The Bangladesh Air Force has awarded a contract to a Canadian company to perform structural and maintenance work on one of its four C-130B transport aircraft for the first time.
The Abbotsford, British Columbia based firm will carry out inspections, overhaul components and perform additional works six times a year on the C-130 at their premises in Canada.
The Canadian company undertakes activities such as support and management, maintenance, fleet management, engineering and integrated logistics support of aircraft.
Cascade Aerospace has a special aircraft regeneration program to enhance and extend the life of C-130 transport aircraft.
The ECHO program includes Rockwell Collins Flight2 avionics suite complete with a full glass cockpit. The suite features new primary flight displays, Required Navigation Performance/Area Navigation flight management system and digital engine Instruments. This upgrade program provides customers with unrestricted access to global airspace by addressing current communication, navigation, surveillance / air traffic management (CNS/ATM) airspace requirements.
Flight2 integrates new generation displays and avionics with your aircraft’s legacy analogue sensors, radios, autopilots and other systems. This integration brings a host of new capabilities to the C-130 Hercules aircraft.
Another program includes upgrade of the APU. The Short-Pod APU offers improved reliability, greater MTBUR, lower cost of ownership, greater mission autonomy due to secure engine starts and ECS operation on the ground without main engines or GSE support.
This solution is operable while airborne, providing added margin of safety and back-up source for pneumatic and electrical systems while airborne.
There is also a package to perform structural refurbishment and centre wing box sustainment to ensure the longevity and operability of C-130 Hercules aircraft. A contract was signed by Directorate General Defence Purchase (DGDP) of Bangladesh and Cascade Aerospace on June 30, 2020. Work on the aircraft will commence in the fall of 2020 in Canada.
