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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed |
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| Base model: | GV | ||
| Designation: | GV | ||
| Version: | -1 | ||
| Nickname: | Hercules | ||
| Designation System: | U.S. Navy / Marines | ||
| Designation Period: | 1958-1962 | ||
| Basic role: | Tanker | ||
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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: | 69,300 lb | 31,428 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 135,000 lb | 61,224 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison T56-A-16 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 4910 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 1,000 miles | 1,610 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 328 mph | 528 km/h | 285 kt |
| Max Speed: | 380 mph | 611 km/h | 330 kt |
| Climb: | 2,570 ft/min | 783 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 41,300 ft | 12,588 m | |
Operators (Past and Present)
| USMC | VMGR-152 | Futemma | Okinawa |
| USMC | VMGR-252 | Cherry Point | SC |
| USMC | VMGR-352 | El Toro | CA |
| USMC | VMGRT-253 | Cherry Point | SC |
| USN | VR-22 | Rota | Spain |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Larry Bassett Fayetteville, AR | I recall Fred Fisher as a navigator in VMGR 352 when I arrived as a navigator from MCAS Cherry Point in early October 1962. Was deployed to pick up Marines at Pendleton 22 NOV 62 in support of Caribbean operations (148246) (Cuba Crisis) including pick up of Marines on Vieques (STOL) from Roosevelt Roads PR on 24 NOV62 and return to Rosie Roads.
Great experiences in a now no longer existent MC MOS with a remarkably versatile workhorse, the GV-1 (C-130), during its earliest days. 01/25/2015 @ 20:07 [ref: 68905] |
| Craig Weeks Vancouver, WA | Interesting comment by George Cullins. I was the navigator on that flight. It occurred on December 22, 1961. The aircraft was 148895 and the block to block time was 11.4 hours, which we were told was a record for the aircraft. Lt. Gen. Roberts as a VIP aboard. 08/24/2010 @ 09:01 [ref: 29354] |
| Craig Weeks Vancouver, WA | VMR352 in El Toro, CA became VMGR352 in May 1961 when the GV-1 first arrived. Col. R.O. White was the CO. Lockheed had a check pilot by the name of D. B. White on site and he did many of the line checks as the squadron pilots got up to speed.
As the GV-1s arrived, the R5Ds were reassigned to, I believe, reserve units. On November 14, 1961 all the VMGR352 GV-1s repositioned to Iwakuni, Japan, via Barbers Point and Wake Is. arriving on the 17th of the month. Upon our arrival, the squadron's name became VMGR152. I don't know when the squadron was reassigned to Futema, but as of February 1964 - when I got out of the Corps - the aircraft were still based at Iwakuni. In November 1962 the GV-1 designation was changed to KC-130F. I was a navigator and the foregoing are taken from notes in my flight log book. 08/24/2010 @ 08:52 [ref: 29353] |
| david n buckner lexington, VA | In the summer of 62 I was a LCpl in the old 13th Infantry Bn , USMCR . We met for drills in the Washington Navy Yard. That summer we were scheduled to do our summer camp in Vieques. On departure day we trucked to the Anacostia Naval Air Station to board the nearly new GV-1s. Many hours later, we were passing Cuba and were buzzed by Cuban fighters. A lot of rushed aft to look out the window . Seconds later the crew chief came running up ordering us forward. The pilot had been watching the nose moving up and us nearing stall.
I've flown in the Herc on many more occasions and it remains the only plane I really feel comfortable with . 03/15/2009 @ 08:33 [ref: 23954] |
| George H Cullins Carlsbad, CA | While with VMGR 152, in the period of 1962/63, I flew from Kadina. Okinawa to NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii non-stop. We had one hell of a tail wind to start. With 152 we flew that aircraft over weight, Max design gross then was 135K lbs. I flew it once at 155K lbs. With just 6 a/c in the Squadron and called upon to perform missions assigned we had to deviate now and then. The A/C was proven to be completely under rated at that time.
I lost the #4 engine and set down at NAHA, Okinawa. With the shortage of A/C I dumped all passengers and flew the A/C back to Iwakuni with that engine feathered. OUR Enginering crew replaced that engine that evening and I was back on the road the next morning. In my mind the GV-1 (C-130) was the most under rated A/C then and probably even today. The new "J" model, with the Auto feather. If there was a circuit breaker for that part I would have it pulled all of the time because no one but me decided whether to feather any A/C I am flying. 12/16/2005 @ 12:56 [ref: 12000] |
| Fred E. Fisher Delhi, CA | I served with VMGR-352 from 12 June 1962 to 2 Jan 1964 as a Navigator on the then brand new KC-130s. As I join the "oldest breed" the memories come flooding back. She is still affectionately,"The Pregnant Duck". Semper Fi, Fred E. Fisher 04/12/2005 @ 02:04 [ref: 9933] |
