The C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for the various types of cargo such as palletized equipment, floor-loaded material, ... The C-130J/J-30 also includes improved fuel, ...

The C-130 Hercule returns in a new doomsday role. ... and abrupt fuel loss, the crew of the KC-130 landed safely in a nearby cauliflower field with no serious injuries.

On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 Hercules aircraft. ... Amid heavy storms and low fuel, Hogg’s crew managed to land safely, ...

With plans to purchase the US-made expeditionary rocket system known as HIMARS, Australia wants to turn its C-130 cargo transports into a long-range precision strike system.

It’s a relatively new choice for rocket fuel, and it debuted in 2007 with a successful NASA engine test. Burning methane creates about 10 percent more specific impulse—the rocket equivalent of ...