J.O. Posted January 10, 2013 Share Posted January 10, 2013 Despite repeated government denials, CBC News has confirmed that some of Canadas new Hercules military transport planes have counterfeit Chinese parts in their cockpits that could leave pilots with blank instrument panels in mid-flight.Documents show the Canadian military has known about the bogus electronic chips in the giant Hercules C-130J aircraft since at least July 2012, but continued to hide the fact during a CBC News investigation months later.Full story here:http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/01/09/f-vp-weston-hercules-counterfeit-chinese-parts.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conehead Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 Not the first time. L-3 discovered some electronics they had installed a few years ago on some Aurora aircraft were Chinese knock-offs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Giant Hercules? Its a fair size but not a giant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted January 15, 2013 Share Posted January 15, 2013 Giant Hercules? Its a fair size but not a giant.Well it is about 15 feet longer than the normal "J" model and therefore the largest C-130 the Air Force has ever had........sorta like buying the biggest box of Tide detergent,............... they call it "Giant" as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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