The military transport aircraft C-130 Hercules is a very old aircraft (with almost 70 years of service) characterized due to its wide versatility and great efficiency in all the operations this aircraft has taken place.
The Lockheed C-130 is fitted with four-engine turboprops that provide the plane the enough power to lift 34 tons. Although the Hercules is a cargo plane, it is not a very heavy one, allowing to modify its uses as much as necessary, for example the gunship AC-130 is no more than modified C-130 with a whole armory within it, prepared to ground attacks. The landing-gear system of the Hercules is an important part that deserves to talk about, because its high cushion capacity makes possible the take offs and landings in quite abrupt runways, and the landing-gear of this plane is also able to withstand emergency splashdowns. The crew is made up of 2 pilots and the maximum payload it can lift is a bit more of 40´000 lbs.
To sum up, this incredible airplane has been purchased and used for more than 60 countries in a big number of operations of all kinds, and there have only been 30 accidents in all these years.
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