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C-130 HerculesRoleNational originManufacturerFirst flightIntroducedStatusPrimary usersNumber builtUnit costVariants
The
Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] designed and built originally by
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop,
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aircraft. The versatile
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roles, including as a
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reconnaissance,
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forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with
more than 60 nations.
During its years of service the Hercules family has participated in
countless military, civilian and
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continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. In 2007,
the C-130 became the fifth aircraft—after the
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Tupolev
Tu-95, and
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years of continuous use with its original primary customer, in this
case, the
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is also the only military aircraft to remain in continuous production
for 50 years with its original customer, as the updated
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Design and developmentBackground and requirementsThe
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World
War II-era transports—
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warfare. Thus on 2 February 1951, the
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General Operating Requirement (GOR) for a new transport to
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The new transport would have a capacity for 92 passengers, 72 combat
troops or 64 paratroopers in a cargo compartment that is approximately
41 feet long, 9 feet high, and 10 feet wide. Unlike transports derived
from passenger airliners, it was designed from the ground-up as a combat
transport with loading from a ramp at the rear of the fuselage. This
was first pioneered on the WW II German
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] and Ju 253 "Hercules" transport prototypes in
WWII. The
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retracting ramp through clamshell doors, but could not be used for
airdrops of cargo.
The Hercules also resembled a larger 4-engined brother to the
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cargo ramp layout. That plane evolved from the Chase XCG-20 Avitruc
which was first designed and flown as a cargo glider in 1947.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The rear ramp not only makes it possible to drive vehicles onto the
plane (also possible with forward ramp on a C-124), but to airdrop or
use low-altitude extraction for
Sheridan
tanks or even dropping improvised "
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bombs.
A key feature was the introduction of the T56
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] which was first developed specifically for the C-130. At the time, the
turboprop was a new application of jet engines which used exhaust gases
to turn a shafted propeller which offered greater range at
propeller-driven speeds compared to pure jets which were faster but
thirstier. As was the case on helicopters of that era such as the UH-1
Huey,
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weight than piston engines. Lockheed would subsequently use the same
engines and technology in the
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was a disappointment as an airliner, but quite successfully adapted as
the
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of turboprops excelled.
The new Lockheed cargo plane design possessed a range of 1,100 nmi
(1,300 mi; 2,000 km), takeoff capability from short and unprepared
strips, and the ability to fly with one engine shut down. Fairchild,
North American, Martin and Northrop declined to participate. The
remaining five companies tendered a total of ten designs: Lockheed two,
Boeing one, Chase three, Douglas three, and Airlifts Inc. one. The
contest was a close affair between the lighter of the two Lockheed
(preliminary project designation L-206) proposals and a four-turboprop
Douglas design.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The two YC-130 prototypes; the blunt nose was replaced with
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later production models.
The Lockheed design team was led by
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Lockheed
L-206.
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saw the proposal and directed it to
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aircraft, and remarked, "If you sign that letter, you will destroy the
Lockheed Company."
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Both Hibbard and Johnson signed the proposal and the company won the
contract for the now-designated Model 82 on 2 July 1951.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The first flight of the
YC-130 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] was made on 23 August 1954 from the
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The aircraft,
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was the second prototype but the first of the two to fly. The YC-130
was piloted by Stanley Beltz and Roy Wimmer on its 61-minute flight to
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Dick Stanton served as flight engineers. Kelly Johnson flew chase in a
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After the two prototypes were completed, production began in
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built.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]The initial production model, the
C-130A, was powered by
Allison
T56-A-9 turboprops with three-blade
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Deliveries began in December 1956, continuing until the introduction of
the
C-130B model in 1959. Some A models were re-designated
C-130D after being equipped with
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] with increased boost—3,000
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (21 MPa) versus 2,050 psi (14 MPa)—as well as
uprated engines and four-bladed propellers that were standard until the
J-model's introduction.
