# Lockheed C-130 Hercules
Author: ElLobo

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_C-130E Hercules. Foto: Tech. Sgt. Howard Blair, USAF. Bild från [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules.jpg)._

  

**Lockheed C-130 Hercules** är ett fyrmotorigt transportflygplan med turbopropmotorer. 

  

Spännvidd: ca 40 m

Längd: ca 30 m

Maxhastighet: 320 knop (592 km/h)

Tillverkare: Lockheed och senare Lockheed Martin

Konstruktör: Willis Hawkins  

  

_Länkar:_

[Wikipedia en](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-130)  

[Wikipedia sv](http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-130)

## Comment 1
Author: ElLobo

Vår svenska variant betecknas TP 84 och beskrivs i en egen artikel.

_Länk_: [Tp 84, Lockheed C-130 Hercules](http://flyg.ifokus.se/articles/5126b467ce12c427fe001431-tp-84-lockheed-c-130-hercules)

## Comment 2
Author: ElLobo

**US hands over first two C-130H aircraft to Afghanistan Air Force**

The US has delivered two C-130H Hercules military transport aircraft to the Afghanistan Air Force (AFF) during a formal ceremony at the Kabul International Airport (IAP) in Afghanistan.  

_Länk_: [US hands over first two C-130H aircraft to Afghanistan Air Force](http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newsus-hands-over-first-two-c-130h-aircraft-to-afghanistan-air-force)