JORGE A. DIETSCH PHOTO
No. 4035. Lockheed 382C-85D EC-130Q Hercules (N130AR c/n
382-4984) National Science Foundation
Photographed at NAS North Island, San Diego, California, USA, July 2001
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This aircraft was produced as a KC-130T, later converted to EC-130Q, bearing the US Navy BuNo.162312. The US Navy used them to relay VLF (very-low frequency) signals to submarines, using a wire antenna of 30,000 ft (9,144 m). |
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Created March 19, 2005