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**Data for each of these
characteristics can be
obtained by contacting
the EICO
Aviation Specialist
at the NAVFAC Criteria
Office.
|
 The
C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, affectionately known
world-wide as "Herky", is the workhorse of the military services.
Capable of landing and taking off from short, rough dirt runways, it
is a people and cargo hauler and is used in a wide variety of other
roles, such as gunships, weather watchers, tankers, firefighters and
aerial ambulances. There are more than 40 versions of the Hercules and
it is widely used by more than 50 nations. Two Navy LC-130 "Herkys"
are assigned to the National Science Foundation, equipped with skis
as well as wheels for operations in support of scientific research in
Antarctica. Deliveries of the C-130A to the U.S. military began in December
1956 and the first B models came on board in April 1959. The newest
is the H model.
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Aircraft Type |
Support |
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Aircraft Manufacturer
|
Lockheed
|
Engine Manufacturer |
Allison
|
Engine Number |
T56-A-7/16 |
Type of Landing Gear |
Single Tandem Tricycle |
Design Gear Load |
84,000 lbs. |
Design Tire Pressure |
95 psi |
Pass/Cov Ratio Channelized |
4.36 |
Pass/Cov Ratio Unchannelized |
8.56 |
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|
Wingspan |
132.6 ft |
Length (Overall) |
97.8 ft |
Height (Overall) |
38.3 ft |
Wheelbase |
32.0 ft |
Nose to centerline of main gear |
43.5 ft |
Wheel track (tread) |
14.3 ft |
Vertical clearance of inboard
engine at maximum weight |
5.8 ft |
Vertical clearance of outboard
engine at maximum weight |
6.5 ft |
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|
Minimum turning radius |
122.0 ft* |
Engine operating danger areas |
** |
Ground clearance |
120.0 ft |
Electrical Service |
• Maximum kVa by aircraft
for 400Hz distribution |
** |
Mechanical Service |
• Air starting system |
** |
• Preconditioned air |
** |
• Environmental control air |
** |
|
|
Min takeoff weight |
80 klbs |
Min takeoff distance with min
takeoff weight |
1400 ft |
Min takeoff distance with min
takeoff weight with abort distance |
1650 ft |
Max takeoff weight at peace-time |
155 klbs |
Max takeoff weight at war-time |
173 klbs |
min takeoff distance with max
takeoff weight |
** |
Min landing weight |
80 klbs |
Max landing weight |
173 klbs |
Min landing distance at min
landing weight |
1150 ft |
Min landing distance at max
landing weight |
2020 ft |
Peace-time weight
used for pavement evaluation |
-Takeoff weight |
143 klbs |
-Landing weight |
120 klbs
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