How wide is AC 130 fuselage?

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10 feet wide
FUSELAGE: The fuselage is a semimonocoque design and divided into a flight station and a cargo compartment. Seating is provided for each flight station. The cargo compartment is approximately 41 feet long, 9 feet high, and 10 feet wide.

Why is Hercules called Fat Albert?

The C-130 support aircraft for the U.S. Navy Air Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, is called “Fat Albert” or “Bert” for short. The name is originated from the popular 1970s cartoon Fat Albert. The Blue Angels use Fat Albert for cargo and personnel transport to the team’s popular airshows.

How many feet does a C-130 need to take off?

6,000 ft
The runway required for a fully loaded Hercules (155,000 lb) at sea level with zero wind and a temperature of 15C is 6,300 ft. At the same temperature, the Hercules would require 8,400 ft of runway and would be weight-limited to 145,000 lb when taking off from an airport elevation of 6,000 ft.

What does the C in C-130 stand for?

How big is an AC-130?

97 feet 9 inches long
The aircraft is 97 feet 9 inches long and 38 feet 3 inches tall. It has a wingspan of 132 feet 7 inches and a wing area of 1,745 sq. feet. Initially, the C-130 had a maximum speed of 384 mph and an un-refueled range of 2,450 miles with maximum load.

How many C-130s does the Navy have?

Only 10 of the 43 C-130s in the fleet are currently available for operations, according to Greg Kuntz, a spokesman for Naval Air Systems Command, or NAVAIR.

Does the Blue Angels have a C 130?

In a surprise announcement in May 2019, the Navy announced the C-130’s retirement after 17 years and 30,000 hours with the Blue Angels team. Fat Albert’s successor, a C-130J Super Hercules with the same esteemed nickname, made it home to NAS Pensacola in August 2020.

How many hours can a C130 fly without refueling?

Can a C130 fly without refueling? Despite its size, the plane is crewed by just four people: a pilot, a co-pilot, two flight engineers, and three loadmasters. Its extreme range – it can travel 7,000 miles without refueling – means it is often used for multiple crew members and has provisions for up to 15.

Can a C130 land on 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.

Why the C-130 is such a badass plane?

Designed to carry only 90 paratroopers, the Hercules’s belly was bursting with far more people than that. Its lone pilot, a VNAF major, pushed its four Allison T56 turboprops to full throttle and began his takeoff down the 10,000 foot runway. At the opposite end of the runway, the airplane still hadn’t taken wing.

Can a C-130 carry a tank?

The mission of C-130J (the modified variant of C-130 Hercules) is to perform tactical airlift operations. The aircraft is the primary source for airdropping arms, equipment, and troops in rough or hostile areas. It is capable of carrying around 93 combat troops along with tanks and other types of equipment.