C-130 Hercules
USAF C-130E
Type	STOL military transport aircraft
Manufacturer	Lockheed
Maiden flight	23 August 1954
Introduction	December 1956
Status	In production
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Marine Corps Royal Air Force Canadian Forces
Produced	2,262 as of 2006[1]
Variants	C-130J Super Hercules AC-130 Spectre/Spooky Lockheed DC-130 Lockheed EC-130 Lockheed HC-130 Lockheed LC-130 Lockheed MC-130 Lockheed WC-130

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft built by Lockheed and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. STOL is an Initialism for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe Aircraft with very short Runway requirements Military Transport Aircraft or MTA is a division of EADS which designs manufactures and commercialises light and medium transport aircraft An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing building testing selling and maintaining Aircraft, Aircraft parts The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta The maiden flight of an Aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Lockheed AC-130 Gunship is a heavily-armed ground attack airplane The DC-130 is a variant of C-130 Hercules, designed for drone control The Lockheed EC-130 Commando Solo is a modified C-130 Hercules used to conduct psychological operations (PSYOP and civil affairs broadcast missions The HC-130 is an extended-range Combat Search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport The LC-130 is a Ski -equipped variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A turboprop engine is a type of aircraft powerplant that uses a Gas turbine engine to drive a Propeller. Military Transport Aircraft or MTA is a division of EADS which designs manufactures and commercialises light and medium transport aircraft The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta An airlift is the organized delivery of supplies primarily via Aircraft. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 50 nations. In December 2006, the C-130 became the fourth aircraft—after the English Electric Canberra in May 2001, the B-52 Stratofortress in January 2005 and the Tupolev Tu-95 in January 2006 – to mark 50 years of continuous use with its original primary customer, in this case the United States Air Force. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The C-130 remains in production as the updated C-130J Super Hercules. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout

Capable of short takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. STOL is an Initialism for short take-off and landing, a term used to describe Aircraft with very short Runway requirements A runway ( RWY) is a strip of land on an Airport, on which Aircraft can take off and land. Medical evacuation, often termed MEDEVAC or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to the wounded being The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship, and for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refuelling and aerial firefighting. For the game see Gunship (video game The term " gunship " is used in several contexts all sharing the general idea of a light craft armed For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is Aerial firefighting is a method to combat Wildfires using aircraft The Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. During more than 50 years of service the family has participated in military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. Humanitarian aid (also called succour) is material or logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes typically in response to humanitarian crises

Development

The two YC-130 prototypes; the blunt nose was replaced with radar on later production models. Radar is a system that uses electromagnetic waves to identify the range altitude direction or speed of both moving and fixed objects such as Aircraft, ships

The Korean War, which began in June, 1950, showed that World War II-era transports—C-119 Flying Boxcars, C-47 Skytrains and C-46 Commandos—were inadequate for modern warfare. The Korean War refers to a period of military conflict between North Korean and South Korean regimes with major hostilities lasting from June 25 1950 until the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Thus, on February 2, 1951, the United States Air Force issued a General Operating Requirement (GOR) for a new transport to Boeing, Douglas, Fairchild, Lockheed, Martin, Chase Aircraft, North American Northrop, and Airlifts Inc. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E The Douglas Aircraft Company was an American Aerospace manufacturer, based in Long Beach California. Fairchild was an aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company based at various times in Farmingdale New York, Hagerstown Maryland and San Antonio Texas The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta The Glenn L Martin Company was an early US Aircraft company founded by aviation pioneer Glenn Luther Martin. Chase Aircraft Company was started in 1943 in New York City to build Gliders for the US Army Air Force. North American Aviation was a major US Aircraft manufacturer, responsible for a number of historic aircraft including the T-6 Texan trainer the The Northrop Corporation was a leading Aircraft manufacturer of the United States from its formation in 1939 until its merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman The new transport would have a capacity for 92 passengers, 72 combat troops or 64 paratroopers, a range of 1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km), takeoff capability from short and unprepared strips, and the ability to fly with one engine shut down.

Fairchild, North American, Martin and Northrop declined to participate. The remaining five companies tendered a total of ten designs: Lockheed two, Boeing one, Chase three, Douglas three, Airlifts Inc one. The contest was a close affair between the lighter of the two Lockheed (preliminary project designation L-206) proposals and a four-turboprop Douglas design. The Lockheed design team was led by Willis Hawkins starting with a 130 page proposal for the Lockheed L-206 and another two-turboprop and heavier one. Willis M Hawkins ( December 1, 1913 &ndash September 28, 2004) was an Aeronautical engineer for Lockheed for more than ^[2] Hall Hibbard, Lockheed vice president and chief engineer, saw the proposal and directed it to Kelly Johnson, who remarked when he saw the proposal, "If you sign that letter, you will destroy the Lockheed Company. Hall Livingstone Hibbard ( July 25, 1903 - June 6, 1996) was an Engineer and administrator of the Lockheed Corporation beginning " Both Hibbard and Johnson signed the proposal and the company won the contract for the now-designated Model 82 on July 2, 1951. Events 310 - Pope Miltiades is elected 626 - In fear of assassination Li Shimin ambushes and kills his rival Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January ^[3]

