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Penman
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 Posted: Fri Jun 16, 2023 11:53 am Post subject: RAF retires their Hercules' |
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Now that the RAF has retired it's C130 Hercules' I wonder if the HercBird will eventually become the mid/late 21st equivalent of the late 20th Century C47 Dakota.
There must surely be enough of them stored at Davis Monthan to keep civilian fleets going for years.
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Rootes75
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They will keep flying for many more years given the number of them that are in existence I would think.
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bjacko
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| Posted: Sat Jun 17, 2023 7:21 am Post subject: C130 Hercules |
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They are probably too expensive to operate by civilian operators and they may well have fatigue life limited. We had L188 Electras and the wing was a pain.
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Ray White
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Penman
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Assuming that they could have speed matched, I think they could have used the 3 Hercs alongside the CR formation today to actually Form CR III.
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Ray White
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| Penman wrote: | | Assuming that they could have speed matched, I think they could have used the 3 Hercs alongside the CR formation today to actually Form CR III. |
Now, unless they can be preserved, the Hercules will never do that.
Do you think after their active service they can be kept air worthy? I would have thought it would be fairly straightforward if the cash can be found.
(Perhaps Charles could dip into his treasure chest? |
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Penman
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If anyone has access to get beyond the Shropshire Star's paywall, I have just seen a restricted article about a Hercules down in a field near Newport.
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