Fuel costs are a huge concern for aircraft. This is ultimately why the makers of the C-130 Hercules are proponents of the ...

[Courtesy: U.S. Air Force] Electric arc etching pens were likely the cause of cracks in older propeller barrel assemblies that led the U.S. Air Force to ground a portion of its fleet of C-130 ...

The C-130 features a loading ramp and door in the ... new turboprop engines with six-bladed all-composite propellers and a digital autopilot. The C-130J/J-30 also includes improved fuel ...