The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski -equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic. Ten are currently in service with the 109th Airlift Wing of the …

Mar 9, 2025 · The LC-130H Skibird polar transport is largest tactical aircraft in the world capable of landing on snow and ice using skis. On Mar. 5, 2025, an LC-130H Hercules of the 109th …

The LC-130H is a ski-equipped, Arctic-support derivative of the C-130H. It is capable of direct resupply of Antarctic research stations and high-arctic radar sites utilizing ice and snowpack …

There are only 10 LC-130s in the world, and all are owned by the U.S. Air Force (New York Air National Guard 109th Airlift Wing). These aircraft support science and national interests across …

Feb 16, 2022 · Also called the ‘Skibird,’ the Air Force’s LC-130 is the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world, and it regularly flies resupply missions to science stations in Antarctica and …

Mar 11, 2025 · The Air Force’s LC-130 touched down on freshwater ice for the first time in decades, signaling the service’s leap in flexibility for “defensive or offensive operations” in the …

Mar 10, 2025 · Based on Lockheed’s prolific C-130 Hercules transport, the LC-130 is the largest ski-equipped tactical aircraft in the world, according to the US Air Force (USAF). The type …

Mar 17, 2022 · Operating the Defense Department’s only ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft, the 109th MXS deploys annually to the austere environments of Greenland and Antarctica in …

The LC-130 Hercules with ski-wheels is used in Antarctica to supply inland stations and support field parties. By the early 1990s LC-130R machines, plus two of the older LC-130F, made up …

LC-130s are specially modified with a wheel/ski landing gear configuration for operation in Arctic and Antarctic regions. Originally built for the U.S. Navy, most of these C-130 variants are …