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C-130 Hercules
 
       
   

General characteristics

Crew: 5 (two pilots, navigator, flight engineer and loadmaster)

Capacity:

Payload: 45,000 lb (20,000 kg)
Length: 97 ft 9 in (29.8 m)
Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.4 m)
Height: 38 ft 3 in (11.6 m)
Wing area: 1,745 ft² (162.1 m²)
Empty weight: 75,800 lb (34,400 kg)
Useful load: 72,000 lb (33,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 155,000 lb (70,300 kg)
Powerplant: 4× Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, 4,590 shp (3,430 kW) each
Performance

Maximum speed: 320 knots (366 mph, 592 km/h) at 20,000 ft (6,060 m)
Cruise speed: 292 kn (336 mph, 540 km/h)
Range: 2,050 nmi (2,360 mi, 3,800 km)
Service ceiling: 33,000 ft (10,060 m) empty;[44] 23,000 ft (7,077 m) with 42,000 pounds (19,090 kilograms) payload ()
Rate of climb: 1,830 ft/min (9.3 m/s)
Takeoff distance: 3,586 ft (1,093 m) at 155,000 lb (70,300 kg) max gross weight;[43] 1,400 ft (427 m) at 80,000 lb (36,300 kg) gross weight[45]
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Westinghouse Electronic Systems (now Northrop Grumman) AN/APN-241 weather and navigational radar

 
       

C-130 Hercules

C-130 Hercules

C-130 Hercules