The only thing older than this that's still in some sort of service is Prince Phillip.
BREAKING: The C130 Hercules will retire at the end of next year after 85yrs in service. The ageing jet has had problems with the sparkplugs in its 4x 1.6ltr turbo diesel engines over the last few years which has led to many MOT fails.
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Word is he's failed his MOT recently...
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Charge a good rate does he? highly experienced? knows what hes talking about? Will forget he talked to you?
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The 1.9 litre engine has always been the work horse. It'll still make a good project plane though
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This one looks like it’s in trouble, the windmills have stopped going round and its undercarriage has turned into fire
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Definitely worth a mention on the MOT to-do list.
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I always knew that flares would come back into fashion.
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I’m just amazed that they can fly without the props turning. Gliding, however, saves fuel (four-star, I guess).
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Wow, that's the "Arachnid Sweeper" version of the Hercule if I'mnot much mistaken, which in the Korean war used gigantic carbon-fibre pipe cleaners with glowing tips to attract Communist heat-seeking missiles and sweep the sky lanes free for the following AR71 Bluebird bombers.
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