frank theriault wrote:
On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 22:58:51 -0400, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Frank, Are B-52s and KC-130s loud enough?
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IIRC, KC 130's are military spec 707 converted to tankers, no? I'm guessing they used the same engines as 707's, and since I doubt 707's had much noise deadening technology in them, KC 130's would have sounded about the same.
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cheers, frank
Not unless the Boeing 707 had a turbo-prop engine...
My son was in the Marines and was a mechanic on the Lockheed 130s, and that's my recollection.
Not wanting to trust to my so-called memory these days, my further research shows the C130 had (4) Allison T56-A-15 turbo-prop engines, each developing 4300 H.P.
The Boeing 707 originally had (4) Pratt & Whitney turbo-jets and later on, a turbo-fan engine was substituted, which reduced noise and increased fuel economy.
The 707 was developed into the KC-135, which is what you may have been thinking of...
By the way, John Travolta owns and flies his own 707! Interesting tidbit, what?
keith
