The C-130T Hercules is a multi-mission medium-lift transport aircraft supporting Naval Air Facility Washington at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. Its mission includes transporting personnel, equipment and supplies, and conducting aeromedical evacuations.
The legacy C-130T Hercules is a medium-sized multi-role, multi-mission transport aircraft supporting U.S. Navy operations world-wide. Naval Reserve C-130T aircraft fulfill the Navy Unique Fleet Essential Airlift mission to provide the last logistic mile in support operations to forward deployed Naval Forces.
The Navy has modified most of the four bladed legacy C-130T aircraft with an eight bladed NP-2000 propeller system.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Aerial refueling, tactical passenger and cargo airlift
Contractor: Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company, Marietta, Georgia
Unit Cost: C/KC-130T Average $44.1 million; KC-130J $78.3M $83M
Propulsion: C/KC-130T Four Allison T-56-A-16 engines; C/KC-130J Four Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines and four 6-bladed Dowty R391 propellers
Length: 97 feet 9 inches (29.3 meters).
Height: 38 feet 3 inches (11.4 meters)
Wingspan: 132 feet 7 inches (39.7 meters)
Weight: Maximum takeoff weight – C/KC-130T 155,000 pounds (69,750 kg); C/KC-130J 165,000 pounds (74,389 kg)
Airspeed: 374 mph (Mach 0.57, 604.4 kmh) at 20,000 feet
Ceiling: 33,000 feet with 100,000 pounds (45,000 kg) payload
Range: 2,350 miles (2,050 nautical miles, 3,770 km) with max payload; 2,500 mi (2,174 nautical mi, 4,000 km) with 25,000 pounds (11,250 kg) cargo; 5,200 mi (4,522 nautical mi, 8,320 km) with no cargo
Crew: Four, two pilots, navigator, flight engineer