Pakistan Air Force Transport

[nomi007]

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Y20 Transport in action.

posting y-20 in paf transport threads is irrelevant

 

[Hassan Guy]

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/the-importance-of-a-turboprop-aircraft-industry-in-pakistan.477553/

 

[fatman17]

posting y-20 in paf transport threads is irrelevant

As you wish sir

 

[razgriz19]

Canada is retiring their E/H Hercs, PAF should at least look into the H models. They can be useful to them.

 

[khanasifm]

If free than sure go gor it as spare recovery

 

[fatman17]

Canada is retiring their E/H Hercs, PAF should at least look into the H models. They can be useful to them.

Not at this point as all Herks are undergoing structural and cockpit upgrades. presently 16 aircraft are deemed sufficient.

 

[nomi007]

Pakistan Air Force (PAF) Lockheed C-130E Hercules (serial number 64310) in 1993 advertisement of Singapore Aerospace

 

[fatman17]

World's largest transport

 

[ali_raza]

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that is behemoth task

 

[Readerdefence]

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Some of the tyres are in really bad shape here these kind of tyres on tracks will get 6 points on license

 

[Ahmet Pasha]

Our old grandpa c-130 could be replaced by ebraer kc390 or the new antonov jet we could do a jv. My 2 cents.

 

[fatman17]

Our old grandpa c-130 could be replaced by ebraer kc390 or the new antonov jet we could do a jv. My 2 cents.

The Herks are here to stay for a while.

 

[hassan1]

 

[fatman17]

Air Platforms

Lockheed Martin marks maiden flight of LM-100J

Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

26 May 2017

The first flight of the LM-100J civil variant Hercules took place on 25 May. Source: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin performed the first flight of its new LM-100J Hercules airlifter on 25 May.

The latest civil variant of the military C-130J departed the company's Marietta production facility in Georgia for a maiden flight that its test pilot described as 'flawless'. This milestone, which follows the rollout in February, clears the way for a flight test campaign and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) type certification.

Lockheed Martin has launched this 17th mission capability that it has developed for the C-130J to broaden its market in the face of shrinking of global defence budgets in general, and of Pentagon budgets in particular.

As with the earlier L-100 variant of the Hercules that was built between 1964 and 1992 (during which time 115 were delivered), the LM-100J is earmarked for a range of civil applications such as oversized cargo transport; oil dispersion/aerial spray; oil and gas exploration; mining logistics operations; aerial firefighting; aerial delivery; medevac/air ambulance; humanitarian relief operations; personnel transport; austere field operations; and search and rescue.

Although billed as a commercial platform, the LM-100J will also be targeted at governmental and military users who perhaps do not require some of the more advanced, and consequently more expensive, features of the C-130J. For example, secure communications and electronic warfare equipment, racks, and wiring are all eliminated in the civil aircraft. As well as reducing the procurement cost (Lockheed Martin has previously given a unit cost of about USD60 million and USD70 million for an LM-130J, compared to approximately USD100 million for a C-130J), this reduces weight and fuel costs, as well as maintenance and sustainment costs. As such, the company sees a particular application with the militaries of some of the less developed parts of the world, such as Latin America, Africa, and parts of Asia.

Military customers that have acquired the L-100 have included Argentina, Ecuador, Gabon, Indonesia, Libya, Peru, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.

 

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