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HC-130 Hercules
USAF HC-130P refuels an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter. The HC-130 is an extended-range Combat Search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Both aircraft are assigned to the 920th Rescue Wing at Patrick AFB, Florida. The 920th Rescue Wing ( 920 RQW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based at Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. Patrick Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located between Satellite Beach and Cocoa Beach, in Brevard County, Florida
Type	STOL military transport aircraft
Manufacturer	Lockheed Corporation
Maiden flight	1964
Status	In production
Primary users	United States Air Force United States Coast Guard
Developed from	C-130 Hercules

USCG HC-130H

USCG HC-130H departs Mojave

The HC-130 is an extended-range, combat search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport. 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 For the year see 1964 This is a list of Aviation -related events from 1964: Events January January WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The ComBat was an Aluminium Cricket bat and the subject of an incident that occurred at the WACA cricket ground in Perth in December 1979. For the TV series of this title see Search and Rescue (TV series. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout HC-130H versions are operated by the U.S. Coast Guard and HC-130N and P models are operated by the U.S. Air Force, who use the aircraft to extend the range of combat search and rescue helicopters by providing air refueling. History Since 400 AD Chinese children have played with bamboo flying toys. Aerial refueling, also called air refueling, in-flight refueling ( IFR) air-to-air refueling ( AAR) or tanking, is

1 Development
2 Coast Guard operations
3 Air Force operations
4 Variants
5 Operators
6 Specifications (HC-130H)
7 References
8 See also

Development

First flown in 1964, the aircraft has served many roles and missions. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. It was initially modified to conduct search and rescue missions, provide a command and control platform, in-flight-refuel helicopters and carry supplemental fuel for extending range or air refueling. Some of them had been modified to employ the Fulton surface-to-air recovery system. 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 HC-130 can fly in the day against a reduced threat; however, crews normally fly night, low-level, air refueling and airdrop operations using night vision goggles (NVG). It can fly low-level NVG tactical flight profiles to avoid detection. To enhance the probability of mission success and survivability near populated areas, crews employ tactics that include incorporating no external lighting or communications, and avoiding radar and weapons detection.

Secondary mission capabilities include performing tactical airdrops of pararescue specialist teams, small bundles, zodiac watercraft, or four-wheel drive all-terrain vehicles; and providing direct assistance to a survivor in advance of the arrival of a recovery vehicle. An airdrop is a type of Airlift, developed during World War II to resupply otherwise inaccessible troops, who themselves may have been Airborne An inflatable boat is a lightweight boat constructed with its sides and bow made of flexible tubes containing pressurised gas Four-wheel drive, 4WD, or 4x4 ("four by four" is a four-wheeled Vehicle with a drivetrain that allows all four Wheels to An all-terrain vehicle (ATV is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI as a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires with a seat that is straddled by Other capabilities are extended visual and electronic searches over land or water, tactical airborne radar approaches and unimproved airfield operations. 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 An aerodrome is an area on land or water (including any buildings installations and equipment used for the arrival and departure of aircraft A team of three pararescue specialists (PJ's), trained in emergency trauma medicine, harsh environment survival and assisted evasion techniques, is part of the basic mission crew complement. Pararescuemen ( AFSC 1T2X1 also called PJs (a nickname pronounced 'pee jays' are United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC and Treatment of physical trauma is described here and in First aid.

Combat Air Forces HC-130 aircraft are undergoing extensive modifications. These modifications include night vision goggle-compatible interior and exterior lighting, a personnel locator system compatible with aircrew survival radios, improved digital low-power color radar and forward-looking infrared systems. A night vision device (NVD is an Optical instrument that allows images to be produced in levels of light approaching total darkness Infrared ( IR) radiation is Electromagnetic radiation whose Wavelength is longer than that of Visible light, but shorter than that of

