Meet the blue angels Jun 28, 2008
The team is the Navy's premier recruiting tool, and travels around the world today in the F/A-18 Hornet, along with their special transport, a C-130 Hercules "Fat Albert" outfitted with rocket packs to get it in the air off a short runway. The team is scheduled to perform at 3 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at Airshow 2008 at the Huntville International Airport. (AL.com)
Airbus unveils carbon fibre plane Jun 26, 2008
The A400M will replace the ageing fleet of C-130 Hercules that see action daily in Afghanistan and Iraq. After two decades of political posturing and technical problems, Airbus have to get this plane right. (BBC News -- UK)
Airbus unveils new A400M military transport plane Jun 26, 2008
The hulking, gray aircraft with a black nose and four black propellers is designed to replace Lockheed Martin Corp.'s aging C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force as well as the retired C-160 Transall transport aircraft developed by a French and German consortium. Airbus parent company EADS says the new plane represents the most ambitious military procurement program ever undertaken in Europe. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Europe unveils delayed A400M military plane Jun 26, 2008
The A400M was designed as Europe's answer to the ageing Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a powerful workhorse made to ship troops and equipment into the world's most rugged hotspots. The sale of 180 A400M's to a block of seven European nations -- Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, Luxembourg and Turkey -- in 2003 was the continent's biggest ever single arms order. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
French company hoping to sell artillery guns to India Jun 18, 2008
Developed after the experience of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Aravis can be transported by the C-130 Hercules which will shortly be inducted in the Indian armed forces. We can bring it for tests by October 1, should India desire that, offers Alain Marchand, the company s business development manager for Asia. (Hindu)
Mohammed Hanif's 'A Case of Exploding Mangoes' Jun 14, 2008
That on Aug. 17, 1988, after inspecting a tank demonstration in the Punjab, Zia boarded a C-130 Hercules - "Pak One" - to fly back to Islamabad. That he was accompanied on board by a number of his senior army generals, as well as by the American ambassador to Pakistan, Arnold Raphel. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Community Resource Bank names Florence president Jun 9, 2008
Blakeley, who attended The Citadel, served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War and logged more than 1,500 flying hours aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft. Blakeley has long been active in the Florence community and serves on a number of community and business boards, including that of the Florence Chamber of Commerce and the Francis Marion Center for the Performing Arts. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Wyoming pilot with one leg continues to fly May 21, 2008
He flies a C-130 Hercules for the Wyoming Air National Guard's 187th Airlift Squadron, which is part of the 153rd Airlift Wing. But his uniqueness is not due to his abilities as a pilot, though his co-workers say he is exceptional. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Fraud unit digs into Olmert's past May 14, 2008
Burmese service members form a line to unload water supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft at Rangoon International Airport in Myanmar on May 12, 2008. The shipment of water, mosquito nets and blankets arrived on the first of three planned relief flights to provide aid to citizens devastated by Tropical Cyclone Nargis. (United Press International)
Bloated corpses pile up; first U.S. aid flight arrives in Myanmar May 13, 2008
The first airlift, a C-130 Hercules loaded with 28,000 pounds of supplies, including water, mosquito netting and blankets, landed in Myanmar about 2 p.m.. Two more U.S. Air Force planes are expected to arrive in Myanmar Tuesday with more humanitarian supplies. (Yahoo News -- Myanmar)
US Ships Head For Myanmar As Officials Decry Delay May 9, 2008
Two Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo planes arrived at a staging point near Utaphao in southern Thailand on Thursday with 46 military personnel who were ready to establish an airstrip inside Myanmar for relief airlift if Yangon gave its permission. A third C-130 was expected. (Planet Ark, United States)
All you can be, in 3-D May 8, 2008
As part of a test run for new simulation software, the aviation technician at Canadian Forces Base Borden had just one day to teach nine recruits about the propeller system on the C-130 Hercules transportation aircraft. Most of his students ranged in age from 19 to 25 and knew nothing about aviation technology. (Globe and Mail)
Iran suspends talks with U.S. on Iraq May 6, 2008
