How many c130s have crashed?

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. From 1967 to 2005, the Royal Air Force (RAF) recorded an accident rate of about one Hercules loss per 250,000 flying hours.

How much does it cost to build a c130?

Since 1954, Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) has built and sold nearly 2,500 C-130 Hercules transports. At an average cost of $30 million per unit, each one generated nearly as much revenue for Lockheed as the $38 million F-14 did for its builder, Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC).

What caused C-130 crash?

Investigation. The investigation carried out by the USAF found the root cause of the crash to be pilots error following an engine malfunction. During the takeoff roll, engine number 1 (the left outboard engine) experienced performance fluctuations which went unnoticed until after takeoff.

Can a C-130 takeoff from an aircraft carrier?

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. Even so, the idea was considered a bit too risky for the C-130 and the Navy elected to use a smaller COD aircraft.

What was the purpose of the C-130 Hercules?

The Hercules has been used to drop bombs, retrieve satellites in midair, conduct reconnaissance and attack ground targets with cannons. Some models are flown as commercial transports. The C-130 has the longest, continuous military aircraft production run in history and one of the top three longest, continuous aircraft production lines of any type.

How tall is a C-130J Hercules helicopter?

The C-130J-30 is a stretched version of the C-130J adding 15 feet to the fuselage and increasing usable space (two more pallets of equipment) in the cargo compartment. C-130J-30 – 17.1 Minutes Time to Climb to 28,000 ft (164k Lb.) The KC-130J is capable of refueling both tactical aircraft, helicopters and tilt-rotors.

Where was the Lockheed C-130E 2460 destroyed?

C-130E 2460 of the Brazilian Air Force (1 Esquadrão, 1 Grupo) was destroyed at Formosa, 60 kilometers northeast of Brasília, Brazil, when ammunition load caught fire in the air.

When was the C-130 Hercules first flown in Australia?

Learn about our national research and development operations centre for our current research portfolio in Australia. It can be said without fear of contradiction that the C-130 Hercules is one of the most important aircraft in aviation history. Since its first flight in 1954, the Hercules has been everywhere and done just about anything.