The US Air Force grounded over 100 workhorse C-130 transport planes after discovering unusual wing cracks

Source: https://sputniknews.com/europe/201908091076514258-us-threat-withdraw-troops-germany/
Published: Aug 11, 2019
Author: staff
Post Date: 2019-08-11 13:34:28 by Horse
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The US Air Force has decided to pull 123 C-130 transport aircraft out of service after "atypical cracks" were discovered on the wings, Air Mobility Command announced.

Poster Comment:

Makes you wonder where all those trillions of dollars spent by the DOD actually went. Good News. Pentagon and Trump can't declare war without air transport.

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#1: BTP Holdings    To: Horse (#0)

Pentagon and Trump can't declare war without air transport.

But they cannot bring the troops home without them either. ;)

BTP Holdings posted on 2019-08-11 17:44:48   Reply   Private Reply

#2: Lod    To: Horse (#0)

considering that production began in 1954, that's not surprising and why routine checks are necessary

Nice history of this workhorse, and more, aircraft -

www.lockheedmartin.com/en...roducts/c130/history.html

Lod posted on 2019-08-11 18:10:24   Reply   Private Reply

#3: Pinguinite    To: BTP Holdings (#1)

But they cannot bring the troops home without them either. ;)

They have C-141's and C-5's as well.

C-141's are not comfortable at all but they get the job done.

Pinguinite posted on 2019-08-11 20:05:38   Reply   Private Reply