A one of a kind C-130H #92-1536 assigned to the Wyoming ANG is seen flying, January 6, 2018 at Cheyenne Regional Airport. The aircraft is the first of the legacy H-model C-130 fleet to be modified with upgraded T-56 Rolls Royce 3.5 engines, NP2000 eight-bladed propellers and electronic propeller controls. [ANG photo by SMSgt. Charles Delano]
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News: Upgraded C-130 arrives for testing [2018-01-17]
The first to cut through an unusual afternoon fog was the sound that seemed like a swarm of millions of insects angrily buzzing in unison. Then, the nose of a C-130 popped through that dense whiteness followed by 32 spinning blades creating the ominous sound.
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C-130 #92-536
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.
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