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They were "smart" enough to get out of the airliner business after the rather spectacular failure of the L-1011 and the whole wings falling off thing they went
by inferiorhuman 3y ago
They were "smart" enough to get out of the airliner business after the rather spectacular failure of the L-1011 and the whole wings falling off thing they went through with the Electra.
The military has a much higher tolerance for bullshit. The wings keep falling off the C-130 and the military keeps flying them (and the C-5).
- hypercube33 3y agoI can't find a lot about c130 wings falling off. I found this which implies a known problem for c130a's wingbox which has a billion to retrofit with a new design - https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-sad-story-of-tanker-130-the-c-130-whose-wings-fall-off-during-the-2002-fire-season/ https://theaviationgeekclub.com/the-sad-story-of-tanker-130-... Any more information?
- inferiorhuman 3y agoNot much more information, but it's happened a few times. https://www.iprr.org/comps/T82story.htm https://www.iprr.org/comps/T82story.htm https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/c130-crash-of-1970-18150/ https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/c130-crash-of-197... https://www.defensedaily.com/hercules-crash-in-baghdad-points-to-metal-fatigue-in-c130s-wing-center/uncategorized/ https://www.defensedaily.com/hercules-crash-in-baghdad-point...
- dotnet00 3y agoBut the most recent incident you've cited is 18 years old. I'd hardly say "they keep falling off and they keep flying them" for that.
- inferiorhuman 3y agoFor context the Electra, Lockheed's penultimate airliner, lost its wings twice. After that airlines stopped buying it. Meanwhile the FAA put out another wing related AD for the C-130 in 2021. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/14/2021-10262/airworthiness-directives-lockheed-martin-corporationlockheed-martin-aeronautics-company-airplanes https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/05/14/2021-10...