First flight

The first flight of the YC-130 prototype was made on August 23, 1954 from the Lockheed plant in Burbank, California. A prototype is an original type form or instance of something serving as a typical example basis or standard for other things of the same category Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) The Lockheed Corporation (originally Loughead Aircraft Manufacturing Company was an American aerospace company founded in 1912 which merged with Martin Marietta Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The aircraft, serial number 53-3397, was the second prototype but the first of the two to fly. The YC-130 was piloted by Stanley Beltz and Roy Wimmer on its 61-minute flight to Edwards Air Force Base; Jack Real and Dick Stanton served as flight engineers. Edwards Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located on the border of Kern County and Los Angeles County California in the Antelope Kelly Johnson flew chase in a P2V Neptune. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ^[4]

Production

C-130 Hercules flight deck

After the two prototypes were completed, production began in Marietta, Georgia, where more than 2,000 C-130s have been built. Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat. ^[1]

The initial production model, the C-130A, was powered by Allison T56-A-9 turboprops with three-blade propellers. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout A propeller is essentially a type of fan which transmits power by converting Rotational motion into Thrust for propulsion of a vehicle such as an Deliveries began in December 1956, continuing until the introduction of the C-130B model in 1959. Some A models were re-designated C-130D after being equipped with skis. A ski is a long flat device worn on the feet designed to help the wearer slide smoothly over snow The newer C-130B had ailerons with increased boost — 3,000 versus 2,050 lbf/in² (21 versus 14 MPa) — as well as uprated engines and four-bladed propellers that were standard until the "J" model's introduction. For the band with a similar name see The Ailerons Ailerons are hinged control surfaces attached to the Trailing edge of the Wing of a Fixed-wing

C-130A Model

The first production C-130s were designated as A-models, with deliveries to the 463rd Troop Carrier Wing at Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma and the 314th Troop Carrier Wing at Sewart AFB, Tennessee. Ardmore Municipal Airport, also known as Ardmore Industrial Airpark, is a General aviation airport located 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the Central For the military use of this facility prior to 1971 see Sewart Air Force Base Smyrna Airport is a public Airport in the town of Six additional squadrons were assigned to the 322nd Air Division in Europe and the 315th Air Division in the Far East. Additional airplanes were modified for electronics intelligence work and assigned to Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany while modified RC-130As were assigned to the Military Air Transport Service (MATS) photo-mapping division. Rhein-Main Air Base (located at) was a US Air Force / NATO military airbase near the city of Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Military Air Transport Service (MATS was a command of the US Air Force from 1948-65 which superseded the Army Air Force's Air Transport Command, its Airplanes equipped with giant skis were designated as C-130Ds, but were essentially A-models except for the conversion. As the C-130A became operational with Tactical Air Command (TAC), the airplane's lack of range became apparent and additional fuel capacity was added in the form of external pylon-mounted tanks at the end of the wings. Tactical Air Command (TAC it an inactive United States Air Force organization The A-model continued in service through the Vietnam War, where the airplanes assigned to the four squadrons at Naha AB, Okinawa and one at Tachikawa AB, Japan performed yeoman's service, including operating highly classified special operations missions such as the BLIND BAT FAC/Flare mission and FACT SHEET leaflet mission over Laos and North Vietnam. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia is a Second class airport located in the city of Naha Okinawa.

C-130B Model

The C-130B model was developed to complement the A-models that had previously been delivered,and incorporated new features, particularly increased fuel capacity in the form of auxiliary tanks built into the center wing section and an AC electrical system. Four-bladed Hartzell propellers replaced the Aero Product three-bladed propellers that distinguished the earlier A-models. B-models replaced A-models in the 314th and 463rd Troop Carrier Wings. During the Vietnam War four squadrons assigned to the 463rd Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Wing based at Clark and Mactan Air Fields in the Philippines were used primarily for tactical airlift operations in South Vietnam. In the spring of 1969 463rd crews commenced COMMANDO VAULT bombing missions dropping M-121 10,000 pound bombs to clear "instant LZs" for helicopters. As the Vietnam War wound down, the 463rd B-models and A-models of the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing were transferred back to the United States where most were assigned to Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard units. The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and Another prominent role for the B-model was with the United States Marine Corps, where Hercules initially designated as GV-1s replaced C-119s. After Air Force C-130Ds proved the type's usefulness in Antarctica, the US Navy purchased a number of B-models equipped with skis that were designated as LC-130s.

