Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules

Lockheed Martin · United States · first flew 1996 · transport aircraft

The C-130J-30 is the stretched version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, with a longer fuselage and the same engines and wing.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	High-mounted, straight
E — Engines	4 × turboprop, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	Stretched fuselage, 34.36 m long against 29.79 m for the standard C-130J
T — Tail	Conventional

WEFT is AircraftIQ's four-point recognition method — how it works.

Spot it by:

Six-blade Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers with blade tips swept 35 degrees
Stretched fuselage, 34.36 m long against 29.79 m for the standard C-130J
Black rubber deicing boot at the bottom of the vertical fin

It looks like a long C-130J, with a cargo hold about 16.9 m long against 12.3 m on the standard length. Span and speed are the C-130J family figures.

Specifications

The Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules has a length of 34.36 m (113 ft).
It has a wingspan of 40.41 m (133 ft).
Its maximum speed is 670 km/h (416 mph).
Typical crew: 3.

Figures are for the representative variant described above; marks differ. See how AircraftIQ sources figures.

History

The C-130J first flew on 5 April 1996, and the stretched -30 entered service as the RAF Hercules C4 in 1999. The first flight year given is the C-130J type year, as no separate -30 date was found.

Variants

The J-model is available in a standard-length or stretched -30 variant. The Royal Canadian Air Force and RAF use their own designations for it, and the Navy has considered it for the TACAMO role.

Where you'll see it

Operators include Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Qatar and others.

Related aircraft

AircraftIQ — the aircraft field guide: 5,266 recognition guides, live overhead identification, works offline.