The C-130 Hercules is an airplane designed in 1950 by an United Estates company called Lookhed Martin and it is still used by many armies from many different countries all over the world. Indeed the spanish army has six or seven units of this airplane.It is a medium-heavy transport airplane with four turboprops that make it fast. Its big cabin is full of bottoms due to the many functions this airplane has. This airplane can transport vehicles, materials to construct camps, food and health supplies and even paratroopers.
It is also used in operations related to drug dealing and for rescue missions due to the radars, sensors and cameras integrated in the airplane. So that makes the C-130 Hercules one of the most useful airplanes in the world, because it can do many different tasks deploying from many different countries. Its perfect landing gear let it take off from many surfaces like sand, soil, and even snow. It is operated by twenty or twenty one operators, those are pilots, cameramen, gunners, ingeniers…
About its characteristics, it can reach a maximum speed of 800 miles per hour, transport 21.000 kg, and fly without air-refuelling ay a medium speed for 10 hours. Its aerodynamic tail gives it stability.More over, this airplane can transport and drop bombs and carry machineguns.
All in all, this is a world wide loved airplane by all the aviation freaks and all the armies that use it because of its capabilities
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