The turboprop AC-130 a variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane can be outfitted with Gatling guns and howtizers. Many of the recent attacks against U.S. forces have been blamed on an armor-piercing bomb known as an explosively formed penetrator, or EFP which the Pentagon claims is partially manufactured in Iran. (MSNBC -- International)
Pilot who walked away from crash ID'd May 2, 2008
The Rescue Coordination Center deployed a C-130 Hercules to the scene. Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said Christianson was attempting to land on a sandbar when a wheel hit a soft patch and the plane flipped. (Anchorage Daily News)
Diggers farewell fallen commando May 2, 2008
It was then loaded onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft flight to Australia. AH-64 Apache helicopters piloted by Dutch soldiers, who serve alongside Australians in Afghanistan, hovered in the background in tribute. (The Age)
Mates farewell fallen Australian May 2, 2008
Welcome to The Sydney Morning Herald. Mark DavisMay 3, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
RMAF ferries steel for temporary power tower Apr 23, 2008
RMAF's C-130 Hercules transport plane helped in ferrying about 20 tonnes of steel components for a transmission tower from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB) in Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu here on Wednesday. The temporary tower components made of aluminium alloy were borrowed by Sabah Electricity Sdn Bhd from parent company TNB to facilitate building a temporary tower to replace the one that collapsed after metal thieves stole steel pieces for scrap. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Fall Out Boy Cancel Antarctic Trip Due To Bad Weather: 'It's An Utter Disappointment,' Pete Wentz Says Mar 28, 2008
And Bordeaux somehow managed to track down a massive C-130 Hercules aircraft at a Chilean airstrip, which he was told could make the trip if the weather improved "even slightly.". "Right now it's just not looking good. I don't understand how all day they can go from saying the weather's looking great to all of a sudden it's not possible again," Bordeaux told the room. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Test plane made of composites could help air industry soar Mar 22, 2008
Currently the military relies on the aging transport workhorses, C-5 Galaxy, which dates to the late 1960s, and C-130 Hercules, which first flew in 1954. The experimental plane is smaller and won't replace either. (USA Today -- Money)
China, India, play it again for Uncle Sam Mar 1, 2008
In January, India closed a $1 billion deal with Lockheed Martin for six C-130 Hercules aircraft for its special forces. India is expected to spend another $30 billion on military purchases by 2012. (Asia Times Online)
Indonesia's appetite for arms grows Feb 29, 2008
On their wish list were Lockheed Martin's F-16 fighters and C-130 Hercules tactical transport planes. There will be more defense talks in April between the two countries as they step up military cooperation. (Asia Times Online)
Philippines rushes aid after floods kill 14 Feb 21, 2008
"If the weather permits us, we're using helicopters to bring the relief goods," Lieutenant-General Pedrito Cadungog, head of the air force, told reporters after he dispatched a C-130 Hercules transport plane. The waters have started to recede but more than 200,000 people have been affected in Eastern Samar as well as Leyte and Albay provinces, including tens of thousands who have been forced into temporary shelters. (AlertNet)
Ramos-Horta's Condition Is `Extremely Serious' After Shooting, Doctor Says Feb 12, 2008
About 200 extra soldiers were flown in by C-130 Hercules aircraft today, reinforcing the 800 already in the country, the Defense Department in Canberra said. The HMAS Perth, with 150 soldiers on board, arrived in Dili Harbor. (Bloomberg -- Australia & New Zealand)
Search continues for missing balloonist Feb 3, 2008
A C-130 Hercules rescue plane flew over the region early Saturday morning but didn't detect anything. A Saturday afternoon rescue plane search had to be canceled because of mechanical problems, Coast Guard Petty Officer Jesami Statesir said. (Anchorage Daily News)
* Defense minister backs Chen's right to take Taiping trip Jan 30, 2008
Lee said the runway, which is 1,198m long and 7m wide, can accommodate aircraft as large as a C-130 Hercules. It takes approximately seven to eight hours to reach Taiping Island from Kaohsiung. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
RAAF C17 purchase on time: Combet Jan 18, 2008
The Globemaster can carry four times the payload of the RAAF's C-130 Hercules and fly that load faster and further. 2008 Brought to you by. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
US commander praises diggers in Iraq Jan 17, 2008
