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This airplane lands on pastures as well as on paved runways

Whether it’s a pasture – or a hacked-out jungle landing strip – or a section of hot desert sand – or ice or snow – Hercules works close to the action. In fact, the big propjet transport can get in and out of places that seem better suited to a little bush plane.

Throughout the free world, C-130 Hercules airlifters are becoming as famous for their increasing number of peaceful functions as for their vital military airlift missions.

True airlifter design continues to stand Hercules in good stead wherever it flies. Straight-in rear loading on a truckbed-height floor – plus rear-door, in-flight, outsize paradrops – and overall ruggedness, reliability, and rough-field landing and takeoff capability – continue to make it possible for Hercules to perform more and more different kinds of airlift work.

Today, nearly 700 Hercules airlifters – twenty-one different versions – are in service.

And more are on the way.

Lockheed Hercules

LOCKHEED-GEORGIA COMPANY: Marietta, Georgia, U.S.A. – A Division of Lockheed Aircraft Corporation 


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