Jim Scanlon (deceased)
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Commander South Texas outpost of the County Sligo Squadron
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Retired: USAF
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Post by Jim Scanlon (deceased) on Oct 14, 2011 9:47:48 GMT 9
This is from a retired AF pilot, who is in contact with a number of our members. It is from 1960, so you will see some things that you don't see to-day. Jim too :god_bless_usa ----------------------------- Sound on while you watch this demo team in action . . . I just received this video and I saw them in action once back in the late 50's.... I believe they were flying the old "Brutus nose" Herc's with a radome, in those days. They didn't last long as a demo team, but this is a great video for the C-130 crowd. Hercules and the Four Horsemen: Filmed in 1960 - The Four Horsemen were the world's only four engine per aircraft demonstration team. Flying four C-130As in close formation, the team would perform a number of maneuvers over a twenty-three minute air show that closed with a bomb burst -- or as the team called it, Horseman Burst. The show was performed at an altitude of 500 to 1,000 feet. How about a trip back in time! The link below will take you to a 1960 video of the USAF's C-130 four plane demo team. As you can see, they were a group of four, 3-bladed C-130A's doing flight demos. A little dated but interesting on how they did tight formations. Their group name sounds strange - they should'a called themselves = = = = = = = The Thunder Trash Haulers www.patricksaviation.com/videos/cpasley/5046/ |
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Post by Jim on Sept 15, 2016 7:58:27 GMT 9
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Post by Gene on Sept 15, 2016 10:59:41 GMT 9
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Post by LBer1568 on Sept 17, 2016 0:55:33 GMT 9
I spent a large portion of my career working C-130 Aircraft. First I started out running the C-130 Flight Simulator Branch at MCCHord AFB. Then I moved on to WPAFB as Test Director for C-130 Simulator acquisitions. I worked there for 4 years. A couple years later I started working C-130 Technical Data as Program Manager with a large team at Warner Robbins AFB. I also set up several computer networks for the SPO there. I also lead a team to consolidate Tech Data for C-130 Fleet by establishing a Configuration Management Program for fleet. It was said at the time that no two C-130's were alike. The C-130 has been around almost as long as the B-52 and had had more variants and models. Even within models like AC-130 there have been at least 4 major versions. I look back on my career and see the C-130 in more good memories than most others.
I remember hears crews from C-130 quoting their motto..."No load too large, no load too small...we haul it all. C-130 trash haulers"
Lorin
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Post by pat perry on Sept 17, 2016 2:11:08 GMT 9
I spent a large portion of my career working C-130 Aircraft. First I started out running the C-130 Flight Simulator Branch at MCCHord AFB. Then I moved on to WPAFB as Test Director for C-130 Simulator acquisitions. I worked there for 4 years. A couple years later I started working C-130 Technical Data as Program Manager with a large team at Warner Robbins AFB. I also set up several computer networks for the SPO there. I also lead a team to consolidate Tech Data for C-130 Fleet by establishing a Configuration Management Program for fleet. It was said at the time that no two C-130's were alike. The C-130 has been around almost as long as the B-52 and had had more variants and models. Even within models like AC-130 there have been at least 4 major versions. I look back on my career and see the C-130 in more good memories than most others. I remember hears crews from C-130 quoting their motto..."No load too large, no load too small...we haul it all. C-130 trash haulers" Lorin
Great aircraft! I spent two years working on them in Okinawa, Vietnam and Thailand. Like a Timex watch, "They take a licking and keep on ticking".
Pat P.
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Post by Jim on Sept 17, 2016 2:19:13 GMT 9
Hey, Mark, where in hell you at? ??
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Post by Mark O on Sept 18, 2016 15:03:08 GMT 9
Hey, Mark, where in hell you at??? I'm here. Still only using my cell phone for my internet. Three damn years since the big D, and fighting to get my act together. I'll get there... |
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