USAF HC-130P refuels a HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter

Coast Guard operations

USCG HC-130H on International Ice Patrol duties

The USCG operates 27 HC-130H aircraft from five bases around the U. S. , CGAS Sacramento, CGAS Clearwater, CGAS Elizabeth City, CGAS Kodiak and CGAS Barbers Point. United States Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater (CGAS Clearwater is the United States Coast Guard 's largest air station. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City is a United States Coast Guard air station located at Elizabeth City North Carolina, along the Albemarle Sound. Integrated Support Command Kodiak is the largest operating base of the United States Coast Guard, in Kodiak Alaska. Kalaeloa is a Census-designated place (CDP in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States. ^[1] The aircraft are used for search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties, illegal drug interdiction, marine environmental protection, military readiness, International Ice Patrol missions, as well as cargo and personnel transport. ^[2]

Air Force operations

The HC-130N/P is the only dedicated fixed-wing combat search and rescue platform in the Air Force inventory. Overview Fixed-wing aircraft range from small training and recreational aircraft to Wide-body aircraft and military cargo aircraft. The 71st and 79th Rescue Squadrons (RQS) in the US Air Force's Air Combat Command, the 102nd RQS, 129th RQS and 211th RQS in the Air National Guard, and the 39th RQS and 303rd RQS in the Air Force Reserve Command operate the aircraft. Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. 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 Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the U

In October 2003, the Continental U. S. (CONUS) search and rescue (SAR) mission was transferred to Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) at Hurlburt Field, Florida. Air Force Special Operations Command ( AFSOC) was established 22 May, 1990, with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Florida 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 HC-130s were assigned to Air Combat Command (ACC) from 1992 to 2003. Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. Previously, they were assigned to the Air Rescue Service as part of Military Airlift Command (MAC). The Air Rescue Service (ARS was a former subcommand of the Military Air Transport Service (MATS a major command of the United States Air Force. Military Airlift Command (MAC it an inactive United States Air Force organization

In October 2006, all USAF CSAR forces were reassigned back to Air Combat Command. Air Combat Command ( ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM of the United States Air Force. The CONUS SAR mission was also transferred back to ACC. However, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) that had been previously located at McClellan AFB, California and Scott AFB, Illinois under MAC and at Langley AFB, Virginia under ACC, was relocated to Tyndall AFB, Florida under the control of 1st Air Force, ACC's numbered air force for the Air National Guard. McClellan Air Force Base (1935-2001 is a former front-line United States Air Force base located 7 miles Northeast of Sacramento California. Scott Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force in St Langley Air Force Base is located three Nautical miles (6 km) north of the Central business district of the city of Hampton, Virginia Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located near Panama City in Bay County, Florida, United First Air Force ( 1 AF) / Air Forces North ( AFNORTH) is a numbered air force (NAF in Air Combat Command (ACC and the headquarters for the 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

While under AFSOC and since returning to ACC, USAF, AFRC and ANG HC-130s have been deployed to Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Djibouti, and Iraq in support of Operations Southern and Northern Watch, Allied Force, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан The State of Kuwait ( دولة الكويت IPA [dawlatt̪ alkuwajt̪]) is a sovereign Arab Emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Uzbekistan, officially the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Uzbek: O‘zbekiston Respublikasi or Ўзбекистон Республикаси is a doubly HC-130s also support continuous alert commitments in Alaska, and provide rescue coverage for NASA space shuttle operations in Florida. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA, ˈnæsə is an agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's public space program NASA 's Space Shuttle, officially called the Space Transportation System ( STS) is the Spacecraft currently used by the United States

Variants

HC-130H: Specialised rescue version of the C-130H, 55 built (43 for the USAF and 12 for the USCG).
HC-130N: As HC-130H with equipment changes, 15 built for the USAF.
HC-130P: HC-130H with changes for flight refuelling of helicopters, refulling pods on underwing pylons, 20 built for the USAF.

Operators

United States

Specifications (HC-130H)

Data from USCG Specs^[2]

General characteristics

Crew: 5-7:
Length: 97 ft 9 in (29. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 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: 76,780 lb (34,826)
Max takeoff weight: 175,000 lb (79,379 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, 4,300 shp (3,210 kW) each

Performance

Maximum speed: 330 knots (380 mph, 611 km/h)
Cruise speed: 290 knots (333 mph, 537 km/h)
Range: 4,500 nm (5,178 mi, 8,334 km)
Service ceiling 33,000 ft (10,000 m)

References

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