Canada's First C130J - Picture

[ScudRunner]

http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/20 ... tshop.html

PICTURE: Canada's first C-130J emerges from paintshop
By Craig Hoyle

Canada's first of 17 next-generation C-130J tactical transports has emerged from the paintshop at Lockheed Martin's Marietta manufacturing site in Georgia.

Ottawa signed a $1.4 billion deal in January 2008 for its new fleet of C-130Js, all of which will be produced in the stretched-fuselage -30 configuration.

The type will be used to replace part of the Canadian armed forces' inventory of 22 legacy C-130E/Hs. Five KC-130H tankers are also in operational use, according to Flightglobal's MiliCAS database.

"Canada's new fleet of C-130Js will fly farther, faster, with more payload and much higher reliability [than its current Hercules]", says Lockheed. Deliveries of the new aircraft will start later this year, and be completed during 2012, it adds.

The introduction of the new C-130J fleet follows Canada's earlier acquisition of four C-17 strategic transports from Boeing for around $870 million. Delivered in 2007 and 2008, the larger type is being used to support disaster relief efforts launched following the major earthquake that hit the Caribbean island of Haiti.

[shitdisturber]

Here's a trivia question for someone still in the military. Why did they switch from 300 series numbers on the rest of the Hercs, to 600? After all, a Herc is a Herc is a Herc.

[SAR_YQQ]

They chose the 600 series to differentiate between the J model Hercs and the E/H models. This way they can start the numbering over again and be more representative of the new fleet.

[GoinNowhereFast]

That is a sweet looking airplane. A lot nicer looking than the old Hercs.

[Bushav8er]

Careful ., be prepared for the incoming - 'the money wasted on the aircraft and paint would have been better spent on welfare kids' and other such socialist statements.

[ScudRunner]

Careful ., be prepared for the incoming - 'the money wasted on the aircraft and paint would have been better spent on welfare kids' and other such socialist statements.

yup and then hold protests in Ottawa / local MP's office because "we" didn't do enough to help the poor people of country XYZ and should have sent more troops to Peace keep and deliver food and aid.........................

[Sidebar]

Here's a trivia question for someone still in the military. Why did they switch from 300 series numbers on the rest of the Hercs, to 600? After all, a Herc is a Herc is a Herc.

I got to fly a C130J several years ago. Different engines, different props, much better performance, modern avionics, and a 2-crew cockpit. It's a much different aircraft than the E & H models we operated until now. Seems logical to me they'd go for a new number series.

[The Old Fogducker]

That's right, we should be in Darfur with the Hercs delivering food, not with the Hercs in Afghanistan ... delivering food.

After all, Darfur is a darling cause of the Hollywood Left ... or should I say The Hollywood Progressives, while going after Al Qaeda and Taliban is somehow unseemly.

OFD

[CYOX]

To bad the Jercules can't land on Gravel, those composite props are a bit to delicate. To bad they took a great aircraft and turned it into a sissy machine.

[SlumpBust]

To bad the Jercules can't land on Gravel, those composite props are a bit to delicate. To bad they took a great aircraft and turned it into a sissy machine.

Umm if memory serves me correctly the Beech 1900 as well as the Saab 340 both have composite props....not to mention "low wing" so I don't see how Gravel Ops will be an issue for a Herc

to quote Joe Pesci, "your comment does not hold water"

[Bushav8er]

[AV8OR]

Nice to see. Too bad it's 10 years behind everyone else.

[Big Pistons Forever]

Nice to see. Too bad it's 10 years behind everyone else.

Better late than never ! The good news is we are getting high serial number aircraft which have several very significant modifications that resulted from problems with earlier C130J's. I am a big believer in the adage "never buy the "A" model of any aircraft

[all_ramped_up]

I am a big believer in the adage "never buy the "A" model of any aircraft

Never buy an "A" model of anything really! lol

[iflyforpie]

Nice to see. Too bad it's 10 years behind everyone else.

Better late than never ! The good news is we are getting high serial number aircraft which have several very significant modifications that resulted from problems with earlier C130J's. I am a big believer in the adage "never buy the "A" model of any aircraft

But it is the 'J' model.

What? C'mon!?

[Big Pistons Forever]

Nice to see. Too bad it's 10 years behind everyone else.

Better late than never ! The good news is we are getting high serial number aircraft which have several very significant modifications that resulted from problems with earlier C130J's. I am a big believer in the adage "never buy the "A" model of any aircraft

But it is the 'J' model.

What? C'mon!?

My understanding is the C130J is basically a new design. The only common part with the C130 E/H is the cover to the pee tube in the back