Austria's first Hercules enters modernisation programme

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Austria's first Hercules enters modernisation programme

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The UK's Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has begun a maintenance and modernisation programme on the Austrian air force's first Lockheed Martin C-130K tactical transport, under a deal announced in late 2011.
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Nice, will have to get those in the sim when they are completed.
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They are old RAF ones we sold them ages ago

I have seen some paints for them somewhere


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Servus!

Some details:

Reg. SN built VK in service since
8T-CA 382-4198 1967 RAF: XV 181 21.3.03-
8T-CB 382-4256 1968 RAF: XV 291 18.2.04-
8T-CC 382-4257 1968 RAF: XV 292 26.8.03-

operated by LufttranspSta/FlR3
base Linz Hoersching LOWL / LOXL
sold used from the RAF with ca. 25.000 flight hrs / acft

http://www.doppeladler.com/oebh/luftfahrzeuge/c130.htm (dt/eng)

If I find some time, I will complete the excellent MAIW Zeltweg package with flight plans for the C130 and PC6. Textures are already done by Ray Parker and Graham King, so maybe they´ll give permission :smt006
A Linz freeware scenery is already present, ADE is tested in FS9 but not published.

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