The C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for the various types of cargo such as palletized equipment, floor-loaded material, airdrop platforms, container delivery system bundles, vehicles and ...

The largest aircraft ever to land on an aircraft carrier was the Lockheed C-130, a cargo transport plane never designed for carrier operations. The US Navy wanted to test the limits of strategic ...

The C-130 Hercules marked 70 years of service in 2024 ... Initially designed as a medium cargo plane capable of landing on short, confined runways, the aircraft has expanded its capabilities ...