The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest version of the C-130 Hercules, and the only model currently in production.

Discover the C-130J-30, a stretch version of the highly reliable and affordable C-130J airlifter, offering extended capabilities for versatile operations.

Built on the legacy of the basic C-130 design, the C-130J-30 has an additional 15 feet/4.6 meters of space in its unobstructed, fully-pressurized cargo hold that can be rapidly reconfigured for the carriage of troops, stretchers, passengers, or airdrops of troops and/or equipment into battle zones. The high wing design places the cargo floor

Compared to older C-130s, the J model climbs faster and higher, flies farther at a higher cruise speed, and takes off and lands in a shorter distance. The C-130J-30 is a stretch version, adding 15 feet to the fuselage, increasing usable space in the cargo compartment.

The global fleet of 555+ C-130Js has surpassed 3 million flight hours, providing real and established insights gained from missions flown in every environment, in every scenario. These hours provide the Super Hercules operating community validated data that yields reduced life cycle costs and higher aircraft availability.

Feb 6, 2025 · A member of the 910th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron marshals a C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft as it begins its taxi to the runway for a two-aircraft formation flight at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, Feb. 4, 2025. The flight was the unit's first two-aircraft flight with the new model.

C-130J/J-30 major system improvements include an advanced two-pilot flight station with fully integrated digital avionics, color multifunctional liquid crystal and head-up displays and state-of-the-art navigation that includes a dual inertial navigation system and GPS.

The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the venerable Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history.

Jan 24, 2020 · The J-model C-130 features upgraded technology not found on older model C-130s, including improved turboprop engines, propellers and digital avionics. The J-model has greater range, a higher maximum speed and shorter takeoff and landing distances than previous C …

The C-130J-30 is a stretch version of the C-130J, a proven, highly reliable and affordable airlifter. The C-130J-30 adds 15 feet to the fuselage, increasing usable space (two more pallets of equipment) in the cargo compartment.