Inside the C-130 Hercules, a military transport aircraft that can land almost anywhere and haul almost anything
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A C-130E Hercules at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider C-130 Hercules aircraft have remained in continuous production for over 70 years. The versatile, durable airlifter can haul cargo, transport troops, and provide close air support. Delaware's Air Mobility Command Museum offers tours of a C-130E Hercules that was retired in 2004. There's not much a C-130 can't do. "A lot of people, including myself, claim this is the best airplane ever built, period," Michael Hurlburt, operations manager at the Air Mobility Command Museum and a US Air Force veteran, told Business Insider. "Military, civilian, cargo, passenger, fighter — I don't care. It can do anything, go anywhere." The airlifter's versatility, longevity, and cargo capacity have made the C-130 a valuable asset to the Air Force and over 40 countries. On a visit to the Air Mobility Command Museum in May, Business Insider went inside a retired C-130E Hercules for a behind-the-scenes look at the Air Force's long-serving workhorse. Since UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer back-tracked on his initial refusal to allow the U.S. to use British bases to launch defensive strikes against Iranian missile sites, a variety of U.S. military aircraft, including B52 and B-1 business visitor visa bombers, have been spotted at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire.
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A C-130E Hercules at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover Air Force Base. Talia Lakritz/Business Insider C-130 Hercules aircraft have remained in continuous production for over 70 years. The versatile, durable airlifter can haul cargo, transport troops, and provide close air support. Delaware's Air Mobility Command Museum offers tours of a C-130E Hercules that was retired in 2004. There's not much a C-130 can't do. "A lot of people, including myself, claim this is the best airplane ever built, period," Michael Hurlburt, operations manager at the Air Mobility Command Museum and a US Air Force veteran, told Business Insider. "Military, civilian, cargo, passenger, fighter — I don't care. It can do anything, go anywhere." The airlifter's versatility, longevity, and cargo capacity have made the C-130 a valuable asset to the Air Force and over 40 countries. On a visit to the Air Mobility Command Museum in May, Business Insider went inside a retired C-130E Hercules for a behind-the-scenes
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