Lockheed C-130 Hercules
is a transport aircraft powered by four turboprop engines. The Hercules is the
main transport plane of many armed forces in the world, among which we find
Spain, Argentina, Canada…
On one hand, the parts
of the plane we can highlight are the cabin, where 5 pilots can fit which is
located near the nose of the aircraft, a wing area of approximately one and a
half football fields (including wings and flaps), four turboprop engines that
can carry a load of up to 20,000 kg, a very long tail boom and a large landing
gear so that the Hercules can land properly (it's a heavy plane).
On the other hand,
although this aircraft entered service in the Spanish air force a few decades
ago, it is being flown nowadays, although it is also being replaced by the
Airbus A-400M too.
Finally, as a personal
opinion, I have to say that I find this plane very interesting and I wish I
could fly it before they are all sold, because if someone flies a plane with
all kinds of aids in terms of piloting it, the essence of flying in a more
manual way is lost.
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