Altogether, 1575 Australian Defence Force personnel are serving in the Iraq theatre of operations including 180 crew on the guided missile frigate HMAS Arunta, 100 army trainers and 325 Air Force staff helping fly and service two Orion surveillance planes and three C-130 Hercules transports. Others who will be staying behind include the 110-strong security detachment guarding the Australian embassy and 70 personnel serving at the Australian Joint Taskforce Headquarters in Baghdad. (The Australian)
Canada Confirms $1.4 Billion Lockheed Martin Contract for 17 C-130 Jets Jan 17, 2008
The new model has more space and improved engines and electronics from the older C-130 Hercules, one of the world's most widely used aircraft. Shares of Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed fell 81 cents to $106 at 3:47 p.m. in New York Stock Exchange composite trading today. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Lockheed gets $1.4B fed order for Hercules Jan 17, 2008
The C-130J will replace the old C-130 Hercules aircraft in service with the Canadian Forces, which have the dubious distinction of having the highest flight hours of any comparable fleet in the world, which is the aerospace equivalent of high mileage on a car, having been in service for about 40 years. The previous Liberal government had already favoured the newer Hercules when the Conservatives came to power, but questions were raised over whether or not the Liberals had rigged the bidding... (Ottawa Business Journal)
The Bhutto file: Will we ever know the truth? Jan 8, 2008
Pakistan's long-term military dictator was on a C-130 Hercules with senior military officials and the US ambassador, Arnold Raphael. Conspiracy theories ranged from an "inside job", to the CIA, and mango crates in the hold said to contain deadly gas. (Independent)
A base for all seasons Jan 5, 2008
With no roads leading to the pole, the National Science Foundation, which manages the US polar research program, had to fly in all 40,000 tonnes of equipment and supplies needed for the construction project aboard C-130 Hercules transport planes fitted with skis. "It was a challenge," concedes Dr Karl Erb, the director of the US Antarctic program. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Booze-Fueled Fight Forces South Pole Evacuation Jan 1, 2008
A C-130 Hercules military transport plane had to be dispatched from McMurdo Station, the main U.S. research base far to the north on the Antarctic coast, after one of the men suffered a broken jaw. "There was an altercation between two people," National Science Foundation spokesman Peter West told the New Zealand Herald. (Fox News)
Three missing after Navy plane crashes in Sabang Dec 31, 2007
The bodies of Yudi and Trianda were sent to Sabang Navy hospital before being flown on an Air Force C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to Medan and Yogyakarta. "The Navy is now searching for the airplane. We have deployed three warships on a search and rescue mission," Iskandar said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia)
Benazir Bhutto: Hope Denied Dec 28, 2007
On Aug. 17, 1988, the C-130 Hercules military aircraft he was riding with a number of his top officers and the U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, exploded in mid-air killing all on board. Though an FBI team dispatched to the scene declared it an accident, rumors persisted of more nefarious causes. (Forbes)
MTC Awarded $4.1 Million to Perform International C-130 Aircraft Maintenance Dec 25, 2007
1 million potential value Flexible Acquisition and Sustainment Tool (FAST) task order to perform programmed depot maintenance on a Philippine Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft ... "We are delighted to be teamed with innovative companies like Asian Aerospace Corporation and our longtime partner, Kellstrom Industries, and we are excited about the possibilities of extending this partnership to other overseas operators of the C-130 Hercules." MTC delivers Warfighter solutions involving systems... (PR Newswire)
Coast Guard calls off search for 2 missing boaters Dec 24, 2007
and a C-130 Hercules jet from Air Station Clearwater, Fla. had searched 800 nautical square miles for the men since receiving a distress signal from the Silver Wings about 4 p.m. Thursday. (WWLTV.com, LA)
U.S. Army paratroopers line up. Dec 11, 2007
U.S. Army paratroopers line up as they prepare to board a C-130 Hercules aircraft during Operation Toy Drop 2007 at Pope Air Force Base, N.C., on Dec. 8, 2007. The annual Randy Oler memorial Operation Toy Drop is a community service operation hosted by the U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command (Airborne) supporting the military and local citizens in the Fayetteville, N.C., area. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Medevac flight vanishes in Prince William Sound Dec 6, 2007
Poor visibility limited the search abilities of a C-130 Hercules and kept National Guard Pavehawk helicopters grounded, Lowell said. "We cannot get into any approaches to Prince William Sound, and when we do there's no visibility," Lowell said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Coast Guard is searching for missing Brookings sailor Dec 4, 2007
