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To Hercules,

This is just another runway.

Other planes may find this a little too slippery to be a runway.

Not Hercules. It lands on wheels or, at the flick of a switch, some models even change wheels for skis. So it can bring equipment and supplies to areas otherwise cutoff from any outside help.

But Hercules’ talents aren’t confined to just landing on ice. It also lands in jungle, sand, dirt and mud. Even runways as short as 2100 feet aren’t too short for this rugged airlifter.

There’s nothing confining about its cargo space either. It can carry pipe 60 feet long. Cargo loads up to 50,000 lbs.

And once Hercules lands, it doesn’t need ground-handling equipment to unload. It’s huge rear doors (9’ x 10’) open and a rear ramp lowers to the ground. So bulldozers, trucks and tractors can be rolled out intact and put right to work.

Hercules’ ability to land where others can’t is only one of the reasons 34 nations have purchased this timeless machine.

Whether it’s asked to land on a frozen waste or a muddy field, makes little difference.

To Hercules, it’s just another runway.

Lockheed-Georgia

A Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

Marietta, Georgia, U.S.A.