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Description
| Notes: Improved C-130A. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | C-130 | |
| Designation: | C-130 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Hercules | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
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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 | |
| Gross Weight: | 175,000 lb | 79,365 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 135,000 lb | 61,224 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison T56-A-7 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 4050 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 2,090 miles | 3,365 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 328 mph | 528 km/h | 285 kt |
| Max Speed: | 384 mph | 618 km/h | 334 kt |
| Climb: | 2,570 ft/min | 783 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 41,300 ft | 12,588 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Paul Tolzmann Albuquerque, NM | paul - Crew Chief 1979-1983,57-529 04/16/2010 @ 19:04 [ref: 26025] |
| Pete Giunchini SSGT North Bergen, NJ | I was a crew chief on 62-1797 and before that asst crew chief on 62-1828 Yokota AB Japan 65 to 67 Langley Field Va 67 to 68 03/18/2009 @ 17:27 [ref: 23974] |
| JOE st.cloud, MN | i was asst.crew chief on 57-0526 04/23/2008 @ 12:05 [ref: 20688] |
| mike , GA | 58-750 and some mor at Hickam AFB closed in 1986 6594th test group 11/29/2007 @ 08:07 [ref: 18713] |
| Sam McGowan Missouri City, TX | My experience with the B-model was as a loadmaster with the 29th Tactical Airlift Squadron - F Troop - out of Clark Field, Philippines from February 1969-September 1971. The B-model is my favorite of all of the Herks. It was as reliable as the E model and had better performance. Nearly all of my flying was in South Vietnam and since I was on a Commando Vault bomb crew, we were always going into short, forward fields when we weren't bombing. That year and a half flying Bs were the best of the 12 years I spent in the Air Force. 06/24/2007 @ 18:47 [ref: 16929] |
| Bob , PA | Gross and Max weight specs. seem backwards - I compared these to the numbers for the C-130H, which make more sense. 06/23/2004 @ 17:51 [ref: 7674] |
| Larry Froehlich March ARB, CA | Other know tail numbers:
60-956,957,958,960,968,969; 61-2647 01/25/2002 @ 22:38 [ref: 4185] |
| tony stubblefield , WA | richard you no what ever single aircraft has a wrong years on this web site buys 10/06/2001 @ 13:41 [ref: 3340] |
| Richard E. Buys , PA | Designation beginning period should read 1952, Not 1925. 06/27/2001 @ 10:13 [ref: 2534] |
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