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	C-130 Hercules - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop aircraft that serves as the main tactical airlifter for military forces worldwide.
		The C-130H-30 (Hercules C.3 in RAF service) is a stretched version of the original Hercules, achieved by inserting a 2.54 m plug aft of the cockpit and a 2.03 m plug at the rear of the fuselage.
		One of the most famous events involving the Hercules was the 1976 Entebbe raid in which Israeli commando forces carried a surprise assault to rescue 103 passengers of a hijacked airliner in Entebbe Airport, Uganda, Africa.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/C-130_Hercules (1266 words)

	WC-130 Hercules - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The WC-130 Hercules is a high-wing, medium-range aircraft flown by the Air Force Reserve Command for weather reconnaissance missions.
		The WC-130H Hercules is a modified version of the C-130 transport configured with computerized weather instrumentation for penetration of severe storms to obtain data on storm movements, dimensions and intensity.
		The WC-130B became operational in 1959, the E model in 1962, followed by the H model in 1964.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/WC-130_Hercules (540 words)

	Marine Corps News -> KC-130 Hercules spills the beans in combat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		AL ASAD, Iraq (May 30, 2004) -- The air was stifling inside the KC-130 Hercules aircraft as the loud hum of its rotors signaled the approach of the giant cargo plane.
		While in country, the two Hercules squadrons started working as one to accomplish their mission.
		The Hercules is capable of carrying more than 38,000 pounds of supplies almost 3,000 miles for aerial delivery.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200453063345 (1063 words)

	KC-130
		The Hercules is the only long-range assault support capability organic to the Marine Corps.
		This aircraft provides both fixed-wing and rotary-wing tactical in-flight refueling; rapid ground refueling of aircraft or tactical vehicles; assault air transport of air-landed or air-delivered personnel, supplies, and equipment; command-and-control augmentation; pathfinder and battlefield illumination; tactical aeromedical evacuation; and search and rescue support.
		The air-to-air refueling [AAR] height band is from 500 ft to 23,000 ft; speed range for the high speed fixed-wing drogue is 200 to 250 KIAS and for the low speed helicopter drogue is 105 to 130 KIAS.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/kc-130.htm (1418 words)

	Global Aircraft -- C-130 Hercules
		The C-130 Hercules is the West's most widely used and versatile military transport.
		The flexible design of the Hercules enables it to be configured for many different missions, allowing for one aircraft to perform the role of many.
		Much of the special mission equipment added to the Hercules is removable allowing the aircraft to revert back to its cargo delivery role if desired.
	www.globalaircraft.org /planes/c-130_hercules.pl (506 words)

	C-130 Hercules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		These ski-equipped Hercules were soon followed by 46 KC-130F models procured by the Marine Corps in 1962 for the dual role of assault transport and aerial tanker for fighter and attack aircraft.
		The Hercules, initially designed to specifications laid down by the USAF Tactical Air Command, first flew as the YC-130 in August 1954.
		The Hercules probably is the most versatile tactical transport aircraft ever built.
	www.history.navy.mil /planes/c130.htm (440 words)

	C-130 Hercules Cargo Aircraft Model Airplanes. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This Hercules on skis participated in "Operation Deep Freeze" - the U.S. Navy's exploration of the Antarctic land mass.
		The HC-130 Hercules is a long-range surveillance and transport, fixed-wing aircraft that is used to perform search and rescue, enforcement of laws and treaties including illegal drug interdiction, marine environmental protection, military readiness, and International Ice Patrol missions, as well as cargo and personnel transport.
		Lockheed's Hercules was the second type to be converted to gunship configuration (after the Douglas AC-47D) and the most capable.
	www.yellowairplane.com /Models_Bombers/airplane_models_C130.html (525 words)

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		The Hercules was stable, reliable, and had a long cruising range and high payload.
		The Navy was delighted to discover that even with the maximum load, the plane used only 745 feet for take-off and 460 feet for landing roll.
		From the accumulated test data, the Navy concluded that with the C-130 Hercules, it would be possible to lift 25,000 pounds of cargo 2,500 miles and land it on a carrier.
	forrestal.org /fidfacts/page18.htm (425 words)

