I am a retired Service Rep / Product Support employee. I spent 39 years working for LeBlond and later LeBlond Makino supporting CNC Machinery (Machining Centers & CNC Lathes) either in house by phone, E-mail as well traveling the Globe. United States, South America, Japan, Australia, Peoples Republic of China, much of Canada, Singapore and many I have forgotten. Now have my feet up, build a PC or repair one now and then as well as just a anything to stay busy. Refinish a piece of furniture or what ever comes along.
Remembrance Profiles -
1 Airman Remembered
Voegele, Ed, MSgt
1961-1963, C-130 Hercules
From Year 1961
To Year 1963
Personal Memories
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C-130 Hercules Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
The C-130 series began as a 1951 requirement for a military transport with Short Take-Off and Landing capabilities. The series was born as the YC-130 and performed well in the latter part of 1954 with its Allison three-bladed turboprop engines. With successes encountered throughout the war in Vietnam and furthermore in peacetime, the C-130 Hercules spawned a plethora of variants that would include special forces insertion, arctic patrol, meteorological research, communications, close-support and modernized variants of the base transport.
Model Lockheed C-130H Hercules Length 97.77 ft | 29.80 m Width 132.55 ft | 40.40 m Height 37.40 ft | 11.40 m Engine(s) 4 x Allison T56-A-15LFE turboprop engines generating 4,508hp each. Empty Weight 76,505 lbs | 34,702 kg MTOW 175,003 lbs | 79,380 kg Max Speed 386 mph | 621 km/h | 335 kts Max Range 2,237 miles | 3,600 km Ceiling 33,005 ft | 10,060 m | 6.3 miles Climb Rate Not Available Hardpoints 0 Armament None. Internal payload of up to 42,637lbs of supplies, personnel and vehicles. Accommodations 4 + 92 Operators Australia, Brazil, Canada, Israel, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Kingdom and the United States of America among others (about 60 in all).
