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Description
| Notes: C-130E modified as a director aircraft. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | C-130 | |
| Designation: | DC-130 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Hercules | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Drone director | |
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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 | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison T56-A-7A | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 4050 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 4,700 miles | 7,568 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 368 mph | 592 km/h | 320 kt |
| Max Speed: | 380 mph | 611 km/h | 330 kt |
| Climb: | 1,830 ft/min | 557 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 23,000 ft | 7,010 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Screwchief , NH | 61-2369, 61-2364, and 61-2361.
Hmm, same birds we had at Hill circa 1978-1980. 6514TS HAFB Utah.......... I was at HAFB Guam before that. No external tanks if I remember correctly. We had the tanks stashed somewhere. The tanks were replaced with pylons. I do not remember ever loading drones on the inboard pylons. The Skiing was awesome. Screwchief 06/14/2008 @ 23:11 [ref: 21429] |
| Ed Beurer Lancaster, CA | I crewed the DC130A & the DC-130E at Edwards A.F.B. before they decided to moved the DC operations to Hill AFB in May of 71. Why move?? One of the drones went haywire and landed in the school yard at Rosmond High School The HH-53 could not snag it. Public outcry!! Gone was the program to Hill. I had a month left before my enlistment was up and I was going to get transferred one more time, I took leave and then got out. C-130's are a work horse, go HERC!!!! 11/01/2007 @ 09:24 [ref: 18369] |
| Ed Beurer Lancaster, CA | I crewed the DC130A & the DC-130E at Edwards A.F.B. before they decided to moved the DC operations to Hill AFB in May of 71. Why move?? One of the drones went haywire and landed in the school yard at Rosmond High School The HH-53 could not snag it. Public outcry!! Gone was the program to Hill. I had a month left before my enlistment was up and I was going to get transferred one more time, I took leave and then got out. C-130's are a work horse, go HERC!!!! 11/01/2007 @ 09:24 [ref: 18368] |
| rolland Laver Fort Walton Beach, FL | Crewed DC-130E 61-2369 at Hill AFB until they were sent to Little Rock to be modified back into straight C-130Es. We also had 61-2364 and 61-2361 at Hill, until they too transferred to Little Rock. 06/29/2004 @ 22:13 [ref: 7719] |
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