Really, John?

Written on 2021年08月20日

Neil: This aircraft was built new for the Wyoming Air Guard in 1993 as a C130 H3. Looks like it had some upgrades to its power plants. The MAFFS dissemination nozzle is mounted in the left paratroop door.

Written on 2021年08月13日

The 130 is probably involved with the Forest Service MAFFS program. Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems are portable fire retardant delivery systems that can be inserted into military C130 without major structural modifications to convert them into air tankers when needed and can drop 3000 gallons. Been around since the 1970s. The planes are marked with an orange temporary paint for higher visibility.
On July 1, 2012, MAFFS 7, operated by the North Carolina Air National Guard flew into a micro-burst Edgemont, South Dakota, and resulted in four fatalities. https://wildfiretoday.com/2012/11/14/air-force-report-says-micorburst-caused-crash-of-maffs-air-tanker/

Written on 2021年03月27日

The Navy uses JP-8 that smokes like that

Written on 2021年01月29日

My first solo (and first 10 or so hours of dual) was in this Cherokee on 11-17-1968!

Written on 2018年10月04日