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Description
| Notes: Improved C-130B (5 CREW, 92 TROOPS, OR 74 LITTERS) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | C-130 | |
| Designation: | C-130 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Hercules | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 97' 9" | 29.7 m | |
| Height: | 38' 3" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 132' 7" | 40.4 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,745.0 sq ft | 162.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 72,892 lb | 33,057 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 155,000 lb | 70,294 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 175,000 lb | 79,365 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison T56-A-7A | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 4050 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 2,420 miles | 3,896 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 340 mph | 547 km/h | 295 kt |
| Max Speed: | 384 mph | 618 km/h | 334 kt |
| Climb: | 1,830 ft/min | 557 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 23,000 ft | 7,010 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USAF | |||
| USAF | 86th AW | Ramstein AB | GER |
| USAF | 124th Wing | Boise Air Terminal | ID |
| USAF | 133d AW | Minneapolis-St Paul IAP/ARS | MN |
| USAF | 143d AW | Quonset State Airport | RI |
| USAF | 146th AW | Channel Islands ANGB | CA |
| USAF | 152d AW | Reno/Tahoe IAP | NV |
| USAF | 175th Wing | Baltimore | MD |
| USAF | 182d AW | Greater Peoria Airport | IL |
| USAF | 314th AW | Little Rock AFB | AR |
| USAF | 374th AW | Yokota AB | JP |
| USAF | 403d Wing | Keesler AFB | MS |
| USAF | 913th AW | Willow Grove ARS | PA |
| USAF | 934th AW | Minneapolis-St Paul IAP/ARS | MN |
| USAF | 939th Rescue | Portland iAP | OR |
| USAF | 939th Rescue | Patrick AFB | FL |
| USAF | Warner Robins | Robins AFB | GA |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Tom Young , OR | I was sent to the Congo with 857 in 1963. I spent Christmass day in the clouds wich reminded me of the snow covered forests of Canada. When we tried to start #3 engine at Bukavu; the compressor would stall. I cleaned out the compressor air bypass controller for the 15th and 19th stages of compression to get the engine started. We returned to base at Stanlyville. ??? That was years and years ago. PROUD TO HAVE SERVED. Note: Talk to kids about joining Civil Air Patrol. It could be a start to a great adventure and career. 11/17/2008 @ 02:40 [ref: 23083] |
| Julio Rodriguez Warner Robins, GA | Hi all,
I was a Crew Chief at Forbes AFB Kansas in 1969-1970 on C-130-E "569" which we get from Langley. In one month, we flew 140 hours on that old bird and she passed an ORI with flying colors, even though were doing two night launches every night. Mike Ludlum was one of my Assistants. We also trained Iranians...hmmmm anyway, we were friends then! I had a skinny Iranian fall off the back of the large Coleman Tow Vehicle when I drove over one of the drain grates...and the tow bar ran over him! I thought I had killed him, but he got up and started walking before I could get turned around to check on him! He wouldn't ride anywhere on the Coleman...nor drive it. This was one CAMEL he didn't trust anymore. man we laughed about that for a long time...and the Iranians would reenact how he fell off. I was in the 47 TAS... Julio 07/31/2008 @ 14:51 [ref: 22318] |
| Ssgt. Eugene R Schroeder , CO | I was a C-130E flight engineer at Forbes AFB Kansas from 1970-1972 with the 47th TAS. Although I spent most of my time on TDY at Rhein Main,Germany, Mildenhall,England, or Incirlik,Turkey on the delightful 65 day rotations. What a difference after spending a year and a half at Dover,De flying on C-124's old shakey. 07/30/2008 @ 12:10 [ref: 22298] |
| dave willette Sneads Ferry, NC | Tom Young, iwas in the congo about the same time, please contact me. 07/16/2008 @ 10:23 [ref: 22154] |
| Tom Young Scappoose Or., OR | We left an unknown airport in the Congo, overloaded, high heat and humidity with a short field departure. The pilot ran the engines up to the hilt and poped the clutch. I fought my way over to a little girl and pulled out of the way of a falling oil cooler that came loose; Then I lost track of UP. I think I was standing on the balls of my feet in a frozen crouched position while the bird was in a left climbing turn. I fully expedted to be scaddered all ovet the 245 bulkhead at any moment. When we finally leveled off I gave that brave little girl back to her mom. The people of the Congo earned my respect while I was there; and so did my Herkybird. 857 1963 about Christmass.
Proud to serve. 06/14/2008 @ 17:30 [ref: 21426] |
| Keith E Alamogordo, NM | I was a Crew Chief on C-130's('70's early 80's), B-52H and B-1B. Herk is by far my favorite, lots of fun and memories good and not so. You can take the man out of the Herk, but you can't take the Herk out of the man..... A salute to ALL the troops who are keepin' 'em "hacking the mission". 04/16/2008 @ 18:33 [ref: 20569] |
| Doug Kuhlman , OR | I was a load on E's w/ the 50TAS/Little Rock AFB from '81 to '85. Had the good fortune to fly with some of the best aircrews around. Many heartfelt thanks to all who served to keep us flying. The Herc' was a noisy, uncomfortable place to work for the LM, but I always tried to make the best of it.
(Anybody remember slinging up a hammock between the wheel wells on a 10hr overwater nav trainer?). Some of the stuff we pulled off amazes me that I'm still walking the earth--assault takeoffs/landings come to mind. It is truly a workhorse of an aircraft and I'm glad for my time on board. Love to have nostalgia flight someday--perhaps on it's replacement, the 17? 02/18/2008 @ 18:40 [ref: 19718] |
| dave willette Sneads Ferry, NC | Hoyt Brown,,, love to chat with you! before i become totally senile!!! 01/25/2008 @ 07:59 [ref: 19423] |
| Hoyt E Brown Armuchee, GA | This is for Sam McGowan.
I was at Pope AFB, 464 OMS. I was a crew chief on 63-1855. Like you I also went to the Congo. We were at Leopoldville and flew into places like Bukavo, Lasalle, and Stanleyville. Did you ever know a load master named Magee? He had a big old handle bar mustache and a big gap between his front teeth. This really brings back old memories. 12/19/2007 @ 12:24 [ref: 18967] |
| mike , GA | The 317th OMS pope afb .nc operated a large number of E models in the 70's and 80's and early 90's 7776,6580 etcc 11/29/2007 @ 08:16 [ref: 18717] |
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