ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AP) - Robins Air Force Base is ready to release its first C-130J - the newest variant of the workhorse transport aircraft.
The Telegraph reports (http://bit.ly/nA5MUZ ) the aircraft underwent more than 100 days in a new depot maintenance program at Robins.
Col. Randy Burke, head of the aircraft maintenance group at Robins, says a big difference between the C-130J and earlier versions of the C130 is the engine.
The J-series features a six-bladed propeller instead of a four-blade like the older models.
Burke says the aircraft is set to return to its home station at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
Information from: The Macon Telegraph, http://www.macontelegraph.com
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The plane is built by Lockheed-Martin, in Marietta, GA (Source: Wikipedia)
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