HEAVY LIFT · PICTURE SHIP
C-130 Hercules
Lockheed C-130 Hercules · heavy-lift, drop and jump platform and picture ship
Built for big moments. The Hercules handles cargo and stunt drops, action sequences, skydiving and jump operations, and a wide range of heavy-lift work, and its four turboprops, high wing and rear ramp make it a standout picture ship on screen.
Cargo and stunt drops
Big drops off the rear ramp, from cargo loads to stunt sequences.
Skydiving and jump operations
A jump platform for skydiving and parachute work.
Action sequences
Rough-strip arrivals, ramp-down action and an authentic military airlift look.
Heavy lift
A wide range of heavy-lift work, with a cargo hold sized for vehicles and palletized loads.
Type-rated leadership
Kevin LaRosa II holds a C-130 / L-382 type rating.
Starlink-ready live downlink
Can be equipped with Starlink for a live video feed to video village, for real-time review anywhere in the world.
Performance & capacity
The numbers producers ask for
Max speed
318KTAS
366 mph at 20,000 ft
Ceiling
23,000ft
With a 42,000 lb payload
Range
1,050nm
At max normal payload (36,500 lb)
Max takeoff weight
155,000lb
- Engines
- 4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprops; 4,591 prop shaft horsepower
- Wingspan
- 132 ft 7 in
- Length
- 97 ft 9 in
- Height
- 38 ft 10 in
- Cargo compartment
- 41 ft long, 123 in wide, 9 ft high
- Loading
- Aft loading ramp and door
- Crew
- Five: two pilots, navigator, flight engineer and loadmaster
- Roles
- Cargo and stunt drops, skydiving and jump operations, action sequences, heavy lift and picture ship
Base airframe: Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Figures from the U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules fact sheet: published C-130H specifications for the stock military airframe (the four-blade-propeller generation). Our Aerial Project Managers provide details for your specific shoot.
On the ramp
See it up close
Video: XBRAND.
In the air
The Hercules on camera
Photos: XBRAND.
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