Earlier this week, a US Navy Lockheed C-130T Hercules visited LMML to drop off supplies for a US naval vessel berthed in Malta’s Grand Harbour. This particular airframe belongs to Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 55 based at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California.
It is interesting to note that the C-130T has now been upgraded with 8 propeller blades, contrary to the 4 it used to have previously. A number of US Navy C-130Ts have been undergoing an upgrade from four bladed propellers to eight bladed propellers. This change forms part of a modernisation package for the C-130Ts. The additional blades will deliver more power and efficiency while reducing maintenance. The propeller blades have been manufactured by Collins Aerospace and are made out of composite materials.
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