C-130E model

The extended range C-130E model entered service in 1962 after it developed as an interim long-range transport for the Military Air Transport Service. Essentially a B-model, the new designation was the result of the installation of 5,150 liter (1,360 US gallon) fuel tanks under each wing. (center-section) wing-mounted auxiliary fuel tanks and more powerful Allison T-56-A-7A turboprops. The Allison Engine Company was a US Aircraft engine manufacturer which was acquired by Rolls-Royce plc in 1995 to become a subsidiary Rolls-Royce Corporation The E model also featured structural improvements, avionics upgrades and a higher gross weight. Avionics means "aviation electronics" It comprises electronic systems for use on aircraft artificial satellites and spacecraft comprising Communications

The KC-130 tankers, originally C-130Fs procured for the US Marine Corps (USMC) in 1958 (under the designation GV-1) are equipped with a removable 13,626 liter (3600 US gallon) stainless steel fuel tank carried inside the cargo compartment. Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is In Metallurgy, stainless steel is defined as a Steel Alloy with a minimum of 11 A fuel tank is safe container for flammable liquids and typically part of an Engine system in which the Fuel is stored and propelled (fuel pump or released (pressurized The two wing-mounted hose and drogue aerial refueling pods each transfer up to 19 liters per second (equivalent to 300 US gallons per minute) to two aircraft simultaneously, allowing for rapid cycle times of multiple-receiver aircraft formations, (a typical tanker formation of four aircraft in less than 30 minutes). Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is The US Navy's C-130G has increased structural strength allowing higher gross weight operation.

C-130H model

Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H

The C-130H model has updated Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, a redesigned outer wing, updated avionics and other minor improvements. The, or JASDF, is the Aviation branch of the Japan Self-Defense Forces responsible for the defense of Japanese Airspace and other aerospace WING "ESPN 1410" is a commercial AM radio station in Dayton Ohio operating with 5000 watts at 1410 kHz with studios offices and transmitter located on David Later H models had a new, fatigue-life-improved, center wing that was retro-fitted to many earlier H-models. The H model remains in widespread use with the US Air Force (USAF) and many foreign air forces. Initial deliveries began in 1964 (to the RNZAF), remaining in production until 1996. The Royal New Zealand Air Force ( RNZAF) is the air arm of the New Zealand Defence Force. An improved C-130H was introduced in 1974.

From 1992 to 1996 the C-130H was described as a C-130H3 by the USAF. The 3 denoting the third variation in design for the H series. Improvements included a partial glass cockpit (ADI and HSI instruments), a more capable APN-241 color radar, night vision device compatible instrument lighting and an improved electrical system using Bus Switching Units to provide 'clean' power to the more sensitive upgraded components. A glass cockpit is an Aircraft cockpit that features electronic instrument displays. A night vision device (NVD is an Optical instrument that allows images to be produced in levels of light approaching total darkness

C-130K model

Royal Air Force C-130K (C. 3)

The equivalent model for export to the UK is the C-130K, known by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as the Hercules C. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located 1. The C-130H-30 (Hercules C. 3 in RAF service) is a stretched version of the original Hercules, achieved by inserting a 100-inch (2. 54 m) plug aft of the cockpit and an 80-inch (2. 03 m) plug at the rear of the fuselage. A single C-130K was purchased by the Met Office for use by its Meteorological Research Flight. For the UKMET model see Tropical cyclone forecast model. The Met Office (originally an abbreviation for Meteorological Office, This aircraft was heavily modified (with its most prominent feature being the long red and white striped atmospheric probe on the nose) to the extent that it was given the designation W. 2, to differentiate it from the ordinary C. 1. This aircraft, named Snoopy, was withdrawn in 2001. Snoopy is a Fictional character in the long-running Comic strip Peanuts, by Charles M The C-130K is used by the RAF Falcons for parachute drops. The RAF Falcons are recognised as the UK's premier military parachute display team Three C-130K (Hercules C Mk. 1P) where upgraded and sold to the Austrian Air Force in 2002. ^[5]

Later C-130 models & variants

USAF HC-130P refuels an HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter

The HC-130N & P are long range search and rescue variants used by the USAF, to include the Air Force Reserve Command and the Air National Guard. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The HC-130 is an extended-range Combat Search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and Equipped for deep deployment of pararescue men (PJs), survival equipment, and aerial refueling of combat rescue helicopters, HC-130s are usually the on-scene command aircraft for combat SAR missions. Pararescuemen ( AFSC 1T2X1 also called PJs (a nickname pronounced 'pee jays' are United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC and Early versions were equipped with the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system, designed to pull a person off the ground using a wire strung from a helium balloon. The Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS is a system used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy for retrieving persons on the ground from The John Wayne movie The Green Berets features its use. The Green Berets is a 1968 film featuring John Wayne, George Takei, David Janssen, Jim Hutton, and Aldo Ray, The Fulton system was later removed when aerial refueling of helicopters proved safer and more versatile. The movie The Perfect Storm depicts a real life SAR mission involving aerial refueling of a New York Air National Guard HH-60G by an Air National Guard HC-130P. The Perfect Storm is a 2000 Film adapted from the book of the same title by Sebastian Junger. The New York Air National Guard is the component of the United States Air National Guard operating within the state of New York. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and

The C-130R and C-130T are US Navy and USMC models, both equipped with underwing external fuel tanks. The C-130T is similar, but has numerous avionics improvements over the R model and is fully night-vision system compatible. Night vision is the ability to see in a dark environment Whether by biological or technological means night vision is made possible by a combination of two approaches sufficient In both models, USMC aircraft are equipped with Allison T-56-A-16 engines. The USMC versions are designated KC-130R or KC-130T when equipped with underwing refueling pods and pylons.

