Today we’re going to discuss The Most Successful Military Airlifter Ever, “C-130 Hercules” - When the United States military goes to war, the C-130 Hercules is what moves the troops and material. The aircraft can carry over forty thousand pounds of cargo and has a range of fourteen hundred miles—while the upgraded C-130J Super Hercules has an even greater range of upwards of two thousand miles.

The first C-130 aircraft was delivered to the United States Air Force in late 1956, and in total twenty-three hundred of all variants have been built to date—while the cargo transport is still in production.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. More than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations. The C-130 entered service with the U.S.

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