Tue, Feb 18, 2003
C-130J to Fly On and On
Lockheed Martin has just rolled the 100th member
of the C-130J Super Hercules family off the production line at its
manufacturing facility in Marietta (GA). Coming just more than
seven years after the inaugural flight of the first new- generation
Hercules, the latest milestone aircraft, an HC-130J, is slated for
delivery to the U.S. Coast Guard later this spring.
"The 100th J is just the beginning," said Ross Reynolds,
Lockheed Martin vice president for the C-130J program. "Around the
world the Super Herc is being praised for its performance and
capability. I am proud of our employees and subcontractors who have
kept this program on track, and I would like to thank our customers
who are demonstrating that the future of tactical airlift is now
here."
More
than 1,500 employees in Marietta and hundreds of suppliers around
the world work on the C-130J program, the fifth most -produced
version in the Hercules line. The C-130J is the product of the
longest, continuous, active military aircraft production line in
history, which will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2004.
Coincidently, the 100th Super Hercules is rolled out just months
before the world celebrates the 100th anniversary of powered
flight.
The C-130J family, which holds 54 aviation world records, is now
being flown by the U.S. Air Force, Royal Air Force, Royal
Australian Air Force, Italian Air Force, U.S. Air National Guard,
Air Force Reserve Command and U.S. Marine Corps. In addition,
C-130Js are being delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard (the 100th
C-130J will be the third Coast Guard aircraft) and are on order for
the Royal Danish Air Force. Lockheed Martin has orders for 118 C-
130Js and CC-130Js, the stretched-length fuselage version of the
Super Hercules, 92 of which have been delivered.
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