Lockheed MC-130 – Photos et vidéos

Lla Lockheed MC-130 est la désignation de base d’une famille d’avions de mission spéciale exploités par l’United States Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), une escadre de l’Air Education and Training Command et une aile du Air Force Reserve Command acquise par l’AFSOC. Basé sur le transport Lockheed C-130 Hercules, le MC-130s’ les missions sont l’infiltration, l’exfiltration et le réapprovisionnement des forces d’opérations spéciales, et le ravitaillement en vol d’hélicoptères d’opérations spéciales et d’avions à rotor basculant.

Source: Lockheed MC-130 sur Wikipedia

Lla Lockheed MC-130 is a special operations aircraft that belongs to the United States Air Force. It is designed to perform low-level infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply missions in hostile or denied airspace. The MC-130 can also conduct aerial refueling of helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft, as well as psychological operations and information warfare. The MC-130 is based on the C-130 Hercules transport plane, but has several modifications and enhancements to increase its survivability and performance. Some of these include advanced navigation and communication systems, terrain-following radar, electronic countermeasures, infrared sensors, and aerial delivery systems. The MC-130 has a crew of five: pilot, co-pilot, navigator, electronic warfare officer, and loadmaster.
The MC-130 can carry up to 77 troops or 52 paratroopers, or up to 25,000 pounds of cargo. The MC-130 has a range of over 3,000 miles and a top speed of 300 miles per hour. The MC-130 has been in service since 1966 and has participated in various conflicts and operations around the world, such as Vietnam War, Operation Eagle Claw, Operation Urgent Fury, Operation Just Cause, Operation Desert Storm, Operation Enduring Freedom, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.