Pakistan C-130

[Jeremy De Winter]

14:11LT and the ‘4479’ is Still outside!

this evening 4482 was seen (and photographed) outside the Sabena hangar.

Peter

From where can you take a picture or it?

[Ajaxfever]

14:11LT and the ‘4479’ is Still outside!

this evening 4482 was seen (and photographed) outside the Sabena hangar.

Peter

From where can you take a picture or it?

It was from a closed parking lot. Just past general avation. Not a good picture though. Only the upper fuselage with part of the wings and a lot of rubbish aside. Serial, roundel and Pakistan Air Force titles clearly visible.

[Jeremy De Winter]

CH-01: 4455
CH-04: 4467
CH-05: 4470
CH-07: 4476
CH-09: 4479 *test flight made*
CH-11: 4482 *test flight made* (seemed to have an issue since the test flight was cut short and they arrived with engine 3 turned off)
CH-12: 4483 *departed*

[FredL]

4479 now flying around Belgian Sea coast.

[NL.Aviation]

4479 now flying around Belgian Sea coast.

4482 flew today, visual confirmed.

[markremmel]

Delivery of 4479 is scheduled for tomorrow 10-08:

STD 0815L PAAF543 C130 4479 EBMB-LTBU

[GoldenPlane]

A Pakistani C130 made a short test flight out BRU (1015-1125LT) as PAAF456 (AP-XAZ).

Not sure which airframe this was, but the word is that it was the 4470.

Jordy

[Jeremy De Winter]

Both 4470 and 4455 (still partially in the 50 YEARS livery) have made test flights this week.

[AK01]

Do you happen to know which one flew when? From ADSB i have those three flights:

25-11 AM :AP-XCY PAAF455 hex 766079
26-11 AM :AP-XAZ PAAF456 hex 76603A so 4470??
26-11 PM :AP-XBA PAAF476 hex 766041

Regards Pieter,

[T7]

766079 should be 4455
76603A should be 4470
766041 should be 4476

[GoldenPlane]

So it seems that the deal is back on, as the 4470 and 4476 were seen with a N-reg earlier this year!

Jordy

[T7]

766079 should be 4455
76603A should be 4470
766041 should be 4476

And 4455 is now flying EBBR-LTAC as PAAF067 with hexcode 766039. The code 766079 was apparently a miscode.

[AK01]

Thanks T7 for the serials. Is there any chance PAAF067 is a 4th frame, miscoded box sounds plausible, but it used AP-XCY on the 25th, and is now using AP-XAY.
Pieter,

[Jeremy De Winter]

PAAF067 that departed today is in fact 4455 (Ex CH-01). (Confirmed by pictures)

[AK01]

Thanks jeremy!