The RC-130 is a reconnaissance version. A single example is used by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force, the aircraft having originally been sold to the former Imperial Iranian Air Force. The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF ( is the aviation branch of the Iranian armed forces. The history of the Iranian Air Force can be divided into two phases - before the Islamic Revolution, and after it

Civilian models

L-382 of Tepper Aviation at Mojave Spaceport

The Lockheed L-100 (L-382) is a civilian variant, equivalent to a C-130E model without pylon tanks or military equipment. The L-100 also has 2 stretched versions: the L-100-20 has an 8. 3 ft (2. 5 m) fuselage stretch and the L-100-30 is stretched by 15 ft (4. 6 m). The L-100 has not seen widespread use in the civilian market.

Next generation

In the 1970s Lockheed proposed a C-130 variant with turbofan engines rather than turboprops, but the US Air Force preferred the takeoff performance of the existing aircraft. A turbofan is a type of Jet engine, similar to a Turbojet. It essentially consists of a Ducted fan with a smaller diameter turbojet engine In the 1980s the C-130 was intended to be replaced by the Advanced Medium STOL Transport project. The Advanced Medium STOL Transport ( AMST) project was intended to replace the Lockheed C-130 Hercules tactical transport in USAF service The project was canceled and the C-130 has remained in production.

C-130J model

Main article: C-130J Super Hercules

The C-130J is the newest version of the Hercules and the only model still produced. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J model has new turboprops, digital avionics, and other new systems.

Operational history

A Hercules deploying flares, sometimes referred as to 'Angel Flares' due to the characteristic shape

C-130 Hercules performing takeoffs and landings aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal (CVA-59) in 1963. 1956–1962 From her home port Norfolk Virginia, Forrestal spent the first year of service in intensive training operations off the Virginia Capes This aircraft is currently on display at the National Museum of Naval Aviation. The National Museum of Naval Aviation is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.

The Hercules holds the record for the largest and heaviest aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with In October and November 1963, a USMC KC-130F (BuNo 149798), bailed to the US Naval Air Test Center, made 21 unarrested landings and take-offs on the USS Forrestal at a number of different weights. 1956–1962 From her home port Norfolk Virginia, Forrestal spent the first year of service in intensive training operations off the Virginia Capes The pilot, LT (later RADM) James Flatley III, USN, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his participation. The Distinguished Flying Cross is a medal awarded to any officer or enlisted member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself in The tests were highly successful, but the idea was considered too risky for routine "Carrier Onboard Delivery" (COD) operations. A Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD is a military term used to describe type of aircraft which are able to ferry personnel mail and high-priority cargo (like replacement parts on and off Instead, the C-2 Greyhound was developed as a dedicated COD aircraft. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout (The Hercules used in the test, most recently in service with Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 352 (VMGR-352) until 2005, is now part of the collection of the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida. Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 352 ( VMGR-352) is a United States Marine Corps KC-130J squadron The National Museum of Naval Aviation is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola, "The Cradle of Naval Aviation" is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the )

While the C-130 is involved in cargo and resupply operations daily, it has been a part of some notable offensive operations:

The MC-130 Combat Talon variant carries and deploys what are currently the world's largest conventional bombs, the BLU-82 "Daisy Cutter" and GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb, also known as the MOAB. A bomb is any of a range of devices that typically rely on the Exothermic Chemical reaction of an Explosive material to produce an extremely The BLU-82B/C-130 weapon system known under programme " Commando Vault " and nicknamed " daisy cutter " in Vietnam Daisy Cutters were used during the Vietnam War to clear landing zones for helicopters and to eliminate minefields and have recently even been proposed for anti-personnel use. The Vietnam War, also known as the Second Indochina War, or the Vietnam Conflict, occurred in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. A land mine is an Explosive device designed to be placed on or in the ground to explode when triggered by an operator or the Proximity of a vehicle person The weight and size of the weapons make it impossible or impractical to load them on conventional bombers. A bomber is a Military aircraft designed to attack ground and sea targets primarily by dropping Bombs on them The GBU-43/B MOAB is a successor to the BLU-82 and can perform the same function, as well as perform strike functions against hardened targets in a low air threat environment.

