1. Renowned Maritime Patrol Aircrafts – II
Lockheed C-130J Super HerculesVsBoeing C-17 Globemaster III
We all here are mostlylove combataviation;EveryNine peopleintenare loversof Combataviation.
Today,Here In thisarticle I am goingto merge bothCommercial andcombatworldof aviation.Inmy
lastPart i.e."RenownedMaritime Patrol Aircrafts - I"I gave an analysisof Saab 2000 & Bombardier8
(The Q-Series).Now, I'll talkaboutthe twolegends,whichare beingusedincombatworldexclusively
and are notFighteraircraftsby themselves.Yes,C-130& C-17; both are patrol aircraftsusedbyworld's
bestair forcesforpatrollingandreconnaissance.
HerculesandGlobemasterare consideredtobe the mostfamouspatrollingaircraftsinthe world.They
are 22% more boastful thananyothersame categoryaircraft inmarket.That is aboutthree timesmore
boastful thantheirclosestrivals.Firstly,we canreview theirmaintraits.
Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules: (Military Propeller plane)
Can fly1,852 nautical milesfartherat2,835 nautical miles
Has a lowerceilingby870 ftat 28,000 ft
Can reach a 142 knot(163 mph) highermax.cruise speedat362 knots(416 mph)
Is 129,305 lbsheavierat 155,005 lbs
Has a 1.54 ft tallercabinat 8.99 ft
2. Boeing C-17 Globemaster III: (Cargo Plane)
Is $178,000,000 more expensive at$218 million
Can fly350 nautical milesfartherat2,400 nautical miles
Can cruise 12,000 ft higherat45,000 ft
Can reach a 158 knot(182 mph) highermax.cruise speedat450 knots(518 mph)
Outputs100,308 more lbf of thrustat 162,000 lbf
Is 472,565 lbsheavierat 585,000 lbs
Seats42 more passengersat102 passengers
Whenwe categoriesHerculesjob,we come toknow manytaskswhichhas to done bythisaircraft e.g.
Transport,AirForce, Marine Corps,Coast Guard Equipment,Military,AirForce Equipment,Marine
CorpsEquipment,CoastGuard.Thisbird isincrediblyamulti taskerandapproximately951Hercules are
inservice operationsindifferentpartof world.The Airforce fightairliftfleet,the C-130Hercules has
beeninservice formore thanhalf a century.Engineeredinparticulartomove troopsandgadgetinside
the combat quarterthru airdropor brief runways,the Hercules operatesinthe course of the USAF.C-
130J is the latestadditionwhichreplacedthe oldversionwhichwasC-130Es.It is equippedwithfour
AllisonAE2100D3 turbopropengines,eachratedat4,591 shafthorsepower(3,425kW).Inconcern of
cargo systems, itscargo bayof the C-130J has a total usable volume of more than4,500ft³ andcan
accommodate loadsupto 37,216lb. In itsstealthtech,Northrop GrummanMODAR 4,000-colour
weatherandnavigationradarare beinginstalledwithrange of 250nm forweatherradar.In concern of
marketcredibility,Inordertocompile recentratiosof orders;The LockheedMartinreceiveda$10bn
contract in August2016 to patch up USAF's future ordersunderC-130J productionprogramme.The
previewof contractincludesforeignmilitarysales.
Meanwhile,GlobemasterIIImilitaryairliftaircraftisa high-wing,four-engine,T-tailedmilitarytransport
vehicle capable of carryingpayloadsupto169,000lb (76,657kg). There are 280 duplicatesof thisbirdare
inservice.On tasksheetC-17 is able todo U.S. military,transportingtroopsandcargo,performing
airliftsandmedical evacuations,andflyingairdroproutesall overthe world.Inconcernsof cargo, the
cargo compartmentallowsthe C-17 tocarry a wide range of vehicles,palletedcargo,paratroops,air-
drop loadsand aero medical evacuees.The Countermeasure technology;AN/AAR-47hasa suite of
surface-mountedthermal sensorsaroundthe aircraft,whichdetectthe thermal signature of the missile
exhaustplume.The fourPratt& WhitneyPW2040 (militarydesignation-F117-PW-100) turbofanengines
with40,440lb thrusteach are integratedinthe wings.Moreover, ithasbeenreportedthat56 USAFC-17
aircraft are equippedwiththe NorthropGrummanlarge aircraftinfra-redcountermeasures(LAIRCM)
system.Inmarketcredibility,Globemasterhas700 suppliersin44 states.
