- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- C-130 Hercules
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Hercules (Turboprop transports)
Jet transports--Georgia
Lockheed aircraft
Airplanes--Georgia
Airplanes, Military--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The high tail of the C-130 Hercules allows room for a large cargo door that lowers to form a ramp. With a length of 97 feet and wingspan of 132 feet, the C-130J can carry up to 46,631 pounds. In troop transport configuration, it can accommodate 92 combat troops or 64 paratroopers. The aircraft can fly up to 2,729 miles and has a maximum speed of 417 miles per hour.
Image of a C-130 Hercules in flight. The gray plane flies over open water. With a wide fuselage, distinctive high tail, and multiwheeled landing gear, the C-130 Hercules is one of the most versatile and rugged transport aircraft ever built. Beyond its role as a versatile cargo and troop transport, C-130s are used as bombers, cannon-firing gunships, hurricane hunters, aerial refueling tankers, air ambulances, firefighters, and even aerial sprayers. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/c-130-hercules/990101-f-5502b-002/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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