The 413th Flight Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base has been busy testing a modified MC-130J equipped with winglets.
A modified MC-130J awaits its next mission at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The aircraft has been fitted with vertical fins on each wing, called winglets. The 413th Flight Test Squadron aircrew and engineers tested the modified aircraft over eight flights. The goal of the tests was to collect data on possible fuel efficiency improvements and performance with the winglets and lift distribution control system installed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
A total of eight flights had been flown and the press release said it “was to collect data on possible fuel efficiency improvements and performance with the winglets and lift distribution control system installed.”
A modified MC-130J waits for its next mission as another C-130 lifts off above it at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. The test aircraft has been fitted with vertical fins on each wing, called winglets. The 413th Flight Test Squadron aircrew and engineers tested the modified aircraft over eight flights. The goal of the tests was to collect data on possible fuel efficiency improvements and performance with the winglets and lift distribution control system installed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)A modified MC-130J lifts off from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., for a test mission. The aircraft has been fitted with vertical fins on each wing, called winglets. The 413th Flight Test Squadron aircrew and engineers tested the modified aircraft over eight flights. The goal of the tests was to collect data on possible fuel efficiency improvements and performance with the winglets and lift distribution control system installed. (U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)
