Air Tractor AT-802 vs Lockheed HC-130

Air Tractor AT-802 — licensed reference photograph

ASupport aircraft

Air Tractor AT-802

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft

Credit

Daniel VA · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Lockheed HC-130 — licensed reference photograph

BSupport aircraft

Lockheed HC-130

CSAR /rescue aircraft

Credit

Paul D. Charron · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Air Tractor AT-802AT-802 · Length

10.95 m

Length source ↗

Lockheed HC-130HC-130H · Length

29.79 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

10.95mAT-802 · Length

29.79mHC-130H · Length

LengthScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

10.95 m

AT-802 · Length

Single source

35 ft 11 in (10.95 m)^[source]

29.79 m

HC-130H · Length

Single source

97 ft 9 in (29.79 m)^[source]

18.06mAT-802 · Wingspan

40.41mHC-130H · Wingspan

WingspanScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

18.06 m

AT-802 · Wingspan

Single source

59 ft 3 in (18.06 m)^[source]

40.41 m

HC-130H · Wingspan

Single source

132 ft 7 in (40.41 m)^[source]

3.89mAT-802 · Height

11.66mHC-130H · Height

HeightScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3.89 m

AT-802 · Height

Single source

12 ft 9 in (3.89 m)^[source]

11.66 m

HC-130H · Height

Single source

38 ft 3 in (11.66 m)^[source]

7.3t

79.4t

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

2,951 kg

Empty; AT-802 · Empty weight

Single source

7,257 kg

Maximum take-off; AT-802 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

6,505 lb (2,951 kg)^[source]

16,000 lb (7,257 kg)^[source]

34,791 kg

Empty; HC-130H · Empty weight

Single source

79,379 kg

Maximum take-off; HC-130H · Max takeoff weight

Single source

356km/hCruise; AT-802 · at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)

610km/hMaximum; HC-130H · Maximum speed

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

356 km/h

Cruise; AT-802 · at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)

Single source

221 mph (356 km/h, 192 kn) at 8,000 ft (2,440 m)^[source]

536 km/h

Cruise; HC-130H · Cruise speed

Single source

610 km/h

Maximum; HC-130H · Maximum speed

Single source

380 mph (610 km/h, 330 kn)^[source]

333 mph (536 km/h, 289 kn)^[source]

1,300kmAT-802 · Range

8,333kmHC-130H · Range

RangeScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,300 km

AT-802 · Range

Single source

800 mi (1,300 km, 700 nmi)^[source]

8,333 km

HC-130H · Range

Single source

5,178 mi (8,333 km, 4,500 nmi)^[source]

1,010kW

3,200kW

PowerScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

1,010 kW

AT-802 · 1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A -67AG turboprop , 1,350 shp (

Single source

1 × Pratt & Whitney PT6A -67AG turboprop , 1,350 shp (1,010 kW)^[source]

3,200 kW

HC-130H · 4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines, 4,300 shp ( ) each

Single source

4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines, 4,300 shp (3,200 kW) each^[source]

37.3m²AT-802 · Wing area

162m²HC-130H · Wing area

Wing areaScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

37.25 m²

AT-802 · Wing area

Single source

401.0 sq ft (37.25 m 2 )^[source]

162.1 m²

HC-130H · Wing area

Single source

1,745 sq ft (162.1 m 2 )^[source]

4,000mAT-802 · Service ceiling

10,000mHC-130H · Service ceiling

Service ceilingScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

4,000 m

AT-802 · Service ceiling

Single source

13,000 ft (4,000 m)^[source]

10,000 m

HC-130H · Service ceiling

Single source

33,000 ft (10,000 m)^[source]

4.3m/sAT-802 · 850 ft/min (

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Rate of climb

All recorded figures & sources

4.3 m/s

AT-802 · 850 ft/min (

Single source

850 ft/min (4.3 m/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

Air Tractor AT-802 and Lockheed HC-130 configuration
Specification	Air Tractor AT-802	Lockheed HC-130
Crew	One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)^[source]	USAF: 11; USCG: 5 to 7, contingent on mission^[source]
Type	Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]	CSAR /rescue aircraft^[source]
National origin	United States^[source]	United States^[source]
Manufacturer	Air Tractor^[source]	Lockheed Lockheed Martin^[source]
Status	Active^[source]	In service^[source]
Manufactured	1990–present^[source]	1959–present^[source]
First flight	1990^[source]	1959 2002 (USCG HC-130J) 29 July 2010 (USAF HC-130J)^[source]
Variant	L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]	—
Capacity	820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]	—
Aspect ratio	8.8:1^[source]	—
Airfoil	NACA 4415^[source]	—
Stall speed	91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]	—
Primary users	—	United States Air Force United States Coast Guard^[source]
Number built	—	HC-130P/N: Active force, 13; ANG, 13; Reserve, 10 HC-130H: 22; two with the Avionics One Upgrade (A1U) HC-130J: 6^[source]
Introduction date	—	1959^[source]
Developed from	—	Lockheed C-130 Hercules^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	62900^[source]
Propellers	—	4-bladed^[source]

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Air Tractor AT-802

Lockheed HC-130

Crew

One or Two (AT-802A – single-seat)^[source]

USAF: 11; USCG: 5 to 7, contingent on mission^[source]

Type

Agricultural / Fire-fighting aircraft^[source]

CSAR /rescue aircraft^[source]

National origin

United States^[source]

Manufacturer

Air Tractor^[source]

Lockheed Lockheed Martin^[source]

Status

Active^[source]

In service^[source]

Manufactured

1990–present^[source]

1959–present^[source]

First flight

1990^[source]

1959 2002 (USCG HC-130J) 29 July 2010 (USAF HC-130J)^[source]

Variant

L3Harris OA-1K Skyraider II^[source]

—

Capacity

820 US gal (683 imp gal; 3,104 L)^[source]

—

Aspect ratio

8.8:1^[source]

—

Airfoil

NACA 4415^[source]

—

Stall speed

91 mph (146 km/h, 79 kn) (power off, flaps down)^[source]

—

Primary users

—

United States Air Force United States Coast Guard^[source]

Number built

—

HC-130P/N: Active force, 13; ANG, 13; Reserve, 10 HC-130H: 22; two with the Avionics One Upgrade (A1U) HC-130J: 6^[source]

Introduction date

—

1959^[source]

Developed from

—

Lockheed C-130 Hercules^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

62900^[source]

Propellers

—

4-bladed^[source]