Originally Posted by
pattern_is_full
I wouldn't think a Herc fuselage could be fatally damaged by a thrown prop blade. The fuselage is pretty tough (as evidenced by the fact this one is still recognizably an airframe, and not aluminum confetti, after a 20,000-foot fall), designed to take combat fire and survive, and thrown blades have passed through the cabins of "lesser" turboprops (e.g. DHC-8-xxx, ATR) without causing those planes to fall apart.
Of course, if a thrown blade hit something else, inside, (LOX, pyrotechnics), that would be a different story.
I noticed that also. But that could either be the primary event, or just a result of, say, the "flat spin" patrickal mentions.
A depot was “saving” money on rebuilding -130 and P-3 props in the late 90s. This came to light after a KC-130 on exercise in Australia threw a prop from the port in-board into the fuselage. The blade was stuck in the fuselage. After repairs to the fuselage and wing it was back in service.
A Wisconsin ANG -130 on t/o from Mosul took a RPG into an engine. The crew shut down and landed safely.
Attended a brief in the 90s given by Brit harrier pilot on their shoot down of the Argentinean -130, from memory they expended multiple sidewinders plus cannon fire.
Appears to be pretty damage resistant.
There have been incidents of people taking improperly packed explosives/detonators on board helos that have gone off.
S/F, FOG