by LRM » Mon, 19Jul29 06:12
That is definitely of the UH1(Letter) family. I've been out 29 years (9 years longer than I was in, hard to believe). I rode a UH1P from Gila Bend, Az to Luke AFB, Phoenix, Az once. I thought the thing would shake itself apart on the ground before we were airborne. And the take off was a trip, I'm not certain my stomach has caught up with my body to this day.
The first aircraft I worked was a C130A. A four engine, three blade, turboprop. They closed the base where we were stationed and I went to F4C (Phantom) aircraft. I worked every model of F4 the AF flew, and one or two Navy and Marine models during my career.
The most common C130 I saw was an E model, a 4 blade turboprop.
I've seen photos of C130s lately with 6 props. I have no idea what model that might be. Things do change.
Even the training given has changed. I was taught the basics for every aircraft instrument system in the inventory in 1970 and was expected to repair a malfunctioning system on whatever landed on the base where I was assigned. I worked and repaired countless different airframes including the UH1P. Today they don't teach you shit! And you only work the one airframe; the one you were given on-the-job-training for. Again I say things change, not always for the better!
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