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Aviation History
1959
1959 - 1030.PDF
17 1939 FLIGHT C-130 Hercules Missile Airlift Champion 67V« tons big, 6-miles-a-minute fast, the Lock- heed C-130 can land on and take off from short, rough fields, sand, snow and ice. It climbs like a fighter, cruises at altitudes over the weather—and can trans- port 92 combat-ready troops or 20 tons of heavy combat equipment. The Hercules can fly distances up to 4000 miles. Powered by four GM-Allison Prop-jets, the C-130 has been rewriting the record books ever since it entered service for the U. S. Air Force over two years ago. No other combat cargo plane can do so many person- nel and cargo hauling jobs so well, so fast, so econom- ically. 9O°/o of all missiles in use today can be transported in the C-130's fully pres- surized cargo compartment. 20 tons of pallet-loaded cargo can be winched in or out in 40 seconds! Huge hydraulically-operated 9-foot by 10-foot aft cargo door of C-130 will accommodate trucks, tanks, heavy field equipment—and pallet-loaded cargoes of 20 tons. GEORGIA DIVISION, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, U.S. A. - PROP-JET TRANSPORTS/AIR FREIGHTERS JET UTILITY TRAINERS/TRANSPORTS • NUCLEAR-POWERED AIRCRAFT • NUCLEAR PRODUCTS • AIRCRAFT MODERNIZATION / MODIFICATION GROUND HANDLING EQUIPMENT • MISSILE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT
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