C-130A model[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] C-130A
The first production C-130s were designated as A-models, with
deliveries in 1956 to the
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314th Troop Carrier
Wing at
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additional squadrons were assigned to the
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] in the Far East. Additional airplanes
were modified for electronics intelligence work and assigned to
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modified RC-130As were assigned to the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (MATS) photo-mapping division. Airplanes equipped with giant skis were
designated as C-130Ds, but were essentially A-models except for the
conversion. Australia became the first non American force to operate the
C130A Hercules with 12 examples being delivered during late 1958-early
1959. These aircraft were fitted with 3 blade AeroProducts propeller of
15' diameter. As the C-130A became operational with
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range became apparent and additional fuel capacity was added in the form
of external pylon-mounted tanks at the end of the wings. The A-model
continued in service through the
Vietnam
War, where the airplanes assigned to the four squadrons at
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including operating highly classified special operations missions such
as the BLIND BAT FAC/Flare mission and FACT SHEET leaflet mission over
Laos and North Vietnam. The A-model was also provided to the South
Vietnamese Air Force as part of the Vietnamization program at the end of
the war, and equipped three squadrons based at Tan Son Nhut AFB. The
last operator in the world is the Honduran Air Force, which is still
flying one of five A model Hercs (FAH
558, c/n 3042) as of
October 2009.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]C-130B modelThe C-130B model was developed to complement the A-models that had
previously been delivered, and incorporated new features, particularly
increased fuel capacity in the form of auxiliary tanks built into the
center wing section and an AC electrical system. Four-bladed Hamilton
Standard propellers replaced the Aero Product three-bladed propellers
that distinguished the earlier A-models. B-models replaced A-models in
the 314th and 463rd Troop Carrier Wings. During the Vietnam War four
squadrons assigned to the 463rd Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Wing
based at Clark and Mactan Air Fields in the Philippines were used
primarily for tactical airlift operations in South Vietnam. In the
spring of 1969, 463rd crews commenced COMMANDO VAULT bombing missions
dropping
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] 10,000 lb (4,534 kg) bombs to clear
"instant LZs" for helicopters. As the Vietnam War wound down, the 463rd
B-models and A-models of the 374th Tactical Airlift Wing were
transferred back to the United States where most were assigned to
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the B-model was with the
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Hercules initially designated as GV-1s replaced C-119s. After Air Force
C-130Ds proved the type's usefulness in Antarctica, the US Navy
purchased a number of B-models equipped with skis that were designated
as LC-130s. An electronic reconnaissance variant of the C-130B was
designated C-130B-II. 13 aircraft were converted and operated under the
SUN VALLEY program name. They were operated primarily from Yokota Air
Base, Japan. All reverted to standard C-130B cargo aircraft after their
replacement in the reconnaissance role by other aircraft. The C-130B-II
was distinguished by its false external wing fuel tanks, which were
disguised signals intelligence (SIGINT) receiver antennas. These pods
were slightly larger than the standard wing tanks found on other
C-130Bs. Most aircraft featured a swept blade antenna on the upper
fuselage, as well as extra wire antennas between the vertical fin and
upper fuselage not found on other C-130s. Radio call numbers on the tail
of these aircraft were regularly changed so as to confuse observers and
disguise their true mission.
C-130E model[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] C-130E
The extended range
C-130E model entered service in 1962 after
it was developed as an interim long-range transport for the Military Air
Transport Service. Essentially a B-model, the new designation was the
result of the installation of 1,360 US
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (5,150 L)
Sargent Fletcher external fuel tanks under each wings
(mid-section) and more powerful
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] T56-A-7A turboprops. The
hydraulic boost pressure to the
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consequence of the external tanks weight in the middle of the wingspan.
The E model also featured structural improvements,
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] upgrades and a higher gross weight. Australia took delivery of 12 C130E
Hercules during 1966-67 to supplement the 12 C130A models already in
service with the RAAF.
C-130F/ KC-130F / C-130G modelsThe
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C-130Fs
procured for the
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(under the designation
GV-1) are equipped with a removable
3,600 US gal (13,626 l)
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tank carried inside the cargo compartment. The two wing-mounted hose
and drogue
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] pods each transfer up to
300 US gal per minute (19 l per second) to two aircraft simultaneously,
allowing for rapid cycle times of multiple-receiver aircraft formations,
(a typical tanker formation of four aircraft in less than 30 minutes).
The
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C-130G has increased
structural strength allowing higher gross weight operation.
C-130H model[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] C-130H
The
C-130H model has updated Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, a
redesigned outer
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Later
H models had a new, fatigue-life-improved, center wing that
was retro-fitted to many earlier H-models. The H model remains in
widespread use with the
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air forces. Initial deliveries began in 1964 (to the
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until 1996. An improved C-130H was introduced in 1974, with Australia
purchasing 12 of type in 1978 to replace the original 12 C130A models
which had first entered RAAF Service in 1958.
The United States Coast Guard employs the HC-130H for long range
search and rescue, drug interdiction, illegal migrant patrols, homeland
security, and logistics.