In the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, the Pakistan Air Force modified/improvised several aircraft for use as heavy bombers, and attacks were made on enemy bridges and troop concentrations with some notable successes. The Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 was a culmination of Skirmishes that took place between April 1965 and September 1965 between India and Pakistan. Pakistan Air Force ( Urdu: پاک فضائیہ, Pak Faza'ya) ( PAF) is the Aviation branch of the Pakistan armed forces No aircraft were lost in the operations, though one was slightly damaged. ^[6]

It was also used in the 1976 Entebbe raid in which Israeli commando forces carried a surprise assault to rescue 103 passengers of an airliner hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists at Entebbe Airport, Uganda. Operation Entebbe, also known as the Entebbe Raid or Operation Thunderbolt, was a counter-terrorism hostage-rescue mission carried out by the For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Israel topics. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Terrorism is the systematic use of terror especially as a means of coercion Entebbe International Airport is the main international airport of Uganda. The Republic of Uganda is a Landlocked country in East Africa. The rescue force — 200 soldiers, jeeps, and a black Mercedes-Benz (intended to resemble Ugandan Dictator Idi Amin's vehicle of state) — was flown 4,000 kilometres (2,160 nmi) from Israel to Entebbe by five Israeli Air Force (IAF) Hercules aircraft without mid-air refueling (on the way back, the planes refueled in Nairobi, Kenya). Mercedes-Benz is a German manufacturer of luxury Automobiles Buses coaches and Trucks It is currently a division of the A dictator is an Authoritarian ruler (eg Absolutist or autocratic) who assumes sole and absolute power without hereditary ascension such as an Absolute Idi Amin Dada (mid 1920s &ndash 16 August 2003 commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan military dictator and the President of Uganda The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זרוע האויר והחלל Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Air and Space Arm" commonly known as חיל Nairobi (naɪˈroʊbɪ is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south

During the Falklands War of 1982, Argentine Air Force C-130s undertook highly dangerous, daily re-supply flights to the Argentine garrison on the Falkland Islands (Malvinas). The Falklands War (Guerra de las Malvinas/Guerra del Atlántico Sur also called the Falklands Conflict/Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the The Argentine Air Force ( Fuerza Aérea Argentina or FAA) is the national aviation branch of the Armed forces of Argentina. Only one was lost during the war. Argentina also operated two KC-130s refuellers during the war, and these refueled the Skyhawk attack planes which sank the British frigate HMS Antelope. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Ground-attack aircraft are military aircraft designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as Close air support for and in proximity to their own ground forces The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British also used their C-130s to support their logistical operations.

During the Gulf War of 1991, the C-130 Hercules was used operationally by the US Air Force, US Navy and US Marine Corps, and the air forces of Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the UK.

During the invasion of Afghanistan and in support of the International Security Assistance Force, the C-130 Hercules was used operationally by Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, South Korea, Spain, the UK and the United States. The War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7 2001 as the U International Security Assistance Force (10 ( ISAF) is a NATO -led security and development mission in Afghanistan established by the United Nations

During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the C-130 Hercules was used operationally by Australia, the UK and the United States. The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia After the initial invasion, C-130 operators as part of the Multinational force in Iraq used their C-130s to support their forces in Iraq. Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF-I, is a military command, led by the United States that is fighting the Iraq War against Iraqi insurgents or resistants

USMC C-130T Fat Albert

A prominent C-130T aircraft is Fat Albert, the support aircraft for the US Navy Blue Angels flight demonstration team. The United States Navy 's Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, popularly known as the Blue Angels, was formed in 1946 and was the world's first officially sanctioned Although Fat Albert supports a Navy squadron, it is operated by the US Marine Corps (USMC) and its crew consists solely of USMC personnel. At some air shows featuring the team, Fat Albert takes part, performing flyovers and sometimes demonstrating its jet-assisted takeoff (JATO) capabilities.

Civilian uses

In the late 1980s, 22 retired USAF C-130As were removed from storage at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base and transferred to the U.S. Forest Service who then sold them to six private companies to be converted into airtankers for use in fighting wildfires (see U.S. Forest Service airtanker scandal). Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Tucson, Arizona. Aerial firefighting is a method to combat Wildfires using aircraft A wildfire, also known as a wildland fire, forest fire, brush fire, vegetation fire, grass fire, Peat fire, The US Forest Service airtanker scandal involved a scheme called the Historical Aircraft Exchange Program in which the agency would acquire retired U After two of these aircraft crashed due to wing separation in flight as a result of fatigue stress cracking, the entire fleet of C-130A airtankers was permanently grounded in 2004. (See 2002 airtanker crashes. In 2002, two large Airtankers &ndash a C-130 Hercules and a P4Y-2 Privateer &ndash crashed about a month apart while performing Aerial firefighting )

An Australian defence force Hercules plane was hired to carry a 530 lb (240 kg) patient because there were no ambulances or planes big enough to transport her. Even though the woman was deemed well enough to travel by road from Mt Isa to Townsville, the Queensland Ambulance Service had no vehicles to carry her. ^[7]

Variants

Military variants

Significant military variants of the C-130 include:

