Aircraft family

C-130 Hercules / L-100 family

C-130 Hercules / L-100 family covers military transport / civil freighter aircraft in the Lockheed portfolio. The entry is imported from the McDonnell Douglas / Lockheed / Bombardier technical workbook and organized by family and derivative variant.

Overview

Advantages

High-wing four-engine turboprop tactical transport
Rear cargo ramp and roll-on/roll-off floor
Short and rough-field operation

Limitations

Slower than jet transports
Cabin/cargo environment less comfortable than passenger aircraft
Older T56 variants have noise/maintenance burden
Payload/range lower than strategic airlifters
Military configuration not optimized for commercial passenger service

Identification

Detailed identification notes are being prepared for this entry.

Aircraft line

FamilyC-130 Hercules / L-100 family

Explore models

C-130A/B/E/HEngine family: 4 × Allison T56-A seriesView entry C-130JEngine family: 4 × Rolls-Royce AE2100D3View entry KC-130Engine family: 4 × T56 or AE2100D3 depending variantView entry L-100 / L-100-20 / L-100-30Engine family: 4 × Allison 501-D22 / T56 civil derivativeView entry

Technical notes

High-wing four-engine turboprop tactical transport
Rear cargo ramp and roll-on/roll-off floor
Short and rough-field operation
Many mission variants including tanker and special operations
C-130J adds AE2100D3 engines and modern avionics

Related photography

More photographs of this family will appear here as they are catalogued.

Sources

FAA Dynamic Regulatory System TCDS database EASA Type Certificate and TCDS database EASA CRJ TCDS example