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L-100-30 - Four 3362kW (4508shp) Allison 501-D22A turboprops driving four blade constant speed propellers.
L-100-30 - Max cruising speed 571km/h (308kt). Range with max payload 2472km (1334nm), range with no payload 8950km (4830nm).
L-100-30 - Operating empty 35,260kg (77,736lb), max takeoff 70,310kg (155,000lb).
L-100-30 - Wing span 40.41m (132ft 7in), length 34.37m (112ft 9in), height 11.66m (38ft 3in). Wing area 162.1m2 (1745.0sq ft).
L-100-30 - Flightcrew of three or four. Max payload of 23,158kg (51,054lb) comprising pallets or containers.
Total L-100 built 114 (incl 22 L-100, 27 L-100-20, and 65 L-100-30).
Medium range freighter
Lockheed's L-100 freighters are the civil equivalents of the venerable
military C-130 Hercules, and have proven to be of great utility,
particularly in undeveloped countries.
Lockheed
initiated design of the Hercules in response to a 1951 US Air Force
requirement for a turboprop powered freighter. This resulted in the
C-130 Hercules, which first flew in prototype form on August 23 1954.
Design features included the high mounted wing, four Allison 501/T56
turboprops and the rear loading freight ramp. The USAF ordered the C-130
into series production in September 1952, and since that time more than
2500 have been built.
The
C-130's appeal to freight operators led Lockheed to develop a civil
version. The first commercial versions were based on the C-130E model,
and a demilitarised demonstrator first flew in April 1964. This initial
civil development, the L-100 (L-382), was awarded civil certification in
February 1965. This model was soon followed up by the series L-100
(L-382B), which introduced an improved freight handling system.
Sales
of these initial versions were slow, leading Lockheed to develop the
2.54m (8ft 4in) stretched L-100-20 (L-382E), which offered better
freight capacity and operating economics. The L-100-20 was certificated
in October 1968, but was soon followed by the even longer L-100-30
(L-382G). The -30 was 2.03m (6ft 8in) longer than the -20, first flew in
August 1970, and was delivered from December that year. Most civil
Hercules sales have been of the L-100-30 variant. Although basically a
civil aircraft, several L-100s are in service with military operators,
e.g. in Algeria, Gabon and Kuwait. The last L-100 was built in 1992,
while the last military Allison 501/T56 powered C-130 was delivered in
1996.
The
L-100J would be a commercial derivative of the new generation C-130J
Hercules II. Improvements would include new 3425kW (4591shp) Rolls-Royce
(Allison) AE-2100D3 advanced turboprop engines driving six blade props,
two crew EFIS flightdeck and significantly lower maintenance and
operating costs. The C-130J first flew on April 5 1996, while US FAA
civil certification was awarded in September 1998. The L-100J would be
based on the stretched fuselage C-130J-30, but in 2000 the program was
frozen as Lockheed martin focussed on the military variants.