• C-130A/B/E/F/G/H/T tactical airlifter
• C-130J Super Hercules tactical airlifter, with new engines, avionics, and updated systems
• AC-130A/E/H/U gunship
• C-130D/D-6 ski-equipped version for snow & ice operations US Air Force / Air National Guard
• DC-130 and GC-130 drone control
• EC-130E/J Commando Solo USAF / Air National Guard Psychological operations version
• EC-130E Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center (ABCCC)
• EC-130H Compass Call, electronic warfare and electronic attack. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Lockheed AC-130 Gunship is a heavily-armed ground attack airplane The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and The DC-130 is a variant of C-130 Hercules, designed for drone control The Lockheed EC-130 Commando Solo is a modified C-130 Hercules used to conduct psychological operations (PSYOP and civil affairs broadcast missions The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and Psychological Operations ( PSYOP, PSYOPS) are techniques used by Military and Police forces to influence a target audience's value The Lockheed EC-130 Commando Solo is a modified C-130 Hercules used to conduct psychological operations (PSYOP and civil affairs broadcast missions The Lockheed EC-130 Commando Solo is a modified C-130 Hercules used to conduct psychological operations (PSYOP and civil affairs broadcast missions ^[8]
• HC-130H/N/P special operations air-to-air refueling tanker, long-range surveillance, search and rescue
• JC-130 and NC-130 temporary and permanent conversion for flight test operations
• KC-130F/J/R/T United States Marine Corps aerial refueling tanker and tactical airlifter
• LC-130F/H/R USAF / Air National Guard ski-equipped version for Arctic & Antarctic support operations. The HC-130 is an extended-range Combat Search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport The LC-130 is a Ski -equipped variant of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic. The Air National Guard ( ANG), often referred to as the Air Guard, is the air force militia organized by each of the several states and Formerly operated by the US Navy's Antarctic Development Squadron SIX (VXE-6) in support of the National Science Foundation
• MC-130E/H Combat Talon I/II (special operations)
• MC-130W Combat Spear (special operations)^[9]
• MC-130P Combat Shadow (special operations)
• YMC-130H three modified for planned Iran hostage crisis rescue attempt under Operation Credible Sport
• PC-130 maritime patrol
• RC-130 reconnaissance
• SC-130 search and rescue
• TC-130 aircrew training
• VC-130 VIP transport
• WC-130A/B/E/H/J weather reconnaissance ("Hurricane Hunter") version for USAF / Air Force Reserve Command in support of the NOAA/National Weather Service's National Hurricane Center
• CC-130E/H Hercules - designation for Canadian Forces Hercules aircraft
• C-130K Hercules designation for Royal Air Force Hercules C1/C2/C3 aircraft

Civilian variants

• L-100 - Civilian version, equivalent to the C-130E
• L-100-20 - Civilian version, stretched 8. The National Science Foundation (NSF is a United States Government agency that supports fundamental Research and Education in all the non-medical WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The Iran hostage crisis ( Persian: تصرف سفارت آمریکا was a diplomatic crisis between Iran and the United States where 52 Operation Credible Sport was a United States military operation plan in late 1980 to rescue the hostages held in Iran using C-130 WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Hurricane Hunters are aircraft that fly into Tropical cyclones in the North Atlantic Ocean and Northeastern Pacific Ocean for the specific purpose of The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA) is a scientific agency within the United States Department of Commerce focused on the conditions of the The National Weather Service ( NWS) once known as the Weather Bureau is one of the six scientific agencies that make up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration The US National Hurricane Center, located at Florida International University in Miami Florida, is the division of National Weather Service The Canadian Forces (CF ( French: Forces canadiennes) are the unified Armed forces of Canada, governed by the National Defence 3 feet (2. 5 m)
• L-100-30 - Civilian version, stretched 15 feet (5 m)

Operators

Main article: List of C-130 Hercules operators

Countries operating the C-130 at December 2006

Operational losses

Main article: List of C-130 Hercules crashes

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By the nature of the Hercules' worldwide service, the pattern of losses provides an interesting barometer of the global hot spots over the past fifty years, including Iraq. ^[11]

Aircraft on display

Nose art on AC-130A 53-3129 at the USAF Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, FL

AC-130A USAF 53-3129, c. Nose art is a decorative Painting or design on the Fuselage of a Military aircraft, usually located near the nose and is a form of Aircraft graffiti n. 3001

First production Hercules, modified to gunship configuration in November 1967, survived 37 mm AAA hit over South Vietnam in March 1973, repaired, and finally retired from the 711th Special Operations Squadron in 1995 for display at the Air Force Armament Museum, Eglin AFB, Florida. The Air Force Armament Museum, adjacent to Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is the only facility in the U Eglin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located southwest of Valparaiso in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States Named "The First Lady" since November 1970.

AC-130A USAF 54-1623, c. n. 3010

Modified to AC-130A by Ling-Temco-Vought in March 1968, operations in SEA, named "Ghost Rider", then with the 711th SOS, 1975-1997. Retired to Dobbins AFB, Georgia, April 1997, with three-blade props reinstalled, as gate guard. The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule To eventual Lockheed museum at Marietta, Georgia. Marietta is a City located in central Cobb County Georgia, and is its County seat.

