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BSupport aircraft
Tanker (aircraft) / Transport, Overwatch / Ground support (Harvest HAWK variant)
At a glance
Measured figures
KC-130J · 4 × Allison T56 and Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp ( ) each
Single source4 × Allison T56 and Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines, 4,637 shp (3,458 kW) each[source]
L-59E · 1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Lotarev DV-2 turbofan , 21.57 kN (4,850 lbf) thrust[source]
L-59E · 5,510 ft/min
Single source28.0 m/s (5,510 ft/min)[source]
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Configuration
| Specification | Aero L-59 Super Albatros | Lockheed Martin KC-130 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Military trainer aircraft COIN[source] | Tanker (aircraft) / Transport, Overwatch / Ground support (Harvest HAWK variant)[source] |
| Manufacturer | Aero Vodochody[source] | Lockheed Lockheed Martin[source] |
| Status | Out of production, in service[source] | Active[source] |
| Primary users | Czech Air Force Egyptian Air Force Tunisian Air Force[source] | United States Marine Corps Royal Canadian Air Force[source] |
| Number built | 80[source] | KC-130B: 6 KC-130F: 46 KC-130H: 33 KC-130R: 14 KC-130T: 28 KC-130J: 53[source] |
| Manufactured | 1986–1996[source] | — |
| First flight | 30 September 1986[source] | — |
| Developed from | Aero L-39 Albatros[source] | Lockheed C-130 Hercules Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules[source] |
| Variant | Aero L-159 ALCA[source] | — |
| Fuel capacity | 1,537 L (406 US gal; 338 imp gal) including tip tanks[source] | 61,364 lb (27,834 kg) (with external tanks)[source] |
| Stall speed | 185 km/h (115 mph, 100 kn) (flaps down)[source] | — |
| Guns | one GSh-23L cannon in under-fuselage pod[source] | — |
| Hardpoints | four underwing hardpoints with a capacity of inner hardpoints 500 kg (1,100 lb)capacity, outer hardpoints 250 kg (550 lb)[source] | — |
| Country of origin | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 26, cell 2; revision 1374778711; retrieved 2026-10-01 | — |
| National origin | — | United States[source] |
| Introduction date | — | KC-130F: 1962 KC-130R: 1976 KC-130T: 1983 KC-130J: April 2004[source] |
| Retired | — | KC-130F (2006) KC-130R (2007) KC-130T (2021)[source] |
| Developed into | — | Lockheed Martin HC-130J Lockheed Martin MC-130J[source] |
| Capacity | — | 42,000 lb (19,051 kg)[source] |
| Airfoil | — | root: NACA 64A318 ; tip: NACA 64A412[source] |
| Propellers | — | 6-bladed Dowty R391 constant-speed fully feathering reversible-pitch composite propellers[source] |
| Take-off run | — | 3,127 ft (953 m) at 155,000 lb (70,307 kg)[source] |
Maximum take-off; KC-130J · Max takeoff weight
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