3. Now, oncomparisontable,we see manyaspectswhichwill glorifyone ormightbe itwill tie onglorifying
bothon theirefficiencies.Inconcernof range, Hercules wins;itcanfly435 Nautical milesfartherthan
the Globemaster.Meanwhile,we see Globemasterwinswhenwe analyze altitude of bothplanes i.e.
Globemastercanfly17K (17,000) feethigherthanthe Hercules.Inspeed,Globemasteragainisupthan
Hercules i.e Itcan touch a figure of 88 knotsfasterthan the Hercules.Now, inweights,Herculesweighs
429,995 poundslessthanGlobemasterbecause C-17ismuch biggerinsize thanC-130. So,As C-17 is
biggerthanC-130, so itspayloadwill be more i.e. 128,900 poundsmore than C-130. Meanwhile,In
Concernof Passengercapacity,Wingspan,HeightandLengthGlobemasterischasingabove than
Hercules.
Beside Official Opinionswhichare more precise thanMind'sguesses, if we talkaboutmajorityopinions,
there isa weirdcollapse of conflictsliesinbetweenpilots.Some find themselves,easy andgoinC-130s
and some findthemselvesmore luxuriousinC-17sin flyingpointof view.Soconsideringall opinions,I
wouldsayfor more hours,shorterdeployments,more frequenttax-free months,andforsupereasy
DFCs pilotwouldgoforC-17. Commonlywe see that the people whoadoredHerculesmore than
Globemasterwillmerge C-5sworkwithC-17sthat both doesa same work.Thisis illogical argumenton
bothin mythoughtsBecause If flyerwantto do all the low-leveltactical job,thenall he hasto dois go
airdrop.Whenone may askthe Armythenwhattheywant fromthe AF? , They’ll tellyouairlift,and
whenyouask themwhatairframe theywantfor airlift,I guarantee theywillsaythe C-17. Ha-ha. It’sa
genuine thingtoconsiderthatC-17 isa muchmore capable aircraft thaneither.
In professionals’ opinion,the largestdistinctionwithinthe projectisintra Vsinter-theaterairlift.The C-
17s will deliverstuff toandfromthe theaterat the same time as Hercules are withinthe theatertaking
bulletsandbeanstothe troops. Ha-ha. Moreover,ForUS pilotthe largestpride inflyinga Hercules is
knowingthatbyusing& takingthe military'sstuff fromtowntotownwithinthe air,they don’toughtto
riskgettingblownupina convoy.C-17s generallytendto goTDY greaterdeliverystuff withinthe USand
roundthe arena.The Hercules takesitto the smallerfieldsonce itgetstothe mainhubs.In
experimental example,InC-130 concern,pilotmayfindhimself self inmore variedplacesinside the
AOR.He simplymightdeploy tothe AOR.He mightbe trainedinairdrop;He will be atactical airlifter.He
will deploy alot.While InC-17concern, pilotwill deployedtothe degreesfor120 roundevery2 years.
He will flytactical then,butwhile atdomesticflyingmissionshe willbe greaterstrata.If he getsa slot,
he will be skilledinairdrop.He mayair refuel.Moreover,ForLocation/Percapita, we cannotbeatthe C-
17 locationsbecause C-130 locationsare hardto tackle.Like everythingelse,there'sgood andbadabout
an airplane.ButInConclusion,Mypersonal analysis will endonthe vote forC-17 Globemaster.
