The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service ... Basic and specialized versions of the aircraft perform a range of missions, including airlift ...

The Hercules has many tricks, one of which is external rocket pods, which enable it to get off the snow while operating on ...

Flying into a hurricane's powerful winds on purpose may seem crazy. But intrepid pilots have been doing it for decades to get ...

Lockheed's C-130 Hercules landed on an aircraft carrier in 1963, setting a record as the largest and heaviest aircraft to do so. The aircraft conducted 29 touch-and-go and 21 full-stop landings ...

Since its first flight in 1954, the C-130 Hercules has become an icon of aviation history. 1 This versatile turboprop ...

These heavily armed aircraft incorporate side ... is the third generation of C-130 gunships. All gunships evolved from the first operational gunship, the AC-47 The AC-130 gunship has a combat ...

2019 No one was injured when the nose gear for a C-130J Super Hercules collapsed while the aircraft was on the tarmac at Little Rock Air Force Base, said Tim Boyer, a spokesman for the 19th ...

The AC-130J Ghostrider gunship is the newest version of the historic AC-130 aircraft, which dates back to the Vietnam War. Unlike C-130s, which are meant to carry cargo and troops, the AC-130 ...