Retired. I worked with computers the majority of my career as an Operator,Tele Comm Analyst, and with CAD ( Computer Aided Design). I have been retired as of 2005. I do research in my spare time on the early Southern New Jersey glass industry, where the art of blowing glass by hand began in America. I also collect and study items from the F4 Phantom II fighter aircraft. I was a mechanic on the environmental systems on this plane in SEA at Ubon RTAFB,Thailand in 1969-70. I have a functioning Ejection Seat (minus rocket) out of a F4D, that I am currently working on.
Ubon RTAFB Thailand 8th TFW Wolf Pack 8th Combat Support Group PACAF
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AC-130H/U Spectre/Spooky II Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Model Lockheed AC-130H Spectre Length 97.77 ft | 29.80 m Width 132.55 ft | 40.40 m Height 38.39 ft | 11.70 m Engine(s) 4 x Rolls-Royce Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines generating 4,910hp each. Empty Weight 72,891 lbs | 33,063 kg MTOW 155,003 lbs | 70,308 kg Max Speed 300 mph | 482 km/h | 260 kts Max Range 2,200 miles | 3,540 km Ceiling 24,856 ft | 7,576 m | 4.7 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament AC-130H Spectre armament:
2 x 20mm cannons 1 x 40mm cannon 1 x 105mm cannon
AC-130U Spooky armament:
1 x 25mm gun 1 x 40mm cannon 1 x 105mm cannon Accommodations AC-130H: 8 / AC-130U: 13
Major Variants
* C-130 - Base transport model * AC-130H - Callsign of 'Spectre'; 8 crewmen; Dual 20mm Vulcan, 40mm and 105mm cannons. * AC-130U - Callsign of 'Spooky'; 13 crewmen; Varying avionics and sub-systems; Third generation AC-130 gunship variant; Addition of 25mm gun to 40mm and 105mm standard armament.
