This document compares the Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III military aircraft. It discusses their key specifications and capabilities. While the C-130J has a longer range, the C-17 can fly higher and faster. The C-17 is also larger, can carry more payload, and seats more passengers. Experts note the aircraft serve different roles, with the C-130J operating within theaters and the C-17 transporting between theaters. Overall, the document concludes the C-17 Globemaster is a more capable aircraft.

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.

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