During the evening of December 7th, the first two of Canada’s 17 CC-130Js moved to the front of the production line in Marietta. The CC-130J on the left in the photo below is the first and is in the position for interior trim. The CC-130J on the right is in the final assembly position. The aircraft will be delivered in the spring of 2010. Read more
During the night on November 19th, the first of Canada’s 17 CC-130Js was moved to the final position on the Marietta production line. Following trim and leak testing, the aircraft will be heading to the Marietta facility’s south campus for paint and flight testing. Read more
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Canada’s first CC-130J continues its steady progress down the production line in Marietta, Georgia. Its distinctive six-bladed propellers are now installed. It is followed on the line by Canada’s second aircraft. Deliveries to Canada begin in the spring of 2010. Read more
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Stephen Trimble of Flight International filed a report that Lockheed Martin has started building new version of the C-130J for search and rescue. Read more
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Today, the first of 17 CC-130Js for Canada began the next major step in the assembly process at the Lockheed Martin facility in Marietta, Georgia. ‘Body Mate’ brings together the main fuselage, the front cab section and the vertical and horizontal stabilizers. The aircraft will soon be able to rest on its own, Canadian built, landing gear. Read more
The cargo floor of the first Canadian CC-130J is officially on the production line at Lockheed Martin in Marietta, Georgia. The floor, which was built at Lockheed Martin’s subassembly plant in Meridian, Mississippi, was delivered to Marietta earlier this week. Scheduled for delivery in the summer of 2010, this bird has a few more steps to go through before it starts to look like a J. Click for full size image. Read more
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April marked the arrival of the first two Canadian C-130Js (CC-130Js) on Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Ga.-based production line. Currently known as Lockheed Martin tail numbers 5626 and 5627, these two planes are part of Canada’s order of 17 C-130Js. Still in the early stages of production, aircrafts 5626 and 5627 will deliver in May and June 2010, respectively. During a recent program review at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta, Ga., plant, representatives of the Canadian Forces got to see first hand the early stages of ... Read more
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Lockheed Martin today announced funding of $1.5 million for the Saskatchewan Indian Institute of Technology to support the creation of Saskatchewan’s first, Transport Canada-licensed Aerospace Maintenance Engineering (AME) training program. Opening Song at Saskatoon International Airport. Jack Crisler, Lockheed Martin (left) and SIIT President Randell Morris. 50 per cent or $750-thousand dollars will be given in cash and the rest will be in the form of in-kind contributions of tools, equipment and other training aids. Industrial benefits ceremony at Saskatoon International Airport. This investment is a result of ... Read more
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Lockheed Martin today announced funding of $4 million for the University of New Brunswick to support the work of the University’s new research centre – the High-Speed Impact Research and Technology Facility – which will concentrate on the development of new forms of impact-resistant materials and structures. Lockheed Martin’s contribution will be used to purchase specialized launching and test equipment and to fund impact testing and materials research. The Honourable Jim Prentice, Minister of Industry, welcomed the news. Bill Dalson (left), Director of ... Read more
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