Talk:Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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

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

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

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

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