A C-130 Hercules air crew was launched from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, Calif. to search for the vessel. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Oregon Coast powerless after storm Dec 4, 2007
The Coast Guard station in Astoria lost communication with its command center, and the service launched a C-130 Hercules helicopter from Sacramento, Calif. to patrol the northern coast and handle distress calls. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Boat capsizes in N.J., killing 3 Nov 30, 2007
The Coast Guard had searched through the night for the three men using boats, a helicopter and a C-130 Hercules plan. A helicopter crew member using night-vision goggles spotted the boat around 1:10 a.m., and the bodies of Pavic and Stroud were found shortly thereafter. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Baghdad diary Nov 28, 2007
THE C-130 Hercules aircraft executed a "corkscrew" take-off, leaving my stomach somewhere in orbit, and flew south from Baghdad towards Kuwait. Helmeted, strapped in and homeward bound, I thought about some of the Iraqis I had met. (Guardian Unlimited)
In picturesRelief as passengers from iceberg-hit MS Explorer make land Nov 26, 2007
Exhausted passengers were transported to Punta Arenas on a Chilean Air Force C-130 Hercules. A second plane will airlift the remainder of the 154 passenger and crew. (BBC News -- UK)
Aussie's PNG relief mission underway Nov 26, 2007
Australian C-130 Hercules, Caribou transport aircraft and Black Hawk helicopters, plus a navy landing ship were helping to deliver emergency relief supplies to remote communities devastated by flood waters from heavy rain accompanying Cyclone Guba. Group Captain Tim Innes, based at Richmond, north-west of Sydney, but originally from Dubbo, said Guba's tail was still hitting PNG's north when the 130-member ADF team arrived last week. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Australians rush to help Papua New Guinea Nov 25, 2007
Australia yesterday sent two C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and two smaller Caribous to start distributing AusAID supplies, including water purification tablets, emergency shelters, blankets an 00004000 d generators. Another Caribou and three army Black Hawk helicopters will join the effort and a Royal Australian Navy heavy landing craft is on standby. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
'Who's guarding our back door?' Nov 19, 2007
"We don't get big Russian planes like that in Churchill," he says of the Il-76, an unforgettably large cargo plane that is even bigger than the C-130 Hercules used by the Canadian military. "In fact, in the 18 years I've been here, I've seen only one other like it.". (Toronto Star)
The call to serve is in his blood Nov 12, 2007
He made a total of 123 jumps, none under combat conditions, from a number of different types of aircraft, including C-7 Caribou, C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hercules and C-141 Starlifter. Jump number 123 resulted in a bad landing and an ankle that had to be rebuilt. (California Democrat, MO)
Families, soldiers honour war dead at Kandahar Nov 12, 2007
The five families flew into Kandahar Air Field on Saturday, aboard a C-130 Hercules aircraft the same type of plane that transported the soldiers to Kandahar and then, on a sadder note, brought their bodies back to Canada. The group also included the parents of Corporal Christopher Reid, 34, from Truro, N.S., who died when his vehicle hit a roadside bomb; the parents of Corporal Jason Warren, 29, of Montreal who died after his vehicle was hit by a suicide bomber, and the widow of Chief Warrant... (Globe and Mail)
Families of five fallen soldiers fly to Kandahar Nov 12, 2007
As they climbed down the narrow ladder out of the hulking C-130 Hercules transport plane wearing helmets and flak jackets some seemed to be exhausted by the length of their journey and taken aback by the brightness of mid-day Afghanistan sun. It was emotional to arrive in the country where our son lost his life, said Lincoln Dinning, who along with his wife Laurie made the journey from Richmond Hill, Ont. (Globe and Mail -- International)
* Minister backs building airport on Taiping Island Nov 8, 2007
Lee said the planned runway, which will be 1,198m long and 7m wide, will be safe for aircraft as large as a C-130 Hercules. Travel to Kaohsiung will take seven to eight hours when the airport is completed. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Staff Sgt. Lonnie Brooks waits for an engine on a C-130 Hercules to shut down. Nov 7, 2007
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lonnie Brooks waits for an engine on a C-130 Hercules to shut down so crews can ready the aircraft for another firefighting mission from Channel Islands Air National Guard Stations, Calif ... C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with the modular airborne firefighting systems are battling wildfires in Southern California. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Pilot describes his travels to St. Thomas students Nov 6, 2007
