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Lockheed
C-130 Hercules
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In
1951, the U.S. Air Force decided it needed a fleet of turboprop
transports for the Military Air Transport Service (MATS).
Lockheed proposed what is now standard for military transports--a
high wing to maximize cabin space and a loading ramp that forms the
undersurface of the upswept rear fuselage.
The prototype C-130 Hercules first flew in
1954. More than 2,200 have been produced with about 1,600
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Designations |
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 | AC-130: gunship version (named "Spectre") |
| C-130: standard transport version |
| EC-130: communications relay version |
| HC-130: U.S. Coast Guard search and
rescue version |
| KC-130: in-flight refueling version |
| LC-130: ski-equipped version for use by
U.S. Navy in Antarctica |
| RC-130: reconnaissance version |
| WC-130: weather reconnaissance version |
| L-100: Civil transport version |
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Book:
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