Workhorse - RAAF C-130s
"Workhorse" is a podcast about Royal Australian Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from their earliest history through to modern times. The series is based on the soon to be released book “Air Mobility Workhorse”, which will be available from Big Sky Publishing.
Topics include:
- Operations from around the globe, including all four corners of the planet, from 1959 to now
- Aircraft technical discussions
- Training
- Roles (Search and Rescue, Air Logistics, Airborne Operations, Special Operations, Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief, Surveillance, Non-combatant Evacuation, Aeromedical Evacuation and Firefighting)
- Maintenance and modifications
- Logistics
- And, of course, the people that made it all possible.
Workhorse - RAAF C-130s
Workhorse - E20 - Maintenance, Boron Fibres, Bogging in 1965-75
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Bill 'K9' Kourelakos
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Episode 20
This episode covers a range of maintenance related tasks in the 1965-1975 era, including:
- Cargo Door bolt failures
- Boron Fibres
- Wing corrosion and cracking
- Bogging
- Rudder Kick-back
This is the last episode for 2023. Workhorse will return mid-Jan 2024 on a bi-