L-100 Hercules and

the 9-minute men.

Airlift International’s ground crew in San Juan, Puerto Rico, has a right to be proud. On Oct 25, 1967, just 9 minutes after Flight 603 taxied in from New York, it was ready to leave for Miami – an unofficial world record for cargo plane turnaround. In, that time, the crew unloaded and loaded 44,364 lbs.

Of course, some credit goes to Hercules L-100 and its timesaving, money-saving features. On / off loading through its large rear doors is quick and simple – straight in, straight out. The L-100’s adjustable loading ramp (truck height to ground level) speeds operations and eliminates much expensive, complex ground-handling equipment. Palletized cargo glides in and out on its floor-mounted rolled tracks. And only Hercules carries intermodal shipping containers and outsized cargo that won’t fit into side-loading planes. Its rectangular “freight-shaped” interior cuts out waste space and holds up to 48,000 lbs. of cargo.

Now there’s a new Hercules  - the l-100-20. New engines make it 16 mph faster and its fuselage has been “stretched” by 100 niches increasing volume 20%. Lockheed is also developing the world’s largest plane – the L-500 Galaxy – to meet cargo demands of the future.

BUT WE DO KNOW

HOW IT WILL GET THERE.

New missile muscle

now for NATO bases!

The mighty Lockheed C-130 HERCULES can transport 90% of all types of missiles now operational with, and under development for the U. S. Armed Forces. The HERCULES will fly missile cargoes non-stop for distances over 3400 nautical miles, at cruse speed of 305 knots.

The rugged “go anywhere, haul anything” capabilities of America’s first prop-jet combat cargo carrier add new strength to NATO supply lines – at a time when these far-flung bases are more vital to the free world than ever before.

In addition to “beefing up” the global mobility of the Armed Forces, the HERCULES is making new friends for the United States by its prodigious feats. Example: a C-130 of the 322^nd Air Division, 317^th Troop Carrier Wing, Evreux-Fauville Air Base, France, transported a 28,700 pound generator from Laon, France, to where it was badly needed to supply electric power in Adana, Turkey – and flew the 1981 nautical miles non-stop in less than seven hours.

Like all Lockheed designed and built aircraft, the C-130 HERCULES can be counted upon to do its assigned jobs with outstanding ability, no matter how difficult the task

That’s why –

LOCKHEED

means leadership

Lockheed Aircraft Corporation

GEORGIA DIVISION, Marietta, Georgia, U. S. A.

Reference publication: Flight April 25th 1958

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Can perform all these 8 Feats of

HERCULES

1.     Load / unload simultaneously through rear cargo door (9 feet x 10 feet) and forward cargo door (6 feet x 6 ½ feet) at truck and dock level height.

2.     Provide efficient straight-in loading, drastically cutting cargo-dock to cargo-dock time – also readily adaptable to mechanical loading systems.

3.     Refuel at 600 U.S. gallons per minute with single-point refueling system (while cargo is being loaded / unloaded).

4.     Take off from short (4700-foot) runways at maximum take off weight.

5.     Climb 1760 feet per minute, and attain service ceiling of 26,400 feet, at normal power.

6.     Lift more than 44,000 pounds of cargo non-stop 1,750 miles with normal fuel reserve (or lift more than 32,000 pounds over 3,000 miles non-stop).

7.     Cruise at 350 miles per hour.

8.     Land fully loaded and stop within 3,050 feet.

Powered by four 4050 h. p. Allison (General Motors) 501-D22 engines, the mighty new 70-ton Hercules commercial cargo transport is America’s first propjet aircraft designed to carry the goods of the world in the Jet Age – and generate extra profits for airline operators.

LOCKHEED means leadership

GEROGIA DIVISION, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Marietta, Georgia, U. S. A.

Reference publication: Flight November 15th 1957

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ANNOUNCING THE NEW LOCKHEED

HERCULES

America’s first prop-jet air freighter to transport the goods of the world in the Jet Age

The new HERCULES air freighter is a more powerful, longer-range commercial version of Lockheed’s military C-130 the performance proved “go any place, haul anything” combat cargo carrier of the U.S. Air Force.

The first Jet Age aircraft specifically designed for air freight, the new HERCULES has a huge rear loading door – enabling it to swallow whole truckloads of assorted cargo. No other commercial cargo plane now available can match the HERCULES in fast loading and unloading – of all types of cargo, no matter how big or heavy.

Powered by four 4050 h.p. Allison (General Motors) 501D prop-jet engines, the mighty HERCULES can take off from or land on short runways and improvised fields, fully loaded. Wherever air freight is needed, any place in the world, the HERCULES can get it there in a hurry, at a profit to airline operators.

GEORGIA DIVISION, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Marietta, Georgia, U.S.A

LOCKHEED means leadership

Reference publication: Flight October 11th 1957

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HERCULES

America’s first prop-jet air freighter to transport the goods of the world in the Jet Age

The new HERCULES air freighter is a more powerful, longer-range commercial version of Lockheed’s military C-130 the performance proved “go any place, haul anything” combat cargo carrier of the U.S. Air Force.

The first Jet Age aircraft specifically designed for air freight, the new HERCULES has a huge rear loading door – enabling it to swallow whole truckloads of assorted cargo. No other commercial cargo plane now available can match the HERCULES in fast loading and unloading – of all types of cargo, no matter how big or heavy.

Powered by four 4050 h.p. Allison (General Motors) 501D prop-jet engines, the mighty HERCULES can take off from or land on short runways and improvised fields, fully loaded. Wherever air freight is needed, any place in the world, the HERCULES can get it there in a hurry, at a profit to airline operators.

GEORGIA DIVISION, Lockheed Aircraft Corporation, Marietta, Georgia, U.S.A

LOCKHEED means leadership