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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Length: 29.79 m</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Wingspan: 40.41 m</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Height: 11.73 m</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Weight 70,000 kg</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Engine: 4 Allison T-56-A-7/15 </div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Speed: 556 km/h</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Ceiling: 35,104 feet</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Range: 3,960 to 9,790 km</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Load: 17,320 kg or 92 passengers or 64 paratroops</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Crew: 2 pilots, 1 navigator, 1 flight engineer, 1 loadmaster</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Years Procured: 1960 to 1997</div> | ||
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|align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%"> | |align="left"|<div style="font-size: 80%">Quantity: 32 (5 configured for air-to-air refueling)</div> | ||
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The Lockheed-Martin C-130 Hercules tactical transport is arguably the most successful military transport aircraft program in the history of aviation. With its rear cargo ramp, rugged landing gear, good short-field performance and high ground clearance for engines/propellers, the C-130 was designed from day one to operate if necessary from unimproved airstrips in an active theatre of operations.
