T he Lockheed C-130 Hercules has been "the" tactical transport aircraft of the United States Air Force and many of its allies and partners for decades. Today, it is found in servi ...

The C-130 Hercules still uses propeller engines because they suit the plane's usual tasks, which are short-haul, low-speed, ...

The C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for the various types of cargo such as ... Compared to older C-130s, the J model climbs faster and ... The aircraft also features fully integrated ...

The newest iteration of the C-130 is the "J" model (aka the Super Hercules), which was delivered to the Air Force in June 1998. The C-130J "family" boasts 11 different versions that can be used to ...

Retrofitted C-130 cargo plane can fly farther, faster and carry more fire retardant than other Cal Fire aircraft. ... The plane, a 1984 model acquired from the U.S. Coast Guard, ...

In 2019, the service halted flights of C-130H and C-130J model aircraft after discovering unusual cracks in the wing joints of at least two of its planes. The Air Force has flown C-130s since the ...

The C-130, a 1985 model acquired from the U.S. Coast Guard, is a type of plane used by the military since the 1950s as a workhorse to move soldiers, cargo even tanks and Jeeps.

California's latest weapon in the never-ending war against wildfires, a former military plane repurposed to drop fire retardant, has deployed on its first mission in Riverside County. CAL FIRE's ...