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The airlifter that keeps getting better and better

Hercules began its airlift life with a simple, functional design that has become almost timeless — high wings, low cargo deck, huge rear doors for fast loading and unloading. But within that classic airlift shape, Lockheed has improved Hercules from nose to tail.

That's one reason countries and airlines keep buying Hercules. All told, 41 nations have chosen this workhorse of the air.

There's another reason they keep choosing Hercules. Its efficient turboprop engines use only about half the fuel of contemplated airlifters with fanjet engines. Fuel economy can save hundreds of thousand of dollars over the life of each Hercules.

Some of the improvements in Here's performance and systems are shown above. Those and other state-of-the-art advances mean that the Hercs now rolling off Lockheed assembly lines will be airlifting well into the

21st century. Hercules. The world's biggest airlift bargain.

LOCKHEED HERCULES

Lockheed-Georgia Company

 

Cruse speed up 11%

New improved hydraulic pump

Engine power up 20%

Payload up 20%

New state-of-the-art avionics from nose to tail

New autopilot

Range up 52%

New auxiliary hydraulic pump

New fuel-thrifty Allison engines

Improved anti-skid system

New air conditioning system

New integrated flight director system

New APO-122 radar      1977


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