Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a transport military aircraft of a well-known American manufacturer, which has been produced since 1996. Like other transport military aircraft, it is a turboprop model, in this case a four-engine one.
Technical parameters Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
| National origin | United States |
| Role | Military transport, aerial refuelling |
| First flight | 5 April 1996 |
| Introduction | 1999 |
| Produced | 1996–present |
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| Developed from | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
| Crew | two pilots, and one loadmaster are minimum crew |
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| Cargo bay width | 10 ft (3.05 m) |
| Cargo bay length | 41 ft (12.50 m) |
| Cargo bay height | 9 ft (2.74 m) |
| Length | 97 ft 9 in (29.79 m) |
| Height | 38 ft 10 in (11.84 m) |
| Wingspan | 132 ft 7 in (40.41 m) |
| Payload main | 42,000 lb (19,051 kg) |
| Wing area | 1,745 sq ft (162.1 m2) |
| Max takeoff weight | 155,000 lb (70,307 kg) |
| Empty weight | 75,562 lb (34,274 kg) |
| Propellers | 6-bladed Dowty R391 composite constant-speed fully-feathering reversible-pitch propellers |
| Powerplant | 4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp (3,458 kW) each |
| Cruise speed | 348 kn (400 mph, 644 km/h) |
| Maximum speed | 362 kn (417 mph, 670 km/h) — Mach 0.59 at 22,000 ft (6,706 m) altitude |
| Service ceiling | 28,000 ft (8,500 m) with 42,000 lb (19,051 kg) payload |
| Range | 1,800 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,300 km) at max normal payload (34,000 lb (15,422 kg)) |
| Absolute ceiling | 40,386 ft (12,310 m) |
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
