Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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After a series of flight incidents, all eleven Belgian C-130's are grounded. Only source: HLN.be: "...Na een reeks incidenten met verscheidene toestellen houdt het Belgische leger sinds twee weken uit voorzorg zijn hele vloot aan C-130-transportvliegtuigen aan de grond. Dat is vernomen uit militaire bronnen. Het vliegverbod voor de elf C-130's is het gevolg van "het abnormaal functioneren van vluchtcontroles", zo verduidelijkte een militaire woordvoerder. Tijdens vluchten met de transportvliegtuigen hebben de voorbije weken verscheidene incidenten plaatsgevonden. Schade werd er niet opgemeten want alle toestellen konden uiteindelijk veilig en wel landen..."

http://www.hln.be/hln/nl/957/Binnenland ... rond.dhtml

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Re: Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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What happened with the 12th C-130: which one is not flying anymore ?

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Re: Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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Originally 12 were bought. CH-06 was lost in the Eindhoven disaster in 1996, CH-02 when hangar 40 burned down in 2006. One replacement was bought, I think it was originally a civilian one, to become CH-13. Balance: 11.

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Re: Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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what's wrong with the flight controls?

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Re: Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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Nothing wrong with the flight controls themselves. According to some sources the problem come from the hydraulic fluid that powered them. BAF try to save some money by using a mineral based fluid instead of the full synthetic fluid. The mineral based fluid as a temperature rating that is not adequate.
You try to save pennies and it cost you megabucks :lol:

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Re: Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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I saw one flying above Aarschot yesterday...

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Re: Press report: "all 11 Belgian C-130's are grounded"

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CH-08 had its very last flight on 27th December 2017. She needs a major check, and the Belgian Army regards that as too expensive.

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https://www.hln.be/nieuws/binnenland/bi ... p~afa21ebe

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