Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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military transport aircraft tactical airlifter

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four‑engine turboprop military transport aircraft renowned worldwide for its versatility in tactical airlift, humanitarian missions, and special operations since the 1950s.

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Observed surface forms (24)

Surface form	Occurrences
C-130 Hercules	26
C-130J Super Hercules	4
C-130E	2
C-130H	2
Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules	2
AC-130 gunship series	1
C-130 aircraft	1
C-130A	1
C-130B	1
C-130J Super Hercules program	1
C-130T Hercules	1
CC-130 Hercules	1
EC-130 electronic warfare variants	1
HC-130 search and rescue variant	1
KC-130 tanker	1
KC-130J	1
Lockheed C-130 maritime patrol variants	1
Lockheed HC-130 variants	1
Lockheed KC-130 Hercules	1
Lockheed L-100 Hercules	1
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules	1
Lockheed WC-130 variants	1
MC-130	1
MC-130 special operations transport	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military transport aircraft ⓘ tactical airlifter ⓘ
aircraftCategory	fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ multi-role transport ⓘ
cargoCapacity	around 19,000 kg (depending on variant) ⓘ
cargoLoading	rear loading ramp ⓘ
conflictInvolvement	Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crew	5 (typical for transport variants) ⓘ
designedFor	United States Air Force ⓘ
designOrigin	post–World War II tactical transport requirement ⓘ
engineType	turboprop ⓘ
enteredServiceWith	United States Air Force ⓘ
firstFlight	1954-08-23 ⓘ
fuselageType	tubular semi-monocoque ⓘ
introduced	1956 ⓘ
landingGearType	tricycle retractable landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer	Lockheed Martin ⓘ surface form: Lockheed Lockheed Martin ⓘ
material	primarily aluminum alloy ⓘ
nicknamed	Hercules ⓘ
notableFeature	ability to operate from unprepared airstrips ⓘ rear cargo ramp for airdrop operations ⓘ short takeoff and landing capability ⓘ
numberOfEngines	4 ⓘ
paratroopCapacity	around 64 paratroopers (typical) ⓘ
passengerCapacity	around 92 passengers (typical transport configuration) ⓘ
powerplant	Allison T56 turboprop ⓘ
pressurization	pressurized fuselage ⓘ
primaryRole	military transport ⓘ
production	continuous production for decades ⓘ
productionStart	1954 ⓘ
propellerType	four-bladed constant-speed (early variants) ⓘ six-bladed composite (later variants) ⓘ
role	aerial firefighting ⓘ aerial refueling ⓘ airborne assault ⓘ humanitarian aid ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ special operations ⓘ strategic airlift (short to medium range) ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ
serviceCeiling	around 26,000–28,000 ft (depending on variant) ⓘ
status	in service ⓘ
tailConfiguration	conventional tail ⓘ
typicalCruiseSpeed	around 540–590 km/h ⓘ
typicalRange	over 3,800 km (depending on load and variant) ⓘ
usedBy	Canadian forces ⓘ surface form: Canadian Armed Forces Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ many air forces worldwide ⓘ
variant	Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: AC-130 gunship series Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: C-130A Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: C-130B Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: C-130E Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: C-130H Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: C-130J Super Hercules Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: EC-130 electronic warfare variants Lockheed C-130 Hercules self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: KC-130 tanker LC-130 ski-equipped variant ⓘ
wingConfiguration	high-wing ⓘ

Referenced by (63)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

M198 howitzer → airTransportableBy → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Polish Air Force → aircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Egyptian Air Force → aircraftInService → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Royal Thai Air Force → aircraftInService → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

15th Air Transport Wing → aircraftOperated → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

Royal Norwegian Air Force → aircraftTransport → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules

United Arab Emirates Air Force → equipment → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Cannon Air Force Base → hasAircraftType → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: MC-130

Aeronautics → hasMajorProgram → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

this entity surface form: C-130J Super Hercules program

Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson → hostsAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Hurlburt Field → hostsAircraftType → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: MC-130 special operations transport

Lockheed bribery scandals → involves → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

Lockheed Martin → majorProduct → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Royal New Zealand Air Force → notableAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

United States Navy aircraft → notableExample → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130T Hercules

Indian Air Force → notableTransportAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130J Super Hercules

Ala 31 → operates → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lockheed KC-130 Hercules

Kuwait Air Force → operates → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Kuwait Air Force → operates → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: KC-130J

Portuguese Air Force → operates → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Republic of China Air Force → operatesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Republic of Korea Air Force → operatesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Royal Danish Air Force → operatesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130J Super Hercules

Royal Saudi Air Force → operatesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Turkish Air Force → operatesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Royal Moroccan Air Force → operatesAircraftModel → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Air Mobility Command → operatesAircraftType → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Aeronautics → product → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland → standardTransportAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar → successor → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

Hawkei Protected Mobility Vehicle (Light) → transportableBy → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Argentine Air Force → usedAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Allison T56 turboprop → usedIn → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Allison T56

Allison T56 turboprop → usedIn → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Allison T56

this entity surface form: Lockheed HC-130 variants

Allison T56 turboprop → usedIn → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Allison T56

this entity surface form: Lockheed WC-130 variants

Allison T56 turboprop → usedIn → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Allison T56

this entity surface form: Lockheed L-100 Hercules

Allison T56 turboprop → usedIn → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Allison T56

this entity surface form: Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules

Allison T56 turboprop → usedIn → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

subject surface form: Allison T56

this entity surface form: Lockheed C-130 maritime patrol variants

Austrian Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Brazilian Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

French Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

Hellenic Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Operation Shader → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Romanian Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Royal Australian Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules

Royal Canadian Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: CC-130 Hercules

Royal Malaysian Air Force → usesAircraft → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

Chilean Air Force → usesAircraftModel → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules

Qatar Emiri Air Force → usesAircraftType → Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ

this entity surface form: C-130 Hercules