Leibel also flew his C-130 Hercules aircraft in Africa. He described how he and other pilots would need to perform flyovers before landing to frighten wild animals such as giraffes and zebras off the runways. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Uganda: Defence Gets Back Plane After 8 Years Nov 4, 2007
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules underwent a C-check (a major overhaul) in South Africa at a cost of $2 million (about Shs3 ... The C-130 Hercules has the advantage of short take off and landing. (allAfrica.com)
Leaders expected at digger's funeral Nov 1, 2007
The body of the Special Air Service Regiment sergeant was returned to Perth yesterday, his flag-draped coffin carried off a C-130 Hercules transport aircraft by fellow soldiers. Sgt Locke was fatally wounded in the chest by small arms fire while fighting the Taliban last Thursday in Afghanistan's rugged Oruzgan province. (The Australian)
Troops send home body of slain SAS sergeant Oct 30, 2007
Sgt Matthew Locke's coffin is carried aboard a C-130 Hercules in Oruzgan ... An Australian flag-draped coffin containing the body of Sgt Locke, killed by enemy gunfire in a battle with Taliban insurgents, was carried on board an RAAF C-130 Hercules for the trip back to Australia ... An Australian bearer party will accompany Sgt Locke to oversee his transfer to another Australian C-130 Hercules aircraft at the US Indian Ocean base at Diego Garcia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Airmen Conduct Aerial Assault on Fires Oct 28, 2007
Airmen continue fight on Southern California wildfires. " A pilot since 1987 and a veteran of every major U.S. combat mission since Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989, Colonel Ratchford has fought California wildfires from the air before. "We hope to fly as many missions as we can and drop as much retardant as we can," he said. "I would like to see all the fires out before we leave. (DOD DefenseLINK)
Three-thousand gallons of fire retardant are deployed. Oct 27, 2007
Three-thousand gallons of fire retardant are deployed from a C-130 Hercules aircraft over the Witch fire in Northern San Diego, Calif. on Oct. 25, 2007. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Oct 26, 2007
The Coast Guard C-130 Hercules rescue plane flew from Barbers Point to take the supplies to the vessel, the Radiance of the Seas, and arrived at 7 a.m.. The ship had called the Coast Guard at 9 p.m. Tuesday, requesting aid. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Giant firefighter doesn't meet U.S. requirements Oct 26, 2007
While the Russian jet has about four times the carrying capacity of the C-130 Hercules, which is commonly used by the the modified DC-10 and 747 now carry also the same amount of water. Designed in the early 1970s for military transport, since the end of the Cold War the IL-76 has been used extensively throughout the world by different countries as a cargo carrier. (WorldNetDaily)
A C-130 Hercules makes a water drop. Oct 24, 2007
A C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Air Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. makes a water drop on May 2, 2007, over New Mexico during annual Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System training. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Airbus confirms delivery delay for A400M military transport plane Oct 17, 2007
The A400M is Europe's response to US company Lockheed's ageing C-130 Hercules transport plane. The Airbus plane will have greater airlift capacity and range than the Hercules. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
European military plane faces new delay Oct 16, 2007
The A400M was designed as Europe's answer to the ageing Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a powerful workhorse made to slip troops and equipment into the world's most rugged hotspots. The sale of 180 A400M's to a block of seven European nations in 2003 was the continent's biggest ever single arms order. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Miami Coast Guard Search For Missing Aircraft Oct 14, 2007
A C-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Clearwater and an HU-25 Falcon jet from Air Station Miami were launched to search for the missing aircraft. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward was diverted from its patrol to assist the search. (WFOR.com, FL)
Trooper Pearce expected home this weekend Oct 11, 2007
Overnight, Reconstruction Task Force (RTF) members took part in what is known as a "ramp ceremony", carrying Trooper David Pearce's coffin through a guard of honour and placing it aboard a RAAF C-130 Hercules. In a statement, Defence spokesman Brigadier Andrew Nikolic said the ceremony was a fitting tribute to a fallen warrior. (ABC Online)
British pullout in Iraq leaves Basra in chaos Oct 9, 2007
WEAPONS OF WAR: C-130 Hercules. This enormous and powerful plane transports troops and equipment. (Newsday -- Business)
