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Operators[edit]

Just removed Hungary from the list - so far the country never owned or even operated any Hercules; some dolt added it almost 6 (!) years ago from IP 84.83.2.83 (Netherland): https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lockheed_C-130_Hercules&oldid=620662973 HTKA.hu kamm (talk) 05:33, 6 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

C-130 and Pakistan[edit]

I have deleted a part of the article based on a very unsustantiated claim that posed C-130 as destructor of 17 indian fighters and claimed it had anti-aircraft artillery on its ramp, a very ridicous claim as never been observed and surely never would work if you want still to use the ramp for bomb delivery. I would add, that 17 indian aircrafts is about 50% of the extimated pakistani air kills on the whole war. So it is outrageusly insane to kept this unreliable source in the C-130 page. It's better to not having it, rather than to have it with such lunatic claims. 62.11.3.98 (talk) 20:01, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for heading over to the talk page after having your edit reverted. I understand that your edit was made in good faith, however it seems that the claim is backed by a WP:RELIABLE source. Do you mind showing a source of the total Pakistani air kills? This will help your claim that the existing reference is false. Thanks, Transcendental36 (talk) 20:14, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Grounding due to maintenance-caused cracks[edit]

According to https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/maintenance-caused-cracks-ground-hercs/, the process that was used during inspections for cracks has been found to cause cracks, leading to the grounding of about 20 percent of the fleet of C-130Hs. I think that's worth mentioning. I leave it to someone who knows more about aviation. Renerpho (talk) 16:00, 11 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Basic information about the Hercules[edit]

Shouldn't the article say what the plane's operational parameters are? It doesn't appear to say what the plane's altitude is, speed, or range. If it is there and I have missed it, perhaps it should be more prominent in the article? Chuggsymalone (talk) 13:42, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

The vast majority of aircraft type articles on Wikipedia have a standard 'Specifications' section which is always near the bottom of the article. This link will take you to the section in this article. Nimbus (Cumulus nimbus floats by) 14:39, 14 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Globalising aerial firefighting section[edit]

Hi all, first ever talk page post, following my addition of the globalise section template in the aerial firefighting section of this article. Apologies in advance if I've done anything wrong - let me know if so.

I added the globalise section template to the aerial firefighting section as the writing is very US-centric. The text assumes that the reader is US-based.

Examples:

unclear abbreviation ("Walker, CA" instead of [eg] "Walker, California")
use of generic terms to refer to specific things ("Congress", instead of [eg] "US Congress")

The content is quite US-centric though I don't have adequate subject knowledge to determine whether that's appropriate. A restructure with better signposting and consideration of level of detail would be good, suggest overall structure along the lines of:

[1st paragraph] "In the US, [...]."
[2nd paragraph] "C-130s have also been used in firefighting operations in [...]."

This would be supported by any further information available about C-130s use in firefighting operations beyond the US/Australia. Jrowls (talk) 01:02, 3 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]