The C-130 Hercules is a military transport airplane designed for troops and vehicle transport and missions in several weather and combat conditions. It is used by almost every country´s air force worldwide, especially among European and NATO allies.
Its design is basic but also advanced due to the continuous modernization that affects the C-130 every decade since it has been flown since the first time during the 1950s. It consists in a big body with anti-gun fuselage prepared for carrying whatever it is need to deploy (troops, vehicles,etc) and wings connected to turboprop engines, providing the high maneuver capability this airplane is known for.
Other notorious part of the airplane is the landing gear, whose wheels and suspension allow the plane to land almost in any kind of terrain including dessert, snow and ice covered runways. The cockpit is updated every time that aeronautics and military tech companies create new software systems that modernize the machine, like the gun systems included in the AC-130 based on the original Hercules.
In conclusion, the C-130 Hercules is the ultimate plane created by Americans that has been flown and will continue its fly during the following decades
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