Lockheed LC130 Hercules and other Variants

[Ian Warren]

The C130 , everyone loves it , "David 'DAX' Sweetman" works on them and crews them , he then go,s home and then paints them !
His latest is the LC130 operated by the USAF and the NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION we see in Christchurch NZ every season since 1999
they replace the USN VXE6 Sqaudron , The LC .. their is only a few of these , 40 years flying CHCH skies put them on the top of my list



although the paint is not as dynamic as the earlier NAVY scheme they still impressive to see truckin from the ice


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[Naki]

Nice shots Ian - I am also a fan of his RNZAF repaints - do those JATO rockets work? I presume they are JATOS on the side of the Herc?

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Naki @ Jul 15 2008, 11:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Nice shots Ian - I am also a fan of his RNZAF repaints - do those JATO rockets work? I presume they are JATOS on the side of the Herc?

MMM Paul , its a Captsim model ..., um I hav'nt found which button to push yet .... least i no they there maybe if i need them

[Daniel]

Nice shots Ian
That looks like a real nice model.
Might have to put it on a to buy list

[Anthony]

Cool. Great shots Ian.
I have to agree, I like the Herc as well.

[Ian Warren]

Now to get the best out of FSX , formation flying with Lootenant Hayden

the unique veiws from every part of the Herc



Just don,t get to close

Hayden got the message

yip







That reminds me , gotta try the JATO some time

Chuck Noris dose not come with plane

[Charl]

Attaboy Chucky! Those Uzzi's throw a big fireball huh?

How do they take off without dragging those huge boots on the tarmac?
Max flap and slightly nose down??

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (Charl @ Jul 25 2008, 01:49 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

How do they take off without dragging those huge boots on the tarmac?
Max flap and slightly nose down??

Heavy ladened , they almost fly out out flat , after floating off , clear , very gentle possibly 10 deg , now heading into the new season , be worth finding out flight ops from Christchurch , I think we have a resident USAF chappie who could answer the question , maybe a tour

[Ian Warren]

Thanks for posting a few more shots of it Ian.
That looks so awesome

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How do they take off without dragging those huge boots on the tarmac?[/quote]
I think they have a retractable gear/ski sytem in them or something.
I think it can lower the ski's or wheels so they son't scrape.

[Mattnz]

Awesome, Ian. Looking good

[Anthony]

Awesome shots Ian
Looks very cool

The skis are fully retractable, and the LC130 also has the ability to operate with Jet Assisted Take Off.

[Ian Warren]

Typically the Lockheed C130 Hercules drones slowly past on a Christchurch summer afternoon , it could be a USN LC130 or one of our RNZAF types heading to the Ice , heavy ladened they seem to be of age and another era , get them in the combat guise , low level and an another countries do join in ... Sinapore , these Hercs come in so clean and polished ,
















a C130 world tour possible , another brilliant skin / paint by David Sweetman

[pilotgallagher01]

Is that the Captain Sim C130 pro Pack, And where do I get these awesome skins from? Sorry if it's right in my face. I am blonde

[Ian Warren]

QUOTE (pilotgallagher01 @ Dec 19 2008, 02:47 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Is that the Captain Sim C130 pro Pack, And where do I get these awesome skins from? Sorry if it's right in my face. I am blonde

Indeed and the propack 2 for the LC and have the FS9 for backup .... CHUCKEL "Sorry if it's right in my face. I am blonde"

Damm expensive tho ... but its Lockheed

[NZ255]

Do they have a digital cockpit?

http://www.airforce.mil.nz/operations/airf...ug-avionics.htm

[pilotgallagher01]

Man that looks good
By the way Ian, What are your PC Specs

[Alex]

Spot on as always Ian, I found out the shininess of the Singapore Hercs earlier this year - I was nearly blinded I swear....



Alex

[pilot.masman]

wow, i didnt know they were THAT shiny its almost like looking into a very large curved mirror that flies

[Bazza]

In case you missed the real thing in Afghanistan.....

[ardypilot]

Great screenies Ian- wish I had a comp capable of running Captain Sim's Herc.

I can vouch for what Alex said about the Singapore C-130 really being that shiny. I think they polished it up especially for the Ohakea show after flying it up from some multi-national training exercise out of Woodbourne last summer. I remember when me and HCP qued up for a look in the cockpit (which incidentally didn't have a modern glass cockpit setup , still the old steam gauges), the line was about treble the length of that shown in that photograph, you must have taken that one right at the beginning of the day!

Also, that is a wicked pic from Afghanistan Bazza. My cousin was based over there with the RAF in Kandar but only has funny stories to share with me rather than any photos- I remember you said you have a source in the military where you get your ones from, so is there any chance you could start up a thread in the RWAP section and post a load of them? I love getting having a peek at what Joe Public's eyes don't usually see!