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SPEEDY NEW 
TURBOPROP
DROPS 'EM EASY   [[image]]
READY FOR ACTION

USAF
HERCULES

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All the missions of the Tactical Air Command have one thing in common: urgency! Whatever the need, TAC must answer it fast. That's why mobility is so vital.

Suppose the call is for paratroops. USAF's new C-130 Hercules, built by Lockheed, is the ideal paratroop transport. Look how the Hercules provides paratroop mobility:

64 fully equipped paratroopers can run aboard four abreast on the rear-door ramp. In minutes the Hercules in loaded.

Up goes the ramp and, with turboprop power, the Hercules is airborne in seconds.

Flying faster than most commercial transports, and with great range, the Hercules gets where the paratroops are needed in a hurry. Inside, each paratrooper has his own seat, 2 feet wide. The cabin is pressurized and air conditioned, minimizing in-flight fatigue.

Two special side doors at the rear of the Hercules were designed for easier troop dropping. An effective wind-stream deflector and a unique floor extension make paratroop drops easier, faster and safer.

USAF's Hercules is now in production at Government Aircraft Plant No. 6 at Marietta, Ga., America's first turboprop production line for transports.

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SEE THE DEMONSTRATION OF OTHER TYPICAL C-130 HERCULES MISSIONS AT OUR DISPLAY BOOTHS, NUMBERS 424, 425, 426 IN HANGAR 4.
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GEORGIA DIVISION
LOCKHEED
AIRCRAFT CORPORATION
Marietta, Georgia

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