Lockheed L-100 Hercules

what is it?

The Lockheed L-100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft made by the Lockheed Corporation. Its first flight occurred in 1964. Longer L-100-20 and L-100-30 versions were developed; despite this, L-100 production ended in 1992 with 114 aircraft delivered.

🔎How to recognise it: 4 turboprops · 40.4 m wingspan

base stats

• speed 570 km/htop speed
• range 2,470 kmwithout refuelling
• size 70.3 tmax take-off weight
• built 114made in total

Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).

fun facts

• 🎂First flew 62 years ago, in 1964.
• 🏎️Top speed is 4.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
• 🚗Wingspan of 40.4 m: about 9 cars parked nose to tail.
• 🐘Fully loaded it can weigh as much as 12 African elephants (~6 t each).
• 🌍Range of 2,470 km: 14× Amsterdam to Brussels.

turboprop: A jet-style turbine turning a propeller: efficient on short hops.

spec sheet

first flight

1964-04-20

introduced

1965

status

still flying

number built

114

role

civilian cargo aircraft

origin

🇺🇸 United States

makers

Lockheed Corporation

engines

4× Allison 501-D22A

crew

3

length

34.4 m

wingspan

40.4 m

height

11.7 m

max take-off weight

70.3 t

top speed

570 km/h

cruise speed

541 km/h

range

2,470 km

ceiling

7,000 m

wings

monoplane

ICAO code

C130

Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.

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