AC-130A USAF 54-1626, c. n. 3013

Prototype AC-130A upgrade, operations in Southeast Asia with the 16th Special Operations Squadron, 1967-1972, then to JC-130A test configuration. To the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Dayton, Ohio as JC-130A in 1976. The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air Dayton is a city in southwestern Ohio, United States. It is the County seat and largest city of Montgomery County. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Back to AC-130A configuration in late 1990s.

AC-130A USAF 54-1630, c. n. 3017

Airlifter with 314 TCW, then to Air Force Missile Test Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, February 1960, then modified to JC-130A with various units. For the civil airport use of this facility see Hanscom Field Hanscom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located 5 mi SSW of Bedford Back to C-130A, November 1967. Conversion by Ling-Temco-Vought to AC-130A, January 1968, ops by 16 SOS, named "Mors de Coelis", then "Azrael - Angel of Death". Ling-Temco-Vought was a large US conglomerate. History In 1947 entrepreneur James Ling founded his own Dallas electrical contracting business To 415 SOTS, Hurlburt Field, Florida, August 1971, then to 711 SOS, Duke Field, Florida, November 1975, still as "Azrael" until retirement to the National Museum of the United States Air Force September 29, 1995. Hurlburt Field is a US Air Force installation located in Okaloosa County Florida, immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther and is part of the Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the Duke Field, also known as Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field #3, is a military Airport located three miles (5 km) south of the Central business district Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official National Museum of the United States Air Events 522 BC - Darius I of Persia kills the Magian usurper Gaumâta securing his hold as king of the Persian Empire. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

AC-130A USAF 56-0509, c. n. 3117

Airlifter with 314 TCW, 315 AD, 374 TCW; to Ling-Temco-Vought, August 1970, and modified to AC-130A. Operations with 16th Special Operations Squadron; damaged at An Loc, South Vietnam, 23 December 1972; named "Raids Kill 'Em Dead", October, 1974, to 711th Special Operations Squadron, July 1975, named "Ultimate End", April, 1994; assigned to Hurlburt Field, Florida, October, 1994, and retired to Air Commando display park, May, 1995. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

C-130A USAF 57-0453, c. n. 3160

Various airlifter assignments from 1958 to 1991, last duty with 155th TAS, 164th TAG, Memphis International Airport, Tennessee, 1976-1991, named "Nite Train to Memphis"; to AMARC in December, 1991, then sent to Texas for modification into replica of C-130A-II 56-0528, shot down by Russian fighters over Soviet Yerevan, Armenia on September 2, 1958, while on ELINT mission with loss of all crew. Yerevan (Երևան Երեւան or Երեվան ˌjɛrəˈvɑːn sometimes written as Erevan, Iravan, Erewan, Ayrivan, and Erivan Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Now displayed in National Vigilance Park, National Security Agency grounds, Fort George Meade, Maryland. The National Security Agency/ Central Security Service ( NSA/CSS) is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States government Fort George G Meade, located adjacent to Odenton, Maryland, in Anne Arundel County, is an active U Three-blade prop replaced later four-blade version.

C-130D USAF 57-0490, c. n. 3197

Ops with 61st TCS, 17th TCS, lost no. 1 prop in flight, belly-landed, repaired, July 1975, 139th TAS with skis, July 1975-April 1983; to MASDC, 1984-1985, GC-130D ground trainer, Chanute AFB, Illinois, 1986-1990; Chanute TTC closed, September 1993, airframe to Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, Rantoul, Illinois, July 1994; moved to Empire State Air Museum, Schenectady County Airport, New York, placed at Stratton ANGB gate, October 1994, same, February 2004. Chanute Air Force Base (1917-1993 is a former United States Air Force base located south of and adjacent to Rantoul Illinois, about south of Chicago The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum, the largest Aviation museum in Illinois, occupies part of the grounds of the decommissioned Chanute Air Force Base The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. Schenectady County Airport is a public Airport located three miles (5 km) north of the city of Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous

C-130E RCAF 10315, later 130315, c. n. 4070

Service with many squadrons including 436, 435, 436 (again), 413, 8 Wing, and 426 Transport Training Squadron, by June 2005. Ground trainer, July 2006; to be installed in building, December 2007.

C-130E USAF 69-6579, c. n. 4354

Ops with 61st TAS, 314th TAW, 50th AS, 61st AS; at Dyess AFB as maintenance trainer as GC-130E, March 1998, same, May 2005; to Dyess AFB museum, January 2004.

C-130E USAF 69-6580, c. n. 4356

Ops with 61st TAS, 314th TAW, 317th TAW, 314th TAW, 317th TAW, 40th AS, 41st AS, 43rd AW, center wing cracks, April 2002, to Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, 2 February 2004. Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a base of the United States Air Force in the state of Delaware.

