Why Does The C-130 Military Transport Plane Use Propellers Instead Of Jet Engines?

Though those who have only flown in the likes of Airbus A320s and Boeing 737s may never have even seen them in action, ...
SlashGear

The C-130 Hercules Transport Plane Still Uses Propellers For This Reason

According to Greek Mythology, Hercules was a demigod with incredible strength and stamina, capable of amazing feats and renowned throughout ancient Greece and Rome. While we'd never suggest that the C ...
Flying

Prop Cracks Prompt Air Force To Ground Some C-130H Cargo Transports

Cracks have been discovered in older propeller barrel assemblies of some Air Force C-130H Hercules aircraft. This led to a grounding of some C-130H aircraft for inspections, potentially affecting up ...
Task & Purpose

Air Force grounds most of its C-130H fleet due to propeller problem

The U.S. Air Force has stopped flights of more than 100 of its workhorse cargo plane, citing a need to fix defective propeller barrel assemblies. If not fixed, the issue could crack propellers and ...
Stars and Stripes

Air Force grounds C-130s to check for propeller barrel cracks

The Air Force grounded more than 100 of its workhorse turboprop C-130 Hercules aircraft after officials at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., discovered cracks in the propeller barrel assembly of one of the ...
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RNZAF swaps C-130H propeller in ‘brutally cold’ Antarctica

The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) replaced a faulty propeller on a Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transport in sub-zero temperatures in Antarctica. The aircraft had flown to Phoenix Airfield ...
The Vindicator

YARS to welcome its first C-130J aircraft on Tuesday

Submitted photo / David L. Key A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft takes off for its maiden flight Feb. 26 from the runway adjacent to Lockheed Martin’s C-130J production plant in Marietta, Georgia. The ...