The C-130 mission is critical for the scientists ... to its short takeoff and landing (STOL) performance. The aircraft's first trip to Antarctica was a benchmark moment in the operational history ...
The Argentine Air Force (FAA) has added the Swedish-built Saab 340B twin turboprop to the list of aircraft able to perform ... and four-engined Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The mission that ...
The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules ... versions of the aircraft perform a range of missions, including airlift support, Antarctic ice resupply, aeromedical ...
For 60 years the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules fleet has served New Zealand at home and around the world and now the mighty workhorses are about to take their final bow.
The airdrop's success was due to the combined effort of people from Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica ... the C-17 versus the ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules, the traditional aircraft ...