Hamilton Sundstrand is preparing to flight-test its NP2000 eight-blade propeller on a U.S. Air National Guard (ANG) Lockheed Martin C-130, aiming for a market to retrofit 400 E- and H-model Hercules ...

Rosecrans Air National Guard Base has propeller bases that will allow the 139th Airlift Wing to get a third C-130 Hercules flying in the skies. The base currently has two aircraft approved to fly. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A longtime practice by Air Force mechanics is likely the reason propeller blades on C-130 Hercules have cracked, leading to more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dec. 27—Another C-130-Hercules will soon be back in the skies above St. Joseph. The 139th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard ...

Nov. 22—After two months of the aircraft not flying, the 139th Airlift Wing flew its first C-130 Hercules on Monday. However, it will return to maintenance for further inspection after not passing its ...

U.S. Navy Reserve KC-130T Hercules tankers, upgraded with the new NP2000 eight-blade propeller system, have been cleared to refuel a significantly wider range of carrier air wing aircraft after ...

The US Air Force is nearing the end of a flight test programme to measure the performance of Hamilton Sundstrand eight-blade NP2000 composite propellers for the Lockheed Martin C-130. Since May, ...

The U.S. Air Force in recent weeks took 60 C-130H Hercules aircraft out of service to examine and replace engine propeller blades that inspectors deemed risky because the blades were manufactured ...

Over 2,700 C-130-family aircraft have been produced so far, with production expected to run into the 2030s.