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CC-130J 'Hercules'
RCAF ARC. 130611 ESC 'Canucks Unlimited'
436 Transport Squadron is a unit of the Royal Canadian Air Force. It currently operates the CC-130J Super Hercules from 8 Wing Trenton in Trenton, Ontario. -Wikipedia
The Lockheed Martin C-130J 'Super Hercules' is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The C-130J is the newest version of the C-130 Hercules and the only model in production. Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J-model features considerably updated technology. These differences include new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprop engines, Dowty R391 six-bladed composite scimitar propellers that have blade tips swept by 35 degrees, digital avionics (including head-up displays (HUDs) for each pilot), and reduced crew requirements. These changes have improved performance over its C-130E/H predecessors, such as 40% greater range, 21% higher maximum speed, and 41% shorter takeoff distance. Because of the deicing problem discovered late in the certification program, the C-130J includes a black rubber deicing boot at the bottom of the vertical fin, which is another visual difference from previous versions of the Hercules. The J-model is available in a standard-length or stretched -30 variant.
As of March 2022, 500 C-130J aircraft were delivered to 26 operators in 22 countries. The Royal Canadian Air Force has 17 C-130J-30s in operation as of December 2018. 436 Transport Squadron. -Wikipedia
Northern Thunder, 2022 Grand Forks AFB Airshow on Saturday afternoon June 18th.