Military Wednesday – Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol and aerial firefighting. It is the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 60 nations.

Last C-130 out of Vietnam (Birds Eye)
Last C-130 out of Vietnam

USAF C-130 with BLU-82 Daisy Cutter Bomb (Birds Eye)
USAF C-130 with BLU-82 Daisy Cutter Bomb
NASA C-130 (N427NA (cn 4901)) at John H Batten Field (Birds Eye)
NASA C-130 (N427NA (cn 4901)) at John H Batten Field

Blue Angels - Fat Albert C-130 (Birds Eye)
Blue Angels - Fat Albert C-130

Airplane - C-130 Taking Off (Birds Eye)
Airplane - C-130 Taking Off

C-130 Hercules Approaching Little Rock AFB (Birds Eye)
C-130 Hercules Approaching Little Rock AFB
C-130 Hercules Departing Little Rock AFB (Birds Eye)
C-130 Hercules Departing Little Rock AFB

C-130 on Approach to Palmdale (Birds Eye)
C-130 on Approach to Palmdale
C-130 Departing Little Rock National Airport (Birds Eye)
C-130 Departing Little Rock National Airport

Upsidedown C-130 at Stockbridge Research Facility (Birds Eye)
Upsidedown C-130 at Stockbridge Research Facility

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