	Naval Aviation News: VMGR-452 Yankees mobilize
		A reserve KC-130 Hercules squadron established in 1988, VMGR-452 is based at Stewart ANGB, N.Y., and derives its nickname from the New York Yankees.
		Landing on any surface that would serve as a suitable runway, the aircrews were adept at squeezing every ounce of performance from their Hercules.
		Flight operations in that region entail subjecting planes and personnel to blowing sand, often with the consistency of talcum powder, that spares no human or machine from its effect.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0IAX/is_1_87/ai_n8680983 (740 words)

	KC-130R
		The KC-130 Hercules has been a valued work horse for the Marine Corps since the Corps accepted the first KC-130F in March 1960.
		Of the three services, the Marine Corps are an important operator of the Hercules, obtaining its first examples during the late 1950s.
		Three basic versions have been purchased, beginning with the GV-1 (later redesignated the KC-130F) in the late 1950s and progressing via the KC-130R to the contemporary KC-130T.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/kc-130r.htm (380 words)

	New Basic Training Rules. Military humor & jokes. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A Marine KC-130 Hercules landed here early this morning winning an unprecedented cross-country race with a strategic airlift C-141.
		The Hercules had been running approximately four bases ahead of the Starlifter throughout the race due to various turns of events.
		Once the protest was accepted, the KC-130 was forced to fly the remainder of the race with ramp down and cargo door open, pulling deployed A-22 chutes behind the aircraft in addition to the low speed refueling drogues being extended.
	miljokes.com /a/jun01/070601.htm (576 words)

	MAG-16, 1st Recon jump into combat history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		A series of night vision images shows the exit of a group of pathfinder Marines from 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division, jumping from a KC-130 Hercules cargo plane into the night sky in western Iraq July 23.
		The reasoning behind the July 23 mission was along similar lines, according to Maj. Douglas B. Davis, Hercules aircraft commander, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 234, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
		Davis was in charge of the Hercules aircraft that delivered the group of six pathfinders to their destination.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/9_31/national_news/30634-1.html (1066 words)

	C-130 Hercules Lands on U.S.S. Forrestal
		When one reviews the encyclopedic range of accomplishments by the C-130 Hercules and its valiant aircrews over the years, surely one of the most astounding took place in October 1963 when the U.S. Navy decided to try to land a Hercules on an aircraft carrier.
		The Hercules was stable and reliable, with a long cruising range and capable of carrying large payloads.
		The aircraft, a KC-130F refueler transport (BuNo 149798), on loan from the U.S. Marines, was delivered on 8 October.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/c130_forrestal.asp (770 words)

	Factsheets : C-130 Hercules : C-130 Hercules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission.
		The aircraft is capable of operating from rough, dirt strips and is the prime transport for air dropping troops and equipment into hostile areas.
		Additionally, the C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for the various types of cargo such as palletized equipment, floor-loaded material, airdrop platforms, container delivery system bundles, vehicles and personnel or aeromedical evacuation.
	www.af.mil /factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID=92 (963 words)

	Reserve Marines Fly in Support of CJTF-HOA, OEF (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The KC-130 “Hercules” enables the helicopters to fly further than ever before by giving pilots an in-air gas station.
		For the Reserve Marines of VMGR-234, this is an opportunity to employ skills honed during Operation Northern Watch in Iraq during the early years of this decade.
		On top of their involvement with CSAR missions, the KC-130 squadron is also providing troop and supply transports, supporting civil affairs missions by providing aerial transportation and refueling helicopters in flight.
	www.mfr.usmc.mil /Archive/2004.04/vmgr234hoa.html (754 words)

	Defend America News Article - KC-130s: Bringing Fuel, Supplies, Troops to War
		The 24-year-old loadmaster from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron-352, based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., is currently deployed to augment the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) in Operation Enduring Freedom.
		The "Raiders" of VMGR-352 and VMGR-252, two Hercules C-130 squadrons based at Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, Calif., offer a "money-back guarantee" for services rendered in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
		She continued, "Without the KC-130s, operations during Operation Enduring Freedom would have been severely hampered, as many of these operations depended on our ability to take a mission on short notice and get the job done regardless of the time of day or the weather.
	www.defendamerica.mil /articles/mar2002/a031302a.html (1558 words)

