C-130J-30 TRANSPORTS PASS TESTS.Byline: Daily News EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. - Three Lockheed-Martin C-130J-30 transport planes have completed tests for dropping cargo and troops by parachute. Longer by 15 feet than the standard C-130J, the aircraft are the first C- 130J-30s ordered by the Air Force and are scheduled for delivery to the Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Air National Guard later this year. ``This has been a rigorous and exhaustive evaluation of the aircraft's capabilities by the Air Force. All three C-130J-30s performed flawlessly, and we are looking forward to the next round of testing with the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division,'' said Ross Reynolds Ross Ernest Reynolds (August 20, 1887 - June 23, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1914 and 1915. He played in 30 games, 9 as a starter. He had an earned run average of 2.08 in 1914 with 5 wins and 3 losses. In 1915, his ERA soared to 6. , Lockheed Martin's C-130J program vice president. Completed tests included parachute-assisted pallet deployment of loads of up to 42,000 pounds and paratroop drops from altitudes as high as 25,000 feet. On Aug. 20, a C-130J-30 will be flown to Pope Air Force Base Pope Air Force Base (IATA: POB, ICAO: KPOB, FAA LID: POB) is the home of the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command 43d Airlift Wing, and Headquarters, 23d Fighter Group of Air Combat Command. , N.C., for further paratroop testing with the 82nd Airborne. Once testing is complete, the aircraft will be flown back to the Lockheed Martin assembly plant at Marietta, Ga., to be prepared for delivery to the 143rd Airlift Wing, a Rhode Island Air National Guard unit, in late November. The C-130J-30's navigation system allows accurate drops in all weather, Lockheed Martin says. A close formation of 33 C-130J-30s will be able to drop 2,800 troops in less than five minutes, the company said. The plane can make unrefueled nonstop flights of more than 4,000 miles. Compared with the shorter standard model, the J-30 can carry 128 combat troops instead of 92, and 92 paratroops instead of 64. It can also carry eight standard pallets rather than six, 97 medical litters instead of 74, and 24 container delivery system bundles instead of 16. Worldwide, 111 C-130Js and J-30s have been ordered. Current customers include the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the Air Force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF began in March 1914 as the Australian Flying Corps and became a fully independent Air Force in March 1921. , Italian Air Force
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