This Day in Aviation History
April 20th, 1964
First flight of the Lockheed L-100 Hercules.
 
The Lockheed L-100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the prolific C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft made by the Lockheed Corporation. Its first flight occurred in 1964. Longer L-100-20 and L-100-30 versions were developed. L-100 production ended in 1992 with 114 aircraft delivered. The LM-100J is set to start production in 2018-2019. It is an updated variant of the L-100….
 
Source:
Wikipedia, Lockheed L-100 Hercules: http://gstv.us/1XHBjEM
 
YouTube, Lockheed L-100 Hercules (C-130) Takeoff from Kelowna CYLW: http://gstv.us/1XHBBeT
 
YouTube, Lockheed L-100 (C-130) Smoking Approach and Landing: http://gstv.us/1XHBuQs
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