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Italeri: 1:72 C-130E/H Hercules
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The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine medium-range transport aircraft. In January 1951, the Tactical Air Command issued specifications for an aircraft intended for tactical transport. It praised an engine capable of transporting 30,000 pounds (13,620 kg) to a theater of operations and 90 soldiers or 72 paratroopers over a distance of 2,000 miles (3,380 km). Four companies were invited to design such an aircraft: Boeing, Douglas, Lockheed, and Fairchild. Lockheed's L-206 project was the winner. The first serial C-130 flew on April 7, 1955 at Dobbins Air Force Base in Marietta. In 1961-1962, the C-130E version was created. The first C-130E flew on 25 August 1961, and the first deliveries of serial aircraft began in April 1962. C-130E - a serial transport version with a reinforced central wing and undercarriage, and modernized equipment. Although C-130 Hercules aircraft are primarily used for transport duties, they also participated in many combat operations such as "Operation Entebbe" in 1976. which involved the recovery by Israeli commandos of 103 passengers kidnapped by terrorists who had been imprisoned at Entabbe Airport in Uganda. In 1965. during the Second Kashmir War between India and Pakistan, the Pakistan Air Force equipped with Hercules used them, with the necessary modifications, as heavy bombers, attacking mainly bridges and concentrated Indian forces with some success. The Pakistan Air Force used C-130 aircraft from the highest air base in the world at Skardu to support operations on the Sjachen Glacier. The AC-130 Hercules is the heaviest and largest aircraft ever to land on an aircraft carrier. In November 1963. a machine of this type landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal without the use of tow lines. Although the landing was successful, it was decided that the idea of landing such heavy machines on aircraft carriers was too risky, choosing the lighter C-2 Greyhound for the role of fleet supply. The C-130 is the longest continuously produced aircraft to date in the history of aviation. Almost 2,300 machines of all versions have been built since 1956. Since 2009, the Polish Air Force has also been a user of the C-130 aircraft. Specifications (C-130H): Maximum speed: 592 km/h, rate of climb: 9.3 m/s, maximum ceiling 10,060 m, maximum range: 3,800 km.