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First Canadian C-130J unveiled

Marietta, USA - 17 of these aircraft will be delivered within the next two years

The first Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules produced for Canada yesterday left the company's paint facility in Marietta, USA. Canada's new fleet of 17 C-130Js will fly farther, faster, with more payload and much higher reliability than Canada's older C-130s. All the new aircraft will be delivered over the next two years. The C-130 Hercules is a four-engine military transport airplane capable...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1113541
Rome, Italy, 01/14/2010 12:03
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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