C-130 Hercules
- L-100 - Civilian version, equivalent to the C-130E
- L-100-20 - Civilian version, stretched 8.3 feet (2.5 m)
- L-100-30 - Civilian version, stretched 15 feet (5 m)
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Operators
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Operational losses
The C-130 is generally a highly reliable aircraft. The Royal Air Force recorded an accident rate of about one aircraft loss per 250,000 flying hours over the last forty years, making it one of the safest aircraft they operate (alongside Vickers VC10s and Lockheed Tristars with no flying losses).[10] However, more than 15 percent of the 2,350-plus production has been lost, including 70 by the United States Air Force and the United States Marine Corps while serving in the war in Southeast Asia. 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]
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Aircraft on display
- AC-130A USAF 53-3129, c.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. 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. To eventual Lockheed museum at Marietta, Georgia.
- 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. 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. 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". 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.
- 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.
- 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. Now displayed in National Vigilance Park, National Security Agency grounds, Fort George Meade, Maryland. 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.
- 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.
- 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. Retired to the National Museum of Naval Aviation, NAS Pensacola, Florida in May, 2003.
- 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. Retired to the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida, November 2002.
- C-130H RSAF 460, c.n. 4566
- Operated by 4 Squadron Royal Saudi Air Force, December 1974, same January 1987. Burned on ground, air conditioner fire - in airfield corner at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, December 1989. Restored for ground training by August 1993, same March 2002. At Riyadh Air Base Museum, November 2002, restored for ground display.
- 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. Subsequent duty with the 4950th Test Wing, then donated to the Robins AFB museum, Georgia, in March 1988.
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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 (29.8 m)
- Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.4 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)
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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
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
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References
- ^ a b Boyne, Walter J. (August 2004). "The Immortal Hercules". Air Force Magazine 87 (8).
- ^ Rhodes, Jeff (2004). "Willis Hawkins and the Genesis of the Hercules". Code One Magazine 19 (3).
- ^ Boyne, Walter J. (1998). Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story. New York: St. Martin's Press.
- ^ Dabney, Joseph E. (2004). "A Mating of the Jeep, the Truck, and the Airplane". Excerpted from HERK: Hero of the Skies in Lockheed Martin Service News 29 (2). Lockheed Martin Air Mobility Support.
- ^ C-130K in the Austrian Air Force
- ^ Saqib Shafi. Pakistan Air Force - Yesterday and Today. Pakistan Military Consortium. PakDef Info. Retrieved on 2006-08-21.
- ^ Hercules lifts weighty woman. Herald Sun Online (2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ King, Capt. Vince, Jr.. "Compass Call continues to 'Jam' enemy", Air Force Link, United States Air Force, November 1, 2006.
- ^ Housman, Damian. "Highly modified C-130 ready for war on terrorism", Air Force Link, United States Air Force, 2006-06-29. Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
- ^ Aircraft Air Accidents and Damage Rates. Defence Analytical Services Agency. Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
- ^ Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation (2004-11-13). Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
- ^ Neely, Mike (2006). Lockheed C-130 Hercules. theaviationzone.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
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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
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