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Air Show 2002
 
Two USAF C130 Hercules transport aircraft will be appearing at the 2002 Salthill Airshow, one flying in from New York, USA, and the other flying in from Ramstein, Germany. Details of the Hercules from New York are below, with details of the Hercules from Ramstein to follow.

The USAF C130H3 Hercules from New York appearing at this year's Air Show is flown by the 328th Airlift Squadron, part of the 914th Air Wing, based at Niagra Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagra Falls, New York, USA.  The 914th AW is part of the US Air Force Reserve Command.  This aircraft will be flying directly to Galway Airport from New York for the Air Show. 

The aircraft appearing at this year's airshow is: C-130H3 Hercules "92-3281", " Pride of Western New York".
 
Pictured below is one of the 914th AW's Herc's flying over Niagra Falls.
 
328th Airlift Squadron Badge
914th Air Wing Badge
 
328th Airlift Squadron - Tactical Airlift Since 1944
 
The 328th Airlift Squadron traces its lineage to the 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron, which was activated on 15 April 1944, and formed in response to the need to re-supply ground forces in the China - Burma - India theatre during WWII. Combat Cargo Squadrons were considered an elite branch of the Transport Command and would, for the first time, supply an entire army exclusively from the air. In August 1944 the Squadron, equipped with C-47 aircraft, deployed to the CBI Theatre where they earned a Distinguished Unit Citation and four campaign streamers. On 29 September 1945, while operating from Kunming China, the unit was re-designated the 328th Troop Carrier Squadron. The Squadron was deactivated in December 1945 and reactivated in the Reserve in 1948. It was then moved three times before assignment to Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in NY, in March 1958, where it was equipped with C-119 aircraft. In October of 1962 the Squadron was recalled to active duty during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The unit converted to C-130A aircraft in December 1970 and then to C-130E aircraft in June 1986. From 4 October 1990 to 11 April 1991 the 328th was recalled to active duty and deployed to the United Arab Emirates in support of Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Shortly after returning to Niagara Falls, the Squadron converted to new C-130H3 aircraft and received an Air Force Outstanding Unit Award. In June of 1996, a 328th crew was awarded the BEST AIRDROP CREW honours at the Airlift Rodeo. The Squadron continues to fly contingency, humanitarian, and disaster relief missions worldwide. 

The Lockheed C-130 "Hercules" is considered to be the most successful airlifter in history. With a normal crew of five, it can carry 92 troops, 72 litters, or six pallets, up to 2,354 miles at gross weights up to 175,000 pounds, ceilings up to 33,000 feet, and speeds up to 374 MPH. It is also capable of air dropping up to 42,000 pounds of equipment, troops or supplies. Four ALLISON T56-A-15 turboprop engines power the C-130H3, each producing 4,591 horsepower. For comparison the C-47 had a 1,500 mile range, a maximum gross weight of 33,000 pounds, and a cruise speed of 175 mph while the C-119 could fly 200 mph for 2,000 miles at a Maximum gross weight of 66,900 pounds.
 
USAF C130 Hercules doing a LAPE drop (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction)
 
Air Show 2001
 
The photo below shows a Lockheed C-130E Hercules Tactical Transport just after it landed at Galway Airport on the morning of Sunday, 1st July, the day of the 2001 Salthill Airshow.  This Hercules is the largest aircraft ever to land at Galway Airport.
 
Specifications
   
Primary Function: Tactical and intratheater airlift
Contractor: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Crew: C130E/H: Five (two pilots, navigator, flight engineer and loadmaster)
Power Plant: C130E: Four Allison T56-A-7 turboprops; 4,200 prop shaft horsepower
C130H: Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprops; 4,591prop shaft horsepower
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.3 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 3 inches (11.4 meters)
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (39.7 meters)
Cargo Compartment: 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)
Speed: C130E: 345 mph/300 ktas (Mach 0.49) at 20,000 feet (6,060 meters)
C130H: 366 mph/318 ktas (Mach 0.52) at 20,000 feet (6,060 meters)
Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) with 45,000 pounds (17,716 kilograms) payload
Max Takeoff Weight: 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)
Max Allowable Payload: C130E: 45,050 pounds (20,434 kilograms)
C130H: 43,550 pounds (19,754 kilograms)
Max Normal Payload: C130E: 36,720 pounds (16,656 kilograms)
C130H: 35,220 pounds (15,976 kilograms)
Range at Max Normal Payload: C130E: 1,838 miles (1,597 nautical miles)
C130H: 2,006 miles (1,743 nautical miles)
Range with 35,000 pounds of Payload: C130E: 1,968 miles (1,710 nautical miles)
C130H: 2,023 miles (1,758 nautical miles)
Max Load: 6 pallets or 74 litters or 16 CDS bundles or 92 combat troops or 64 paratroopers, or a combination of any of these up to the cargo compartment capacity or maximum allowable weight.
Aeromedical Evacuation Role: Minimum medical crew of three is added (one flight nurse and two medical technicians). Medical crew may be increased to two flight nurses and four medical technicians as required by the needs of the patients.
 
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