C130's and fire fighting

[AirDOGGe]

Re: C130's and fire fighting

The Electra prop-flutter problem was also on a program on the History channel. They showed some good footage of the wind tunnel model with the prop/nacelle twisting.

This NASA page on flutter has some pre/post-test photos of that model:

http://oea.larc.nasa.gov/PAIS/Concept2Reality/flutter.html

(Scroll down to the section labeled Applications to Civil Aircraft - Lockheed Electra Aircraft)

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And this brief .AVI clip from the Air & Space Smithsonian site shows the model in action, complete with gyrating prop.

http://www.aiaa.org/tc/sd/Education/how_sd_accounted_for/testing/media/Whirl.avi

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[440_Magnum]

Re: C130's and fire fighting

That wasn't a structural problem, it was a beverage holder problem, (and a dead engine).

Paul

I remember both of those, but gosh I haven't thought of the Glenn Ford movie in *YEARS*! The one I was thinking of earlier in the thread was "No Highway..."

[Apteryx]

Re: C130's and fire fighting

Bonus points if you can name the stewardess, (err..cabin attendant), that served the coffee...

[440_Magnum]

Re: C130's and fire fighting

Bonus points if you can name the stewardess, (err..cabin attendant), that served the coffee...

I'll disqualify myself- I looked it up on IMDB this morning

And in those days, if you said "cabin attendant" everyone would think you were nuts :-)