Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules

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The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military
transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130
Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. As of February 2018,
400 C-130J aircraft have been delivered to 17 nations.

The C-130J is the newest version of the C-130 Hercules and the only model still
in production.

Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J-model
features considerably updated technology. These differences include new
Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprop engines with Dowty R391 composite scimitar
propellers, digital avionics (including head-up displays (HUDs) for each pilot),
and reduced crew requirements. These changes have improved performance over its
C-130E/H predecessors, such as 40% greater range, 21% higher maximum speed, and
41% shorter takeoff distance. The J-model is available in a standard-length or
stretched -30 variant.

As a cargo and airlift aircraft, the C-130J's crew includes two pilots and one
loadmaster (no navigator or flight engineer), while specialized USAF variants
(e.g., AC-130J, EC-130J, MC-130J, HC-130J, WC-130J) may have larger crews, such
as navigators/Combat Systems Officers or other specialized officer and enlisted
air crew. The U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J uses a crew chief for expeditionary
operations. The C-130J's cargo compartment is approximately 41 feet (12.5 m)
long, 9 feet (2.74 m) high, and 10 feet (3.05 m) wide, and loading is from the
rear of the fuselage. The aircraft can also be configured with the "enhanced
cargo handling system". The system consists of a computerized loadmaster's
station from which the user can remotely control the under-floor winch and also
configure the flip-floor system to palletized roller or flat-floor cargo
handling. Initially developed for the USAF, this system enables rapid role
changes to be carried out and so extends the C-130J's time available to complete
taskings.

Lockheed Martin received the launch order for the J-model from the RAF, which
ordered 25 aircraft, with first deliveries beginning in 1999 as Hercules C4
(C-130J-30) and Hercules C5 (C-130J). The standard C-130J had a flyaway cost of
US$62 million in 2008.


Role
Military transport, aerial refuelling

National origin
United States

Manufacturer
Lockheed Martin

First flight
5 April 1996

Introduction
1999

Status
In service

Primary users
United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
Royal Air Force
Indian Air Force
See Operators section for others

Produced
1996–present

Number built
400 as of February 2018

Unit cost

US$67.3 million (flyaway cost, USAF, FY2014)
US$100–167 million (avg. cost, international sales)

Developed from
Lockheed C-130 Hercules

Operational history

The Super Hercules has been used extensively by the USAF and USMC in Iraq and
Afghanistan. Canada has also deployed its CC-130J aircraft to Afghanistan.

C-130Js from several countries have been deployed in support of the US Operation
Odyssey Dawn and NATO's Operation Unified Protector during the 2011 Libyan civil
war.

From the first flight on 5 April 1996 to 30 April 2013, 290 C-130J Super
Hercules aircraft operated by 13 nations surpassed 1 million flight hours.

In January 2013, it was reported that some of Canada's CC-130J transports had
counterfeit Chinese microchips in their cockpit displays that were made by an
American Lockheed contractor L3 Communications. These parts are more likely to
fail and result in failures such as blank instrument screens during flight. A
14-month investigation by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee concluded
that counterfeit parts in the Hercules and other American-made military
equipment are prone to failure with potentially "catastrophic consequences." The
U.S. congressional investigation reported the fake Hercules microchips were
originally made by the Korean electronics giant Samsung in the 1990s, and more
than a decade later, had been recycled, refurbished and remarked to appear
genuine by a different supplier from China. Samsung later stated that "it is not
possible to project the reliability" of the altered parts. The U.S.
investigation reported that the problems on the Hercules first came to light in
2010 when the instrument panel failed on a USAF aircraft during active duty.

On 20 August 2013, the Indian Air Force performed the highest landing of a
C-130J at the Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip in Ladakh at the height of 16,614 ft
(5,064 m).

Specifications (C-130J)

General characteristics
Crew: 3 (two pilots, and one loadmaster are minimum crew)
Capacity:

92 passengers (128 for C-130J-30) or
64 airborne troops (92 for C-130J-30) or
6 pallets (8 pallets for C-130J-30) or
74 litter patients with 5 medical personnel (97 litters for C-130J-30)
2–3 Humvees, or 1 LAV III (with turret removed) or an M113 armored personnel
carrier

Cargo bay length: 41 ft (12 m)
Cargo bay width: 10 ft (3 m)
Cargo bay height: 9 ft (3 m)
Payload main: 42,000 lb (19,051 kg)
C-130J-30 44,000 lb (19,958 kg)Length: 97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)

C-130J-30 112 ft 9 in (34.4 m)Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.41 m)
Height: 38 ft 10 in (11.84 m)
Wing area: 1,745 sq ft (162.1 m2)
Airfoil: root: NACA 64A318; tip: NACA 64A412
Empty weight: 75,562 lb (34,274 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 155,000 lb (70,307 kg)

C-130J-30 164,000 lb (74,389 kg)Powerplant: 4 × Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop
engines, 4,637 shp (3,458 kW) each
Propellers: 6-bladed Dowty R391 composite constant-speed fully-feathering
reversible-pitch propellers

Performance
Maximum speed: 362 kn (417 mph, 670 km/h)
Cruise speed: 348 kn (400 mph, 644 km/h)
Range: 1,800 nmi (2,100 mi, 3,300 km) at max normal payload (34,000 lb (15,422
kg))
Service ceiling: 28,000 ft (8,500 m) with 42,000 lb (19,051 kg) payload
Absolute ceiling: 40,386 ft (12,310 m)




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