Lockheed C-130 Hercules - Wikipedia
网页The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.
C-130 Hercules > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display
网页The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for airdropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.,
C-130 History - Lockheed Martin
网页As the U.S. entered into the Korean War, the U.S. Air Force realized it did not have a true military transport capable of airlifting combat troops over medium distances and delivering them to short, austere airfields. To fill this need, the U.S. Air Force Tactical Air Command issued a specification in early 1951 for a new medium cargo transport.
C-130 Hercules - Military.com
网页Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone via airdrop or short runways, the Hercules operates throughout the U.S. Air Force serving with Air Mobility Command, Air...
C-130J Super Hercules - Lockheed Martin
网页The C-130J Super Hercules is the most advanced C-130 ever designed, built, flown and maintained, with a truly integrated digital core that offers: Dual HUDs for increased situational awareness. Block 7.0/8.1 software, installed in-line during production. Automated maintenance fault reporting. Integrated defensive suite. 250 knot ramp/door.
Lockheed C-130E Hercules - National Museum of the USAF
网页Introduced in August 1962, the C-130E conducted critical USAF military missions during the Southeast Asia War through Afghanistan and Iraq. It has also supported countless USAF humanitarian efforts around the globe and in all climates.
C-130 Factsheet - 22nd Air Force > Display
网页The C-130 operates throughout the U.S. Air Force, serving with Air Mobility Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Air Combat Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, Pacific Air Forces, Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve Command, fulfilling a wide range of operational missions in both peace and war situations.
C-130 Hercules: the plane that defined tactical airlift
网页2022年5月25日 · To mark the 500th delivery of a C-130J, we look at key milestones in the development of the C-130 Hercules and how it has reshaped the tactical airlift landscape. A US Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis as another takes off from Yeo Ju airstrip during the joint US and South Korean Exercise Team Spirit ’84.
Story of Innovation: C-130 Hercules - Lockheed Martin
网页2020年10月1日 · The C-130—the latest C-130J Super Hercules in particular—is the airplane of choice for the Air Force Reserve Command’s weather reconnaissance squadron, known as the Hurricane Hunters. They fly their WC-130Js straight into the eye of hurricanes, traveling from the outskirts of the storm to its center and then out again, making repeated ...
70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy, future - Air Force
网页2024年8月28日 · With 70 years of history as one of the most versatile and battle-tested aircraft in the Air Force fleet, the C-130 looks to enter its next era in the reoptimization for Great Power Competition – and just as Robins AFB has kept the aircraft flying the last seven decades, it will be sending out the aircraft to maintain air dominance for years ...