TYPETYPE
SUBTYPE
NUMERICTYPEDESIGNATOR
MODELNUMBERS
COMMONNAME
STATUS
PURPOSE
SVC
PRIMECONTRACTOR
OTHERCONTRACTORS
SPECIFICATIONS
REMARKS
aircraft
transport
C-12F
–
Huron
Deployed
passenger and cargo
AF
Beech Aircraft Corp.
Pratt & Whitney Aircraft of Canada (engines)
–
Military version of Beechcraft Super King Air
aircraft
transport
C-130
A, B, E, F, G, H, J, Q, R
Hercules
deployed
short range transport
AF, Nav
Lockheed Aeronautical Systems Co.
–
Power: 4 Allison T56-A-15 turboprops, 4.300 hp each engine
Length: 97 ‘ 9
Height 38′ 3
Wingspan: 132′ 7
Speed: 374 mph (Mach 0.57) at 20,000 feet
Ceiling: 33,000 ft. with 100,000 lb payload
Max. Takeoff Weight: 155,000 lb
Range 2,356 miles with max. payload; 2,500 miles with 25,000 lbs cargo; 5,200 miles with no cargo
Unit cost: $22.9 million
Crew: Five (two pilots, navigator, flight engineer and loadmaster; up to 92 troops or 64 paratroops or 74 litter patients or 5 standard freight pallets
Date deployed Apr 1955
Inventory: Active service 98; ANG – 20 B, 60 E, 93 H; Reserve 606
Source: Air force Fact Sheet 92-34–
aircraft
transport
C-131
A, B, E
Samaritan
Obsolete
–
AF
Convair
–
–
1950s
aircraft
transport
C-133
A
Cargomaster
Obsolete
–
AF
Douglas
–
–
1950s
aircraft
transport
C-135
B
Stratolifter
Obsolete
–
AF
Boeing
–
–
1960s
aircraft
transport
C-140
–
–
–
–
AF
–
–
–
–
aircraft
transport
C-141
–
–
–
transport
AF
Lockheed
–
–
–
aircraft
transport
C-17
–
Globemaster II
deployed
close-in cargo
AF
Douglas Aircraft Co.
–
–
–
aircraft
transport
C-2
A
Greyhound
deployed
cargo, carrier capab
Navy
Grumman Aerospace Corp.
Allison (engines)
–
–
aircraft
transport
C-20
A, B
Gulfstream III
Deployed
VIP passenger
AF
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp.
Rolls Royce (engines)
–
7 C-20B’s at Andrews AFB.
3 C-20A’s at Ramstein AFB