	Tuesday, May 8, 2001
		Finally, the 50 U.S. and Filipino paratroops, who had been testing their combat readiness, showed off on Saturday what they practiced for two weeks: operating as a unified force.
		Apparently there was a lack of communication with the tower, observed one military official on the ground.
		On the next pass, a small aircraft took off from a nearby airstrip as the Hercules again neared the airfield.
	ww2.pstripes.osd.mil /01/may01/ed050801c.html (461 words)

	1968: The Definitive Year (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Photo from David Douylas Collection All enemy mortar shell impacts he/oil' a just-landed /Mamie Luckhsed KC-1 30 Hercules transport at the Khe Sanh airstrip.
		The workhorses of the fixed-wing air delivery effort were the Lockheed C-130 (or KC-130) Hercules, the Fairchild C-123 Provider, and the C-7 Buffalo, with cargo capacities of 15 tons, 5 tons, and 3 tons, respectively." VMGR-152 provided the KC-130s while the Air Force flew all three types of transports into Khe
		All the Marine Lockheed Hercules transports were configured as rcfuelers and were thus designated KC-130s rather than C-130s.
	ehistory.osu.edu /vietnam/books/1968/0479.cfm (500 words)

	Henderson Hall Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Marines were returning to Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma on Okinawa, Japan, from an annual training mission at the Air Force Training Center, St. Joseph, Mo., and had stopped over night at Wake Island.
		With the Coast Guard's KC- 130 down, the Marine crew was alerted for action.
		With time being crucial for the Japanese fishermen, the Marines were quickly in the air, headed toward the last known location of the burning vessel.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/archives/may30/hh_b053097.html (419 words)

	JS Online: 7 Marines killed when plane crashes in Pakistan
		A KC-130 Hercules (left) refuels two F/A-18s above Kuwait during Operation Southern Watch in this photo from the U.S. Marines.
		The KC-130 Hercules, a type of aircraft used to provide fuel for Marine air and ground units, slammed into the Siahan Range as it headed toward a military base 160 miles south of Pakistan's border with Afghanistan.
		The ill-fated Hercules had been on its landing approach to Shamsi airfield, 20 to 30 miles northeast of the town of Panjgur.
	www.jsonline.com /news/attack/jan02/11413.asp (808 words)

	C-130 Hercules
		When one reviews the encyclopedic range of accomplishments by the Hercules and its valiant aircrews over the years, surely one of the most astounding took place in October of 1963 when the U.S. Navy decided to try to land a Hercules on an aircraft carrier: Was it possible?
		From the accumulated test data, the Navy concluded that with the Hercules, it would be possible to lift 25,000 pounds of cargo 2,500 miles and land it on a carrier.
		A variant of the C-130 Hercules, Flatley's carrier plane made its last flight Tuesday from Miramar Marine Corps Air Station near San Diego to become part of the museum's outdoor aircraft display at Pensacola Naval Air Station.
	www.scenery.org /c-130.htm (1557 words)

	CNN.com - Pentagon investigates KC-130 crash - January 9, 2002
		As preparations continue on the transfer of Taliban and al Qaeda detainees to a U.S. naval base in Cuba, officials in the interim Afghan government admitted Wednesday that several top Taliban who surrendered have been released -- and may have left the country.
		A KC-130 Hercules aircraft destined for a forward operating base at Shamsi, Pakistan, just west of Quetta, crashed around 8:15 p.m.
		The plane was on a "multi-mission stop," said Maj. Chris Hughes, a Marine Corps spokesman in Kandahar.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/US/01/09/ret.frontlines.facts (794 words)

