USAF eyes prop, comm's upgrades for firefighting C-130s

By 2016-06-30T16:02:48

C-130 thumb - USAF

​An eight-bladed propeller and a satellite communications upgrade are being considered for a small subset of the Air Force Reserve fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130H airlifters used for firefighting.

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