Talk:Lockheed HC-130

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Are HC-130's capable of being refueled in-flight? If so, which method is used? "Boom and Receiver" or "Probe and Drogue"? I seem to remember seeing a "probe" on HC-130 aircraft, but since there isn't any photos on the article page, I can't confirm that. For refernce, see Aerial refueling article. --TGC55 16:21, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

Reguarding your question, I am currently in the air force as an aircraft electrician, and one of the models of C-130 I maintain is the HC-130P/N. Although I can not completely answer your question with absolute confidence, I can tell you that the HC-130P/N's that I work on are not capable of refueling in flight. However, that does not mean that all of them are not capable of being refueled in flight. I also work on MC-130P's and they are not capable of being refueled in flight either. But, the MC-130P's I maintained at my last base were. So If there are HC-130P/N's that are capable of being refueled in flight I can tell you that I have never maintained a C-130 that used the Probe and Drogue method. They all have used the Boom and Reciever method. (NucPhy7 22:47, 31 March 2007 (UTC))