C130 Hercules at Baldonnell

Bebop · 18-11-2011 5:21pm #1

Saw a military C-130 Hercules transport climbing out from Baldonnell this morning, it looked like an RAF aircraft with cam colours but I could not see its markings

N7777G · 18-11-2011 6:56pm

Bebop wrote: »

Saw a military C-130 Hercules transport climbing out from Baldonnell this morning, it looked like an RAF aircraft with cam colours but I could not see its markings

It was a KC-130T of the US Marine Corps - it arrived late Thursday afternoon.

N7777G · 18-11-2011 9:15pm

A distant shot of KC-130T 164181 "Yanky 97" departing Baldonnel this morning. It returned to BAL later in the afternoon.

164181/NY KC-130T US Marine Corps by eigjb, on Flickr

RadioRetro · 18-11-2011 9:57pm

A refueller? So what's it refueling? That would be a good comms catch.

xflyer · 19-11-2011 10:56am

The comms would probaby be on UHF. But most likely it's here on the usual training circuit not to refuel anything.

They would refuel Marine Corps or US Navy jets and helicopters. I remember seeing a USAF C130 refuel two Jolly Greens at low level once, less than a thousand feet. Impressive to say the least.

Delancey · 19-11-2011 12:26pm

Is UHF favoured over VHF for security reasons ?

Tenger · 19-11-2011 12:33pm

xflyer wrote: »

.....I remember seeing a USAF C130 refuel two Jolly Greens at low level once, less than a thousand feet. Impressive to say the least.

An impressive sight indeed. Love those hulking Jolly Greens.......

During the air campaign against Serbia in the 90's I managed top spot refuelling taking place as we were heading up the Adriatic from Greece or Turkey (can't remember which.) Very rare to see this,even from miles away.

Ald · 21-11-2011 10:43am

It just departed Baldonnel as I speak. 10.40. Quite low in comparison to the departure profile of the Learjet or Casa.

Bebop · 21-11-2011 11:06am

It just passed out over my house, we are right under the approach to BAL,
From it's low climb out It looks to be heavy, very impressive

dechand · 21-11-2011 12:11pm

Will this be a variation of the long haul transport aircraft that are going to be purchased by the AER CORPS in the new year.?
I presume it was here for evalution purposes so , should be interesting to see those monsters in and out of Baldonnel in the next while.

OS119 · 21-11-2011 12:31pm

dechand wrote: »

Will this be a variation of the long haul transport aircraft that are going to be purchased by the AER CORPS in the new year.?
I presume it was here for evalution purposes so , should be interesting to see those monsters in and out of Baldonnel in the next while.

meds to bed 7, meds to bed 7. thank you....

xflyer · 21-11-2011 12:33pm

You're joking right, dechand? The Marines are regular visitors to Baldonnel over the years. That's all it is a visit during a training flight.

Somehow I cannot see the Air Corps getting C130s anytime in the future. Far more likely they will lose aircraft seeing as government has all but banned the use of the MATS service.

N7777G · 21-11-2011 3:29pm

Ald wrote: »

It just departed Baldonnel as I speak. 10.40. Quite low in comparison to the departure profile of the Learjet or Casa.

It was departing on an Atlantic crossing so it would be heavy with a full tank of gas!

pm. · 21-11-2011 3:48pm

N7777G wrote: »

It was departing on an Atlantic crossing so it would be heavy with a full tank of gas!

Didn't think planes ran on gas

Lapin · 21-11-2011 4:03pm

dechand wrote: »

Will this be a variation of the long haul transport aircraft that are going to be purchased by the AER AIR CORPS in the new year.?

FYP

Fishtits · 22-11-2011 11:29pm

dechand wrote: »

Will this be a variation of the long haul transport aircraft that are going to be purchased by the AER CORPS in the new year.?
I presume it was here for evalution purposes so , should be interesting to see those monsters in and out of Baldonnel in the next while.

Not really, the C-130 is a tactical aircraft and as such tends to do short haul flights.

The long haul aircraft that are going to be purchased by the Air Corps in the new year are C17 Globemasters, we have six due to be delivered in January. These will give us Global reach in imposing our foreign policy.

Sorry for the p*ss take but we're broke, no new aircraft on the horizon - in fairness if we can keep the current crop out of the maintenance hangers we're not doing too badly. For the air arm of an army of 9,500 we're pretty well endowed.

omg a kitty · 07-12-2011 7:54pm

xflyer wrote: »

You're joking right, dechand? The Marines are regular visitors to Baldonnel over the years. That's all it is a visit during a training flight.

Somehow I cannot see the Air Corps getting C130s anytime in the future. Far more likely they will lose aircraft seeing as government has all but banned the use of the MATS service.

I know I'm digging up an anwered topic but I didnt want to create a separate thread for a question and since it was already mentioned here..
How is MATS missions reduced?
Like, who and for what sort of journeys can use them now?

EchoIndia · 07-12-2011 8:11pm

In the public domain if you go looking:

http://debates.oireachtas.ie/dail/2011/10/11/00266.asp

Such a low level of usage is unlikely to continue once the preparation for Ireland's EU Presidency in 2013 steps up during 2012.

Tenger · 14-12-2011 3:36pm

Another C-130 landed in Baldonnel about 5 mins ago.

Didn't manage to snap it overhead but in my opinion I think it looked similar to a USMC KC-130T that was there a week or so ago. Had eyes on it for about 30 secs.

phonypony · 14-12-2011 3:52pm

Never hear it until it's gone over...

Danbo! · 14-12-2011 4:47pm

My office is under the approach, only caught a quick glimpse, some noise from it though

Xpro · 14-12-2011 9:12pm

I think i saw one taking off from dublin airport on sunday at around 17:00, US aircraft for sure

westdub · 14-12-2011 9:27pm

Xpro wrote: »

I think i saw one taking off from dublin airport on sunday at around 17:00, US aircraft for sure

It was a Canadian Air Force CC-130 that was at Dublin airport on Sunday...

cyrusdvirus · 15-12-2011 8:08am

westdub wrote: »

It was a Canadian Air Force CC-130 that was at Dublin airport on Sunday...

US made then!!

westdub · 15-12-2011 2:13pm

gatecrash wrote: »

US made then!!

They are made IN the US by Lockheed ....The US goverment dosnt manafacture any aircraft... :rolleyes:

cyrusdvirus · 15-12-2011 2:17pm

westdub wrote: »

They are made IN the US by Lockheed ....The US goverment dosnt manafacture any aircraft... :rolleyes:

You might need to check your sense of humour... could be hiding beneath the keyboard.... Cos i was kidding...

Having said that Guaranteed Irish doesn't mean it was made by the irish government, it means it was made in Ireland..... I see your :rolleyes: and raise you

:rolleyes::p

Ald · 16-12-2011 5:59pm

Love that picture for the G.A.A. goals in it! Brill!

eitlean · 11-03-2012 11:40am

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfwJJD5jGXk

Do they still do this does anyone know? Quite impressive!

Bebop · 11-03-2012 12:41pm

This is the USS Forrestal (CV-59), during the1960's they tested out the idea of using the C-130 to resupply a carrier at sea, it's possible to land a C-130 and take off again with the ship steaming at 35 knots into a 30Kt headwind, but there were safety issues and also they could not fit the aircraft on the deck lift so it could not be taken below to the hangar deck, the USN later developed their own Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) system based on the same Grumman airframe used for the Hawkeye mini-AWACS system

see Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Forrestal_%28CV-59%29

C130 Hercules at Baldonnell

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