Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting.
More than 15 percent of the approximately 2,350 Lockheed C-130 Hercules production hulls have been lost, including 70 by the US Air Force and the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Not all US C-130 losses have been crashes, 29 of those listed below were destroyed on the ground by enemy action or other non-flying accidents. [1] [2]
C-130 Hercules: United States transport C-130H: 153 [2] C-130J Super Hercules: United States tactical airlifter: C-130J: 198 aircraft (maximum number of aircraft planned for deployment) Of these, 172 are in active service and the remaining 26 are on order. [4] C-146 Wolfhound: Germany: transport C-146A: 20 [4] HC-130J Super Hercules: United ...
During a recent training exercise, the United States Air Force landed two C-130 aircraft, including the AC-130J Ghostrider, on a four-lane highway in Arkansas.
The AC-130 also holds the record for the longest sustained flight by a C-130. From 22 to 24 October 1997, two AC-130U gunships flew 36 hours nonstop from Hurlburt Field, Florida to Daegu International Airport, South Korea, being refueled seven times by KC-135 tanker aircraft. This record flight beat the previous record longest flight by over 10 ...
AC-130H Spectre [8] AC-130W: 17th Special Operations Squadron: Kadena AB "Shadow" MC-130J Commando II [9] Inactivated in 2020 18th Special Operations Squadron: Phan Rang AB: AC-119K Stinger: 31 December 1972 19th Special Operations Squadron: Hurlburt Field: AC-130, MC-130, U-28A [10] 20th Special Operations Squadron: Cannon AFB "Green Hornets"
The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest version of the C-130 Hercules, and the only model currently in production. As of March 2022, 500 C-130J aircraft have been delivered to 26 operators in 22 countries. [1]
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate