Air Museum, AZ -- a fantastic, worth the trip place! -- which I saw in their back lot in 2004.)

Let me know of any interest-- happy to share it all. Press On, -- Dana Nichols


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by daswp » 06 Apr 2023, 03:11

vertical8fab@gmail.com wrote:Greetings All,

Retired (2016) Senior here, from 176 OSS/AFE, AK ANG, Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage.

Re the previously published article asking for input for the "17th TAS FIREBIRDS, at Elmendorf AFB, AK, (1971-1975), I have a lot of photos & some historical anecdotes to offer from that period. My dad was a 17th TAS nav, retiring in 1975, when the C-130D/D-6s were changed for E-models (MAC took over AAC/21st Comp WG, including the four HC-130s -- two were AR-capable -- and HH-3s). The 17th's ski-birds went to NYANG at Schenectady (109th), who assumed that mission. (I think there's a 17th ski-bird sitting at Pima Air Museum, AZ -- a fantastic, worth the trip place! -- which I saw in their back lot in 2004.)

Let me know of any interest-- happy to share it all. Press On, -- Dana Nichols


100% interested.


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by vertical8fab@gmail.com » 07 Apr 2023, 16:09

Great! I have approx 50 digital images of 17th birds at EDF, plus some of a Navy/Science Foundation LC-130 with ice-mapping rigging, which came through EDF around 1979/80. I'm NOT smooth with tech/x-ferring images via e-mail, etc. -- happy to put it all on a flash-drive and mail it to you, no worries, and delighted to offer something to accurate history. I just saw a "Wikiwand -- 71st Rescue Sq." posting, showing one of my (dad's 1971-75 era) 17th TAS C-130D ski birds, -70490, on the ramp... not an "71st LC-130" as captioned; nice, colorful photo, though. I don't know how to go about correcting stuff people upload there.

If you wish, please feel free to contact me on my (user name) e-mail -- let me know where I can mail a flash-drive (postage and drive are on me -- no prob), or possibly answer questions from back then.

--Dana


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by Asif » 09 Apr 2023, 09:25

vertical8fab@gmail.com wrote:Great! I have approx 50 digital images of 17th birds at EDF, plus some of a Navy/Science Foundation LC-130 with ice-mapping rigging, which came through EDF around 1979/80. I'm NOT smooth with tech/x-ferring images via e-mail, etc. -- happy to put it all on a flash-drive and mail it to you, no worries, and delighted to offer something to accurate history. I just saw a "Wikiwand -- 71st Rescue Sq." posting, showing one of my (dad's 1971-75 era) 17th TAS C-130D ski birds, -70490, on the ramp... not an "71st LC-130" as captioned; nice, colorful photo, though. I don't know how to go about correcting stuff people upload there.

If you wish, please feel free to contact me on my (user name) e-mail -- let me know where I can mail a flash-drive (postage and drive are on me -- no prob), or possibly answer questions from back then.

--Dana


Hi Dana,
Will drop you a email with contact details.

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