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Automotive1:


The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday said it is now capable of re-activating and repairing its aircraft after completing the in-house life extension programme on one of its C-130H aircraft, NAF 913 thereby improving the airlift capability of the Service.

The versatile millitary transport aircraft is used world wide as a gunship , for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting.

Below are some of the facts about the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, known by the Nigerian Air Force(NAF) as the NAF 913,NAF 917 and NAF 918 aircraft's .



1) The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin).

2) The unit cost of C-130E is N4.3 billion Naira ($11.9m) while the C-130H (NAF 913) goes for N10.9billion Naira ($30.1 million) per one.

3) The C-130 is operated by over 50 countries spread across six continents . Nigeria, Gabon, Chad and Cameroon are some of the African countries using it.



4) The C-130 Hercules has had a low accident rate in general, placing it behind Vickers VC10s  and Lockheed TriStars with no flying losses.

5) The C-130 Hercules also holds the world record for the largest and heaviest aircraft to ever land on an aircraft carrier.

6) A variant of C-130, the MC-130, holds the world record of dropping the largest conventional bomb (MOAB or GBU-43) ever used in combat.



7) The MC-130s' missions are the infiltration,  exfiltration, resupply of special operations forces and the air refueling of special operations  helicopter  and tilt-rotor aircraft.

8 ) The C-130's robust design and short take off/landing capabilities make it the first fixed winged aircraft to land at the site of natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and Haiti’s earthquake

9) The C-130 has the longest continuous production run in the history of military aircraft (1954-Present) with over 2500 aircraft spread across 32 variants.



10) The Lockheed L-100 (L-382) is a civilian variant and equivalent to a C-130E model without military equipment.

https://autojosh.com/reactivated-nigeria-airforce-913-aircraft-facts-about-the-lockheed-c-130-hercules-aircraft/

OP great write up and thanks for the info. Glad to head of such news of our gallant men in the Nigerian army. Please note both the Vickers VC10 and Lockheed TriStar have a number of notable accidents recorded. Both are however great planes with a great record and in continued use with many air force and military units worldwide

Also correct me if I'm wrong , I do believe the B52 bomber went into production in 1952 and is still in active use. It's remains the main long range strategic bomber of the USAF and USMC meaning it's is the oldest serving military aircraft of note.

Otenestbestyaho:
[s]All these planes are very useless as i type. Technology in air defense has gone far than these crap. See Israeli air force planes, you will weep for nija[/s]

What nonsense are you talking about? Lockheed C130 Hercules is still one of the military transport aircraft used in U.S, including Israel that you mentioned. It's used by other countries for transportation and for search and rescue missions e.g during the search for MH370 passenger plane. It seems you don't know anything about military hardware. This is not a fighter jet it's a transport plane. It's like molue bus, built to carry military personnel and heavy equipment like military vehicles from place to place.

Nigeria airforce is still a joke ordinary Ethiopia airforce wil give dm run 4 Der money

conductor110:

Yeah, enemies of the "state" like the innocent IDPs in Borno State who got bombs dropped on them by Nigerian Airforce.

Sophisticated zombie

Errors like this are not new worldwide. No room for propaganda. If not for the Nigeria Military, Boko Haram would have overrun your village by now.

Otenestbestyaho:
All these planes are very useless as i type. Technology in air defense has gone far than these crap. See Israeli air force planes, you will weep for nija

You are Olodo rabata. Lol. Why don't you Google search and find out how many of this airplane are owned by Israel?

conductor110:

Yeah, enemies of the "state" like the innocent IDPs in Borno State who got bombs dropped on them by Nigerian Airforce.

Sophisticated zombie

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mrvitalis:

We have more than 10 of it... I saw 5 at Lagos airport alone

No sir we have only 3.

The US NAVY has 20 of them while the US airforce has 204. We need to upgrade our military

johnpablo541:


No sir we have only 3.

The US NAVY has 20 of them while the US airforce has 204. We need to upgrade our military

Bro i saw 5 at the MMA on Monday when I flew in from uyo.... Maybe similar plans of different grade

mrvitalis:

Bro i saw 5 at the MMA on Monday when I flew in from uyo.... Maybe similar plans of different grade

Was Nigeria Airforce written on the sides of all 5

johnpablo541:


Was Nigeria Airforce written on the sides of all 5

Sure... So if Lagos has 5 how many would the main base makodi have

mrvitalis:

Sure... So if Lagos has 5 how many would the main base makodi have

We have only 3

johnpablo541:


We have only 3

We have 3 active ones at the moment
We have up to 10 of it. 4 are parked at the 631 ACMD at the moment.