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Aviation History
1988
1988 - 2733.PDF
Innovation HERCULES TO THE RESCUE spS?pquiDmen',olas,un,ll,heycanbe Being able to stay aloft for eighteen hours means the C-130 can cover a lot of territory and can fly radius flights of up to 2,100 nautical miles. This renders it an ideal choice not only for search- and-rescue missions, but for day-to-day maritime patrol as well. Versatile, dependable, affordable, the Hercules comes through when it matters most. ^^Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Company Giving shape to imagination. Eighteen hours can be a long workday. There are not many aircraft with that kind of endurance. But eighteen hours is even longer to those who are lost, hurt, and trying to stay alive; or for those at home, waiting for word. That's why it's vital to have the C-130 Hercules airlifter on the job. When the lives of husbands, sons and daughters are at stake, what is needed is a search airplane that can stay out there.. .for however long it takes. And once it finds the sur vivors it can drop food, medical supplies and m - -"WsJpEM: •
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