Pakistan Air Force overhauls 50th C-130 aircraft

[Windjammer]

https://twitter.com/x/status/841943797500125184

 

[HRK]

 

[The Eagle]

Congratulations Team...

 

[Arsalan]

Pakistan Air Force achieves milestone by completing overhaul of 50th C-130
RAWALPINDI: The engineering section of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) achieved a milestone by successfully carrying out complete overhaul of the country’s 50th C-130 on Wednesday.

In a ceremony held at PAF Base Nur Khan to mark rollout of the 50th C-130 aircraft, the PAF engineering team handed over the indigenously refurbished aircraft to PAF.

Air Chief Marshall Sohail Aman, the chief guest at the ceremony, lauded PAF’s achievement and stressed that the challenges faced by the country demand focus on indigenous capabilities.

“It is because of the confidence and professional excellence of the PAF personnel that a number of programmes aimed at indigenisation have been initiated,” he said.

The Air Chief Marshall vowed that the PAF would always come up to the expectations of the nation.

“The Pakistan Air Force has maintained balance of power in the region and if faced by any challenges, it would always fulfill the nation’s expectations,” he said.

The Air Chief Marshall also referred to the PAF's role in the war against terror and said that besides fighter jets, C-130s also contributed significantly in the campaign.

 

[Hassan Guy]

https://defence.pk/pdf/threads/the-importance-of-a-turboprop-aircraft-industry-in-pakistan.477553/

 

[TOPGUN]

50th C-130 overhauled ?

 

[ayesha.a]

Huh? Does PAF have that many C-130s? That sounds like a lot, even IAF doesn't have so many transports of that class. Or does this include all the retired ones as well?

@Arsalan ?

 

[khail007]

Mean 50th in terms of overhaul and not aircraft.

 

[Blue Marlin]

50 c130's !?!?!?
@HRK @Windjammer @Arsalan
care to explain. also aren't paf c130's in malaysia for the overhaul?

 

[Ultima Thule]

Huh? Does PAF have that many C-130s? That sounds like a lot, even IAF doesn't have so many transports of that class. Or does this include all the retired ones as well?

@Arsalan ?

aren't you read the titled of this threadoverhaul

 

[JohnyD]

country’s 50th C-130

As per sources, Pak has only 18 C-130...so what does it mean ?

 

[shah1398]

As per sources, Pak has only 18 C-130...so what does it mean ?

To be precise its like 50th Overhauled aircraft being handed over back to PAF. Nothing to do with total number of aircraft in service.

 

[xyxmt]

As per sources, Pak has only 18 C-130...so what does it mean ?

does one C-130 only affords one overhaul?

 

[JohnyD]

does one C-130 only affords one overhaul?

well true...one aircraft can undergo multiple overhauls during its lifetime...hopefully, that is the case here as well..

 

[Windjammer]

Like the special art applied on the nose and mid-fuselage.