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55th Wing retires cranky plane — dubbed 'Lucifer's Chariot' — in Offutt ceremony
“Lucifer’s Chariot” is bound for the boneyard. Airmen from the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron bid a not-so-fond farewell Friday to Tail Number 582, a WC-135C “nuke sniffer” aircraft. (omaha.com) More...
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Even aircraft have lemons
Either the figures are wrong or that plane did a lot of short flights:
"The plane accumulated 29,680 flight hours and 72,251 landings".
"The plane accumulated 29,680 flight hours and 72,251 landings".
Even though these aircraft are costly to fly wouldn't they be able to use them as Fire Bombers . as in Australia we could use some of these aircraft to fight fires as Aircraft is the go at present time .
Due to the old engines and airfield operating requirements they would not be a good choice for OZ fire bombing. Plenty of good B737s on the market that would be better.
