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Maybe G-988 will be airborne soon (tomorrow?)

[quote=But damn, that tone-downed roundel is sooooooo not cool.... [/quote]

A C-130 is a tactical aircraft and color on an aircraft (especially the too big and too bright old roundels) is not tactically sound. That is why they were changed (on request of the aircrews).

For all that are interested, yesterday July 2nd G-988 (the first of 2 "new"" C-130's for RNLAF) had a succesful first flight.

Mabro

Allen, Voor zover als ik weet gaat de KLu niets martitiems doen met hun C-130's (anders dan dat veel P-3 crewleden een plekje hebben gevonden op EHV). De link naar de het defensiebericht is al weer vertrokken want het vliegtuig heeft vorige week inderdaad niet gevlogen. Het ligt wel in de bedoeling ...

To Hans and others interested: SNIP Hope this sheds some light on the issue at hand. MaBro :D It does, thank you! Exactly what I remembered from the RAF Yearbook 1980'ish explanation. Didn't know the lower "sit" of the -30 though. What is the reason for that feature? Hans. Not really a fe...

To Hans and others interested: The stretched -30's are mainly useful when cargo volume (opposed to carge weight) is an issue. Since this is rarely the case "normal" C-130's are preferred for almost all operations, but especially tactical and/or unpaved operations. Some unpaved surfaces, wh...

Toned down roundels were applied to the new C-130's on my request parallel to what KLu Cougars have used. The "old" roundel was more of a bulls-eye, used for easy acquisition. I'm not sure but I think the -30's will also get new toned down roundels when they go in for a new paint job. On a...

No such thing as a "short" C-130.

There are "normal" C-130's (so-called "stubbies") and "stretched" C-130's (-20 or -30)

I know, semantics, but I could not resist.

MaBro