KC-130F USMC BuNo 149798, c. n. 3680

Used in tests in October-November 1963 by the U. S. Navy for unarrested landings and take-offs from the carrier USS Forrestal, it remains the record holder for largest aircraft to operate from a carrier flight deck, and carried the name "Look Ma, No Hook" during the tests. 1956–1962 From her home port Norfolk Virginia, Forrestal spent the first year of service in intensive training operations off the Virginia Capes Retired to the National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, Florida in May, 2003. The National Museum of Naval Aviation is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola, "The Cradle of Naval Aviation" is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the

C-130G USMC BuNo 151891, c. n. 3878

Modified to EC-130G, 1966, then testbed for EC-130Q in 1981. To TC-130G in May 1990 and assigned as Blue Angels support craft, serving as "Fat Albert Airlines" from 1991 to 2002. The United States Navy 's Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, popularly known as the Blue Angels, was formed in 1946 and was the world's first officially sanctioned Retired to the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida, November 2002. The National Museum of Naval Aviation is a military and aerospace museum located at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida. Naval Air Station Pensacola or NAS Pensacola, "The Cradle of Naval Aviation" is a United States Navy base located in Warrington, Florida Florida ( is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States, bordering Alabama to the northwest and Georgia to the

C-130H RSAF 460, c. n. 4566

Operated by 4 Squadron Royal Saudi Air Force, December 1974, same January 1987. The Royal Saudi Air Force (القوات الجوية الملكية السعودية) is the Air force branch of Saudi Arabian armed forces. Burned on ground, air conditioner fire - in airfield corner at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 1989. Jeddah (also spelled Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda; جدّة Ǧiddah) is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Restored for ground training by August 1993, same March 2002. At Riyadh Air Base Museum, November 2002, restored for ground display. Riyadh Air Base is an Airport near Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

C-130H USAF 74-1686, c. n. 4669

Airlifter with the 463rd TAW; one of three C-130H airframes modified to YMC-130H for aborted rescue attempt of Iranian hostages, Operation Credible Sport, with rocket packages blistered onto fuselage in 1980, but these were removed after mission was cancelled. Operation Credible Sport was a United States military operation plan in late 1980 to rescue the hostages held in Iran using C-130 Subsequent duty with the 4950th Test Wing, then donated to the Robins AFB museum, Georgia, in March 1988. The 4950th Test Wing a wing of the United States Air Force, was established in March 1971 Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base located in Houston County, Georgia, United States.

Specifications (C-130H)

Data from The Aviation Zone^[12]

General characteristics

• Crew: 4-6: at least 2 pilots,1 flight engineer (eliminated in the J variant, replaced by crew chief), and 1 loadmaster; additional loadmaster and navigator are usually part of the crew
• Capacity:
  
  • 92 passengers or
  • 64 airborne troops or
  • 74 litter patients with 2 medical personnel
• Payload: 45,000 lb (20,000 kg) including 2-3 Humvees or an M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
• Length: 97 ft 9 in (29. In military aircraft or space exploration the payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or space ship including as Cargo, Munitions scientific instruments This article refers to the Military HMMWV not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors The M998 High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled 8 m)
• Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40. The wingspan (or just span) of an airplane or a Bird, is the distance from the left wingtip to the right wingtip 4 m)
• Height: 38 ft 3 in (11. 6 m)
• Wing area: 1,745 ft² (162. 1 m²)
• Empty weight: 83,000 lb (38,000 kg)
• Useful load: 72,000 lb (33,000 kg)
• Max takeoff weight: 155,000 lb (70,300 kg)
• Powerplant: 4× Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, 4,300 shp (3,210 kW) each

Performance

• Maximum speed: 329 knots (379 mph, 610 km/h)
• Cruise speed: 292 knots (336 mph, 540 km/h)
• Range: 2,050 nm (2,360 mi, 3,800 km)
• Service ceiling 33,000 ft (10,000 m)

See also

Related development

• C-130J Super Hercules
• AC-130 Spectre/Spooky
• Lockheed DC-130
• Lockheed EC-130
• Lockheed HC-130
• Lockheed LC-130
• Lockheed MC-130
• Lockheed WC-130
  

Comparable aircraft

• Antonov An-12
• Blackburn Beverley
• Transall C-160
  

Related lists

• List of active Canadian military aircraft
• List of active United Kingdom military aircraft
• List of active United States military aircraft
• List of military aircraft of the United States (naval)
• List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force
• List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
• List of C-130 Hercules crashes
  

References

External links

• HerkyBirds.com 9000+ C-130 images
• C-130 Hercules, MC-130P Combat Shadow, and MC-130W Combat Spear USAF fact sheets
• C-130 US Navy fact file and C-130 history page on Navy.mil
• C-130 page on GlobalSecurity.org
• C-130 Hercules page on AviaMil.net
• Lockheed C-130 Hercules page on Aircraft.co.za
• Fatal Coast Guard Crashes