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Lockheed Martin’s LM-100J Receives FAA Certification
At the sidelines of Dubai Airshow, Tony Frese, vice president of Business Development, Air Mobility & Maritime Missions, Lockheed Martin and Rob Dooley, director of Business Development for the Middle East, Lockheed Martin briefed international media on the latest developments of LM-100J.
by Sakha Pramod
“The Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter recently received its type design update certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This particular FAA certification allows the LM-100J to operate from any commercial airfield in the world” said Frese.
by Sakha Pramod
“The Lockheed Martin LM-100J commercial freighter recently received its type design update certification from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). This particular FAA certification allows the LM-100J to operate from any commercial airfield in the world” said Frese.
In 2014, Lockheed Martin announced, it would update its existing FAA A1SO type certificate for its Model L-382J aircraft to be marketed as the LM-100J, a civil-certified production variant of the military proven C-130J Super Hercules.
“The LM-100J is the modernised version of the Lockheed Martin L-100 freighter. More than 100 L-100s were produced from 1964-1992 at the then Lockheed-Georgia Co., facility in Marietta, Georgia, and many of these aircraft continue to support global operations today” added Frese.
This updated FAA certification enables the LM-100J to literally go anywhere in the world to fulfill the unique and demanding requirements it was built to support. “As the LM-100J enters into service, we are proud that it will continue to exemplify and expand the already unmatched capabilities of the C-130J Super Hercules family.”
C-130J has 6 Middle East customers. It is the workhorse of the Middle East,” said Dooley. In October Lockheed Martin had announced that the global community of C-130J Super Hercules operators surpassed 2 million flight hours. Crew from 19 nations contributed to this achievement, adding hours through multiple missions including combat, transport, aerial refuelling, medevac, humanitarian relief, and commercial freight delivery.
The LM-100J incorporates technological developments and improvements over the existing legacy L-100 freighters that result from more than two decades of
C-130J operational experience.
“We had the unique opportunity to design and build a completely new commercial airlifter with insights from a proven airframe,” said Frese. “Our goal was to produce an airlifter that was as safe and advanced. In partnering with our existing operators, our network of suppliers and the FAA, we did that and more with the LM-100J.”
Some of the notable enhancements include the fact that it is 14 per cent more fuel efficient and has 20 per cent improvement in payload/range capability. It also has automated maintenance fault reporting, situational awareness with digital avionics and dual HUD, fully CNS/ATM compliant with the FAA Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen), enhanced Cargo Handling (ECHS) system, carbon breaks and an FAA-certified commercial maintenance programme.
In addition, the LM-100J operating community has access to Lockheed Martin’s Hercules Training Center (HTC) located in Marietta, Georgia, adjacent to the Super Hercules production line.
Extending a legacy of air mobility training, Lockheed Martin’s HTC is an academic and simulator facility purpose-built for training efficiency. Training resources include LM 100J initial qualification courses and a reconfigurable, FAA-certified Level D simulator. This training is provided by expert Lockheed Martin instructors. Next steps for the LM-100J programme include the 2020 delivery of two aircraft to Pallas Aviation, the LM-100J launch operator.
Frese added that there is a lot of interest both from government and commercial operators on LM-100J. “We are discussing with potential customers in the region. This is a great platform for both military and commercial sector.”
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