November 11Nov 11 Lockheed C-130EM Hercules, registration 68-1609, a 57-year-old aircraft originally delivered to Saudi Arabia before joining the Turkish Air Force.
November 11Nov 11 Author 2 hours ago, Sua Sponte said: Wingbox corrosion? Wayyyy too soon to know. Remember a KC-130 broke up over Mississippi a few years back thanks to a corroded propeller blade.
November 12Nov 12 Author Interesting close up video out there now. From this snap it looks like everything fore and aft of the center wingbox is gone...AND possibly a few props.
November 14Nov 14 I wonder if few of these propellers were sent to foreign military sales. Air Force engineer indicted in connection with Marine plane crash that killed 16
November 15Nov 15 Probably like the Marine 130 vid above. I wonder if the swap to the NP2000 8 blade scimitar prop would be any different if one of those lost a blade. Or J model. The Marine KC-130J that was hit by the F-35 in CA and put it down in a field showed all the blades on 3 and 4 were missing. Just pondering out loud. As for E models, time to start wearing parachutes like a B-17 crew.
November 15Nov 15 If it’s stable enough for you to climb down from the flight deck and walk to the door, it’s stable enough to land/ditch. If you can’t walk to the door, you’re proper fcuked whether you have a chute or not.
November 15Nov 15 3 hours ago, MexicanHouseRULZ said: If it’s stable enough for you to climb down from the flight deck and walk to the door, it’s stable enough to land/ditch. If you can’t walk to the door, you’re proper fcuked whether you have a chute or not. A chute is the illusion of a fighting chance. Just like when we carried 6 chutes in the back.
November 16Nov 16 6 hours ago, disgruntledemployee said: A chute is the illusion of a fighting chance. Just like when we carried 6 chutes in the back. Worked for some gunship guys in Viet Nam. In one case the entire crew bailed out. I think the call sign was Spectre 22
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