The Air Force plans to fly its war-tested 1950s-era C-130 aircraft well into the 2030s and beyond through a sweeping, multi-pronged technical overhaul, designed to enable the propeller-flown ...

Fuel costs are a huge concern for aircraft. This is ultimately why the makers of the C-130 Hercules are proponents of the ...

The new eight-bladed composite propellers are shaped to provide additional thrust in the takeoff and low airspeed range while using current C-130 engines. Regular C-130 "legacy" planes use four ...

T he Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been "the" tactical transport aircraft of the United States Air Force and many of its allies ...

"The NP2000 propeller system brings many additional benefits to C-130 users, including shorter takeoff roll, improved climb, quieter operations and lower operating and support costs." The EPCS ...

It's not yet clear how long it will take Air Mobility Command to replace the propeller assemblies on the affected C-130Hs. Similar issues have popped up for the C-130Hs in the past. More than 100 ...

A maintenance procedure used by Air Force mechanics to document inspections likely damaged hundreds of C-130 propeller blades over a decade, according to service officials. Maintenance technicians ...

[Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] The Air Force has grounded some of its C-130 Hercules cargo transports after cracks were discovered in older propeller barrel assemblies, according to Air Mobility ...

an electronic propeller control system and initial spares to USAF C-130 program, the Department of Defense said Friday. The IDIQ award has a firm-fixed-price provision for C-130 production support ...

That includes H- and J-models and the 10 LC-130 ski-equipped planes ... s progress toward replacing propeller blades that have hindered flight safety on the C-130H fleet. “Procurement of new ...