C-130H models produced from 1992 to 1996 were designated as C-130H3
by the USAF. The 3 denoting the third variation in design for the H
series. Improvements included ring laser gyros for the INUs, GPS
receivers, a partial
glass
cockpit (ADI and HSI instruments), a more capable APN-241 color
radar,
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instrument lighting, and an integrated radar and missile warning system.
The electrical system upgrade included Generator Control Units (GCU)
and Bus Switching units (BSU)to provide stable power to the more
sensitive upgraded components.
[[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]]C-130K model[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] C-130K (C.3)
The equivalent model for export to the
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C-130K, known by the
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Hercules C.1. The
C-130H-30 (
Hercules C.3 in RAF service) is a stretched version of the
original Hercules, achieved by inserting a 100 in (2.54 m) plug aft of
the cockpit and an 80 in (2.03 m) plug at the rear of the fuselage. A
single C-130K was purchased by the
Met
Office for use by its Meteorological Research Flight, where it was
classified as the
Hercules W.2. This aircraft was heavily
modified (with its most prominent feature being the long red and white
striped atmospheric probe on the nose and the move of the weather radar
into a pod above the forward fuselage). This aircraft, named
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was withdrawn in 2001 and was then modified by
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RAF
Falcons for parachute drops. Three C-130K (Hercules C Mk.1P) were
upgraded and sold to the Austrian Air Force in 2002.
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C-130 models & variantsThe
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the USAF during the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] to support
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and spawned a family of special missions aircraft. 37 of the earliest
models currently operating with the
United States Special
Operations Command are scheduled to be replaced by new-production
MC-130J versions. The
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also used by Special Operations.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]USAF HC-130P refuels a
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The
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] is long range search and
rescue variant used by the USAF (to include the
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earlier HC-130P. Equipped for deep deployment of
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equipment, and aerial refueling of combat rescue helicopters, HC-130s
are usually the on-scene command aircraft for combat SAR missions. Early
versions were equipped with the
Fulton surface-to-air
recovery system, designed to pull a person off the ground using a
wire strung from a helium balloon. The John Wayne movie
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use. The Fulton system was later removed when aerial refueling of
helicopters proved safer and more versatile. The movie
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real life SAR mission involving aerial refueling of a
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] by a New York
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The
C-130R and
C-130T are US Navy and USMC models, both
equipped with underwing external fuel tanks. The USN C-130T is similar,
but has additional avionics improvements. In both models, aircraft are
equipped with Allison T56-A-16 engines. The USMC versions are designated
KC-130R or
KC-130T when equipped with underwing refueling
pods and pylons and are fully
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The RC-130 is a
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] version. A single
example is used by the
Islamic Republic of Iran Air
Force, the aircraft having originally been sold to the former
Imperial Iranian
Air Force.
The
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civilian variant, equivalent to a C-130E model without military
equipment. The L-100 also has 2 stretched versions.
Next generationMain article:
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]In the 1970s, Lockheed proposed a C-130 variant with
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] engines rather than turboprops, but the US Air Force preferred the
takeoff performance of the existing aircraft. In the 1980s, the C-130
was intended to be replaced by the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] project. The project was canceled and the C-130 has remained in
production.
In the 1990s, the improved
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developed by Lockheed (later Lockheed Martin). This model is the newest
version and the only model in production. Externally similar to the
classic Hercules in general appearance, the J model has new turboprop
engines, six-bladed propellers, digital avionics, and other new systems.
Improvements and
upgradesIn 2000, Boeing was awarded a
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]1.4 billion contract to develop an Avionics
Modernization Programme kit for the C-130. The program was beset with
delays and cost overruns until project restructuring in 2007.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] On 2 September 2009, Bloomberg news reported that the planned Avionics
Modernization Program (AMP) upgrade to the older C-130s would be dropped
to provide more funds for the F-35, CV-22 and airborne tanker
replacement programs.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] However, in June 2010, the
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] approved funding for the initial production of the AMP upgrade kits.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.][You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Under the terms of this agreement, the USAF has cleared Boeing to begin
low-rate initial production (LRIP) for the C-130 AMP. A total of 198
aircraft are expected to feature the AMP upgrade. The current cost per
aircraft is {US$|14 million}} although Boeing expects that this price
will drop to US$7 million for the 69th aircraft.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]Operational
history[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]A Hercules deploying flares, sometimes referred to as
Angel Flares due to the characteristic shape
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]USMC KC-130F Hercules performing takeoffs and landings aboard the
aircraft carrier
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National Museum of Naval
Aviation.
