04 C-130B Hercules (PAF)
The design of the Hercules shared similar wing and cargo ramp characteristics with the Fairchild C-123 Provider. The new aircraft had a range of 1,100 nmi (2,038 km), takeoff capability from short and unprepared strips, and the ability to fly with one engine shut down. The C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for various types of cargo, such as palletized equipment, floor-loaded material, airdrop platforms, container delivery bundles, vehicles and personnel or aeromedical evacuation. The C-130B model featured increased fuel capacity by including auxiliary tanks and an AC electrical system in the centre wing section. Four-bladed Hamilton Standard propellers replaced the earlier Aeroproducts three-blade configuration. The Allison engines were also uprated.
Countries from all over the world flew the Hercules. In this image, a C-130B (serial number: 62-3490) of the 6th Squadron (The Antelopes) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) flies over the Balochistan Plateau in western Pakistan. This aircraft was originally delivered to IRIAF but acquired by the PAF in 1962. The PAF suffered several accidents with the C-130B between 1965 and 1979, losing nine aircraft. This aircraft flew with the PAF until July 1969, when it caught fire during refuelling in Islamabad. For many years, the burned carcass sat in a dump where the accident took place.
04 C-130B Hercules (PAF)
The design of the Hercules shared similar wing and cargo ramp characteristics with the Fairchild C-123 Provider. The new aircraft had a range of 1,100 nmi (2,038 km), takeoff capability from short and unprepared strips, and the ability to fly with one engine shut down. The C-130 can be rapidly reconfigured for various types of cargo, such as palletized equipment, floor-loaded material, airdrop platforms, container delivery bundles, vehicles and personnel or aeromedical evacuation. The C-130B model featured increased fuel capacity by including auxiliary tanks and an AC electrical system in the centre wing section. Four-bladed Hamilton Standard propellers replaced the earlier Aeroproducts three-blade configuration. The Allison engines were also uprated.
Countries from all over the world flew the Hercules. In this image, a C-130B (serial number: 62-3490) of the 6th Squadron (The Antelopes) of the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) flies over the Balochistan Plateau in western Pakistan. This aircraft was originally delivered to IRIAF but acquired by the PAF in 1962. The PAF suffered several accidents with the C-130B between 1965 and 1979, losing nine aircraft. This aircraft flew with the PAF until July 1969, when it caught fire during refuelling in Islamabad. For many years, the burned carcass sat in a dump where the accident took place.