C 130 Aeroplane Traveling

C 130

Primary Function: Tactical and intratheater airlift

Contractor: Lockheed

Crew: Five (two pilots, a navigator, flight engineer and loadmaster)

Unit Cost: C-130J, $48.5 million (FY98 constant dollars)

Powerplant

Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprops; 4,300 horsepower, each engine

Dimensions

Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.3 meters)

Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (39.7 meters)

Height: 38 feet, 3 inches (11.4 meters)

Weights

Empty: 69,300 lb (31434 kg) -- equipped C-130F

Maximum Takeoff: 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)

Performance

Speed: 374 mph (Mach 0.57) at 20,000 feet (6,060 meters)

Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) with 100,000 pounds (45,000 kilograms) payload

C-130 can accommodate a wide variety of oversized cargo, including everything from utility helicopters and six wheeled armored vehicles to standard palletized cargo and military personnel. In an aerial delivery role, it can air drop loads up to 42,000 pounds or use its high-floatation landing gear to land and deliver cargo on rough, dirt strips.

Hercules enables it to be configured for many different missions, allowing for one aircraft to perform the role of many. Much of the special mission equipment added to the Hercules is removable allowing the aircraft to revert back to its cargo delivery role if desired. Additionally, the C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for the various types of cargo such as palletized equipment, floor loaded material, air drop platforms, container delivery system bundles, vehicles and personnel or aeromedical evacuation.C-130J is the latest addition to the C-130 fleet and will replace aging C-130E's. The C-130J incorporates state-of-the-art technology to reduce manpower requirements, lower operating and support costs, and provide life cycle cost savings over earlier C-130 models. Compared to older C-130s, the J model climbs faster and higher, flies farther at a higher cruise speed, and takes off and lands in a shorter distance. The C-130J-30 is a stretch version

improvements include: advanced two-pilot flight station with fully integrated digital avionics; color multifunctional liquid crystal displays and head-up displays; state-of-the-art navigation systems with dual inertial navigation system and global positioning system; fully integrated defensive systems; low-power color radar; digital moving map display; new turboprop engines with six bladed, all composite propellers; digital auto pilot; improved fuel, environmental and ice protection systems; and an enhanced cargo handling system.