Nov. 2, 2010 Double the blades means more power, efficiency The 418th Flight Test Squadron is currently testing a C-130H3 cargo plane equipped with Hamilton Sundstrand NP 2000 propellers.The new eight-bladed composite propellers are shaped to provide additional thrust in the takeoff and low airspeed range while using the current C-130 engines.Regular C-130
Nov. 2, 2010 Fitness Center Annex reopens The Fitness Center Annex, formerly known as the Family Fitness Center, opened for business, Nov. 1, with a ribbon cutting ceremony. Brig. Gen. Robert C. Nolan II, Air Force Flight Test Center Commander, cut the ceremonial ribbon along with base leadership and members of the fitness center staff.The