First flight for Argentine Hercules upgrade

Latin America C-130H HERCULES TC-61 (c/n 4308) has completed its first test flight at the Fábrica Argentina de Aviones (FAdeA - Argentine Aircraft Factory) in Córdoba province. This Hercules, inducted into the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA - Argentine Air Force) on December 23, 1968, was modernised according to guidelines issued by L-3 Platform Integration. The first post-upgrade flight took place on December 22. Work on a first upgraded aircraft (TC-69) was completed by L-3 at its Waco, Texas facility in