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Description
| Notes: C-130E modified for weather reconnaissance. | ||
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | C-130 | |
| Designation: | WC-130 | |
| Version: | E | |
| Nickname: | Hercules | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Weather reconnaissance | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 97' 9" | 29.7 m | |
| Height: | 38' 3" | 11.6 m | |
| Wingspan: | 132' 7" | 40.4 m | |
| Wingarea: | 1,745.0 sq ft | 162.1 sq m | |
| Empty Weight: | 72,892 lb | 33,057 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 4 | ||
| Powerplant: | Allison T56-A-7A | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 4050 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 4,700 miles | 7,568 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 368 mph | 592 km/h | 320 kt |
| Max Speed: | 380 mph | 611 km/h | 330 kt |
| Climb: | 1,830 ft/min | 557 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 23,000 ft | 7,010 m | |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Mike Lycette Charleston, SC | I work on WC-130, 553,554,747,665 from June 1972 to Sept. 1973. Storm chasing to Clark AB, PI to Yokota AB, Japan Wake Is, and others was fun, educational and just plain fun 05/09/2013 @ 17:56 [ref: 67804] |
| Mike Lycette Charleston,, SC | I work on WC-130, 553,554,747,665 from June 1972 to Sept. 1973. Storm chasing to Clark AB, PI to Yokota AB, Japan Wake Is, and others was fun, educational and just plain fun 05/09/2013 @ 17:55 [ref: 67803] |
| Richard G. Wong Las Vegas, NV | I was stationed at Anderson AFB, Guam 1969-71 with the 54th WRS. I remember working on WC-130B/E's. Particularly tail # 553 and 554 WC-130E's. Also remember going TDY to Udorn RTAFB, Thailand. Great planes to work on, and good crews to work for! They were rugged as hell! Did a few runs to Misawa, Tachikawa(sp?)Japan coming home packed full of stuff from Japan for Christmas on Guam. Also remember one of two F-4's that a KC-135 crashed into. I was working on top of a 130 when it all happened. I don't think it took me 3 seconds to get from the top of that bird to the ground and hauling a_s! The KC-135 came to a stop on the grass that separated the runway from the parking ramp! Worked in the Avionics/Instrument shop. I think the front fuselage of #554 is in Southern Utah, just north of St. George in storage for a aircraft museum. Great memories, great plane! 09/05/2011 @ 15:26 [ref: 48605] |
| Screwchief Alton, NH | I used to work onn that bird as AAFB Guam circa 1977-1979.
Primary crewchief was a Sgt Thompson if I remember correctly. 02/24/2008 @ 11:47 [ref: 19769] |
| Screwchief Alton, NH | I used to work onn that bird as AAFB Guam circa 1977-1979.
Primary crewchief was a Sgt Thompson if I remember correctly. 02/24/2008 @ 11:46 [ref: 19768] |
| Joe Tabaco Ronkonkoma, NY | Please check out my web page at:
http://www.tabacofamily.com/jtabaco/wc130.asp to see the all the links to the Southern Utah Air Museum where a WC-130E is being restored. Or you can surf around yourself at: http://www.suam.org/ 10/05/2002 @ 16:33 [ref: 5822] |
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