RARE
C130
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Hercules
“60 years of getting it done.”
Lockheed Martin · military
Length
97 ft 9 in
Wingspan
132 ft 7 in
Max speed
362 kts
Range
2,360 nmi
Ceiling
28,000 ft
Engines
4x Allison T56-A-15 / Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3
Crew
5
Payload
42,000 lbs
First flight
1954
In service
1956–present
Built
2,600+
The C-130 Hercules has been in continuous production longer than any other military aircraft in history. It fights fires, hauls cargo, refuels jets, and has landed on aircraft carriers. The Herc does everything.
Fun fact
A C-130 once landed and took off from the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal without using arresting gear or a catapult — the largest aircraft to ever do so.
How to spot one
Four turboprops, high wing, rear cargo ramp. The most successful military transport ever. Can land almost anywhere.
Crews call it
The Herk
Sounds like
Four turboprops — a deep, rumbling drone that you feel in your bones. The classic military transport sound.
One might be overhead right now.
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