The Hercules holds the record for the largest and heaviest aircraft
to land on an
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] In October and November 1963, a USMC KC-130F (BuNo
149798),
bailed to the US Naval Air Test Center, made 29
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] full-stop landings and 21 unassisted take-offs on
the
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Distinguished Flying
Cross for his role in this test series. The tests were highly
successful, but the idea was considered too risky for routine "
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operations. Instead, the
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aircraft. The Hercules used in the test, most recently in service with
Marine Aerial Refueler Squadron 352 (
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until 2005, is now part of the collection of the
National Museum of Naval
Aviation at
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While the C-130 is involved in cargo and resupply operations daily,
it has been a part of some notable offensive operations:
In 1964 C-130 crews from the 6315th Operations Group at Naha AB,
Okinawa commenced FAC/Flare missions over the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos
supporting USAF strike aircraft. In April 1965 the mission was expanded
to North Vietnam where C-130 crews led formations of B-57 bombers on
night reconnaissance/strike missions against communist supply routes
leading to South Vietnam. In early 1966 Project BLIND BAT/LAMPLIGHTER
was established at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand. After the move to Ubon the
mission became a four-engine forward air controller (FAC) mission with
the C-130 crew searching for targets then calling in strike aircraft.
Another little-known C-130 mission flown by Naha-based crews was
COMMANDO SCARF, which involved the delivery of chemicals onto sections
of the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos that were designed to produce mud and
landslides in hopes of making the truck routes impassable.
[[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]]In November 1964, on the other side of the globe, C-130Es from the
464th Troop Carrier Wing but loaned to 322nd Air Division in France,
flew one of the most dramatic missions in history in the former Belgian
Congo. After a Congolese rebel group named "Simba" took whites in the
city of Stanleyville hostage, the US and Belgian developed a joint
rescue mission that used the C-130s to airlift and then drop and
air-land a force of Belgian paratroopers to rescue the hostages. Two
missions were flown, one over Stanleyville designated as RED
DRAGON/DRAGON ROUGE and another over Paul is called BLACK DRAGON/DRAGON
NOIR during Thanksgiving weeks.
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] The headline-making mission resulted in the first award of the
prestigious
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crews.
In October 1968 a C-130B from the 463rd Tactical Airlift Wing dropped
a pair of M121 10,000 pound bombs that had been developed for the
massive B-36 bomber but had never been used. The US Army and US Air
Force resurrected the huge weapons as a means of clearing landing zones
for helicopters and in early 1969 the 463rd commenced
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] missions. Although the stated
purpose of COMMANDO VAULT was to clear LZs, they were also used on enemy
base camps and other targets.
[[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]]The
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] variant carries and deploys the among the largest conventional
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world, the
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Ordnance Air Blast bomb, also known as the MOAB. Daisy Cutters were
used during the
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eliminate
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impossible or impractical to load them on conventional
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successor to the BLU-82 and can perform the same function, as well as
perform strike functions against hardened targets in a low air threat
environment.
The AC-130 also holds the record for the longest sustained flight by a
C-130. From 22 October to 24 October 1997, two AC-130U gunships flew
36.0 hours nonstop from Hurlburt Field Florida to Taegu (Daegu), South
Korea while being refueled 7 times by KC-135 tanker aircraft. This
record flight shattered the previous record longest flight by over 10
hours while the 2 gunships took on 410,000 lb (190,000 kg) of fuel. The
gunship has been used in every major U.S. combat operation since
Vietnam, except for
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for use as heavy bombers, and attacks were made on Indian bridges and
troop concentrations with some successes. No aircraft were lost in the
operations, though one was slightly damaged.
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[[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]]It was also used in the 1976
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[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] forces carried a surprise assault to rescue 103 passengers of an
airliner hijacked by
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The rescue force—200 soldiers, jeeps, and a black
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Amin's vehicle of state)—was flown 2,200 nmi (2,532 mi; 4,074 km)
from Israel to Entebbe by four
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] (IAF) Hercules aircraft without mid-air
refueling (on the way back, the planes refueled in
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During the
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Guerra de las
Malvinas) of 1982,
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daily re-supply night flights as blockade runners to the Argentine
garrison on the
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daylight maritime survey flights. One
was
lost during the war. Argentina also operated two KC-130s
[You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] during the war, and these refueled both the
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The British also used their C-130s to support their logistical
operations.
During the
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C-130 Hercules was used operationally by the US Air Force, US Navy and
US Marine Corps, along with the air forces of Australia, New Zealand,
Saudi Arabia, South Korea and the UK.
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