C-130 Hercules

— -- This workhorse provides vital logistical support. It costs $22.9 million, and can take off and fly at 33,000 feet with a 100,000-lb. payload of supplies or 92 troops, 64 paratroops, or 74 patients on stretchers. It has a top speed of 374 mph.

Primary Function: Tactical and intratheater airlift

Contractor: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Power Plant: C-130E: Four Allison T56-A-7 turboprops; 4,200 prop shaft horsepowerC-130H: Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprops; 4,591prop shaft horsepowerC-130J: Four Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprops; 4,591 horsepower

Length: C-130E/H/J: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.3 meters)

C-130J-30: 112 feet, 9 inches (34.69 meters)

Height: 38 feet, 3 inches (11.4 meters)

Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (39.7 meters)

Cargo Compartment: C-130E/H/J: length, 40 feet (12.31 meters); width, 119 inches (3.12 meters); height, 9 feet (2.74 meters). Rear ramp: length, 123 inches (3.12 meters); width, 119 inches (3.02 meters)

C-130J-30: length, 55 feet (16.9 meters); width, 119 inches (3.12 meters); height, 9 feet (2.74 meters). Rear ramp: length, 123 inches (3.12 meters); width, 119 inches (3.02 meters)

Speed: C-130E: 345 mph/300 ktas (Mach 0.49) at 20,000 feet (6,060 meters)

C-130H: 366 mph/318 ktas (Mach 0.52) at 20,000 feet (6,060 meters)

C-130J: 417 mph/362 ktas (Mach 0.59) at 22,000 feet (6,706 meters)

C-130J-30: 410 mph/356 ktas (Mach 0.58) at 22,000 feet (6,706 meters)

Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) with 45,000 pounds (17,716 kilograms) payload

Maximum Takeoff Weight: C-130E/H/J: 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)C-130J-30: 164,000 pounds (74,393 kilograms)

Maximum Allowable Payload: C-130E, 45,050 pounds (20,434 kilograms); C-130H, 43,550 pounds (19,754 kilograms); C-130J, 46,631 pounds (21,151 kilograms); C-130J-30, 46,812 pounds (21,234 kilograms)

Maximum Normal Payload: C-130E, 36,720 pounds (16,656 kilograms); C-130H, 35,220 pounds (15,976 kilograms); C-130J, 38,301 pounds (17,373 kilograms); C-130J-30, 38,812 pounds (17,605 kilograms)