	Images \| Composite Maintenance Shops Ensure Birds Take Flight (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Lance Cpl. Ross T. Edgerley, powerlines mechanic, Marine Aerial Refueling Transport Squadron 234, reattaches spinners to the propellers of a KC-130 “Hercules.” Edgerley, a Dallas, Texas, native, routinely inspects the spinners, used to break up the wind before it hits the propellers, to ensure they are fully functional.
		VMGR-234 and VMGR-352 Maintenance crews rotate while working on the propellers of a KC-130 “Hercules” at Al Asad, Iraq, April 5.
		Maintenance Marines work around the clock to ensure any of the squadron’s six aircraft can be flown at anytime.
	www.marforres.usmc.mil /gallery/Image/maintmarines.html (276 words)

	War on Terror (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		With all of the integrated aviation assets, including KC-130 Hercules aircraft providing daily logistics runs for fuel and supplies as well as aerial refueling, the flexibility of the 13th MEU(SOC) proved valuable to the battles in Afghanistan.
		On March 26, the detachment's support to CJTF-Mountain was ended, and the flexible, capable and expeditionary force rejoined 13th MEU(SOC) ready for exercises or more combat operations in the Central Command theater of operations.
		During March when the commander in chief of the U.S. Central Command requested support from the 13th MEU(SOC) in the form of AH-1W Super Cobra and CH-53E Super Stallion helicopters for Anaconda—part of Operation Enduring Freedom—detachments from VMGR-352 and -234 answered the MEU's call.
	www.mca-marines.org /Leatherneck/jun02WarOnTerror.htm (2106 words)

	USAFE News Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Five U.S. Air Force aircraft are participating at the show, a first-time ever event for the U.S. military.
		On display are a C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, and F-16CJ Fighting Falcon.
		Five U.S. Air Force aircraft are on display: a C-130 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker, F-16CJ Fighting Falcon, F-15E Strike Eagle, and a B-52 Stratofortress is expected to arrive Aug. 20.
	www.usafe.af.mil /news/news03/uns03563.htm (281 words)

	asd_b.htm...Airborne Systems Development Group - Aerial Fuel Systems (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Twin 1800-Gallon Auxiliary Tank System is a roll-on/roll-off system for increasing fuel capacity for extended missions, bulk fuel transport, or refueling.
		The system supplies fuel to the aircraft through the existing refueling manifold for flight operations or to other aircraft tanks during ground transfer.
		ASD's new-technology MARS LCT is a roll-on/roll-off fuel tank system, which is capable of carrying up to 10,000 pounds of cargo on top of each tank.
	www.aerounion.com /asd/asd_b.asp (484 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Crashes highlight potential danger in Marines' aging airfleet (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Nine Marines have been killed in the U.S.-led war on terrorism, all of whom were based at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego.
		Seven Marines, including the first woman killed in action, died Jan. 9 when a KC-130 Hercules plane crashed in Pakistan – the largest death toll for American troops since the fighting began.
		The KC-130 Hercules model that crashed was introduced in 1976.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20020126-0855-ca-agingairfleet.html (867 words)

	Search Results for Hercules - Encyclopædia Britannica
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		Article by Shona Krchnak on the hero of the television series, Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.
	www.britannica.com /search?query=Hercules&submit=Find&source=MWTEXT (331 words)

	MAG-16, 1st Recon jump into combat history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The sun sets on a KC-130 Hercules from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadrons 234 and 352 at the airstrip at Al Taqaddum, Iraq, July 23.
		The whole evolution was a team effort by the recon Marines and aviation assets from Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing.
		The pathfinders' mission was to mark a DZ for a group of recon Marines who were dropped at a low altitude by two CH-46E Sea Knights.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1189078/posts (2075 words)

	Naval FORCE Aircraft Test Squadron Web Page - C-130 Hercules Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The AN/ARC-210 UHF/VHF radio set was developed by the Navy to provide tactical airborne Electronic Counter-Counter Measure (ECCM) communications in addition to normal communications.
		Several recent initiatives have mandated changes to the avionics suite currently carried aboard the KC-130 Hercules aircraft.
		CNO Policy Memorandum on Aircraft Safety System Avionics of 12 June 1998 re-issued the mandate for the installation of Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) on new and existing passenger-carrying Naval aircraft.
	force.navair.navy.mil /c130_projects.htm (925 words)

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