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This is a 1:150 Scale Snap On Plastic model airplane from Skymarks of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules service plane in the livery of the USA display team Blue Angels . Supplied with landing gear and stand.
Material: Snap On Plastic
Scale: 1:150
Registration: None
Landing-Gear: Included
Stand: Included
Length 7.8"
Wingspan 10.5"
SkyMarks offers high density plastic moulded models in a large variety of scales and airlines. Many airlines available as SkyMarks models are not available from any other manufacturer. All models come with a display stand and while most models come with no landing gear to be properly displayed 'in-flight', some come with real rubber tires for added realism.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four–engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over forty variants and versions of the Hercules, including a civilian one marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations.
The C-130 entered service with the U.S. in the 1950s, followed by Australia and others. During its years of service, the Hercules family has participated in numerous military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations. In 2007, the C-130 became the fifth aircraft—after the English Electric Canberra, B-52 Stratofortress, Tu-95 Bear, and KC-135 Stratotanker—to mark 50 years of continuous service with its original primary customer, in this case, the United States Air Force. The C-130 Hercules is the longest continuously produced military aircraft at over 60 years, with the updated Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules being produced today.