C130J centre wing box replacement confirmed
C130J centre wing box replacement confirmed
Amid the prevalent gloom it's good to see a positive if unglamorous development (often the best sort and easily overlooked) - a £110m contract has been placed with Marshalls to replace the centre wing boxes of the RAF's 14 retained C130Js. All of these aircraft had been due to go under the 2010 SDSR until a slightly more sane SDSR 2015 signalled retention of the 14. The new boxes apparently have two to three times the life of the originals and the OSD is now 2035.
Replacing wing boxes is absolutely routine (albeit, a big job)......and good husbandry.
You wouldn't want one of ours doing something similar to that in the fire water tanker incident/accident would you......?!
You wouldn't want one of ours doing something similar to that in the fire water tanker incident/accident would you......?!
Not quite:
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20020617-0
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/NTSB_...ary_for_N130HP
Poor souls - doesn't matter how skilled you are as an aviator if the wings come off
https://aviation-safety.net/database...?id=20020617-0
https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/NTSB_...ary_for_N130HP
Poor souls - doesn't matter how skilled you are as an aviator if the wings come off
We have been here before with the C130K.
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. But perhaps rashly I depart from that zeitgeist by recognising that credibility in complaining about genuine concerns (and lord knows there are plenty of those) is helped by a preparedness to balance that by giving credit where it's due - as in this instance.
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With my nerd hat on:
The GAL 60 Universal first flew on 20 Jun 50 and after issues with ground handling was redesigned into the GAL 65 Universal, this second prototype flying on 14 Jun 53. The Air Ministry were impressed enough by the design improvements to order an initial batch of 20 aircraft in late 52 before the new aircraft had flown. The first production Beverley flew on 29 Jan 55.
The USAF issued the requirement for a new purpose built cargo aircraft in Feb 51. The Lockheed design submission used a similar planform and cargo hold configuration to the Chase XCG-20 Avitruc which had been designed & flown as a glider in 1947 & later developed into the C123 Provider. The prototype YC130 was first flown on 23 Aug 54.
So while the Beverley has the edge in precedence terms they are both designs from a very similar age.
Only one of them is still being produced today albeit in modified form.
The GAL 60 Universal first flew on 20 Jun 50 and after issues with ground handling was redesigned into the GAL 65 Universal, this second prototype flying on 14 Jun 53. The Air Ministry were impressed enough by the design improvements to order an initial batch of 20 aircraft in late 52 before the new aircraft had flown. The first production Beverley flew on 29 Jan 55.
The USAF issued the requirement for a new purpose built cargo aircraft in Feb 51. The Lockheed design submission used a similar planform and cargo hold configuration to the Chase XCG-20 Avitruc which had been designed & flown as a glider in 1947 & later developed into the C123 Provider. The prototype YC130 was first flown on 23 Aug 54.
So while the Beverley has the edge in precedence terms they are both designs from a very similar age.
Only one of them is still being produced today albeit in modified form.
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As a kid I recall my father showing me a home cine movie he shot coming back from (IIRC) Sardinia to Thorney Island in the Beverley. The film was taken at low level and showed a French steam train overtaking the aircraft. He did say they had a pretty strong headwind on the day.
