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Article: Lockheed Martin C-130J completes world tour

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Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules has completed a five-month world demonstration tour that took the new transport to six continents. The company took the new Hercules version on visits to many nations that currently operate older versions of the venerable-but frequently modernized and upgraded-aircraft.

The C-1 30J used for the tour-one scheduled to be delivered to the U.S. Air Force-visited 32 countries in the Middle East, South America, the Pacific Rim, and Europe, as well as Canada and several U.S. bases in Panama and Hawaii. The C-130J made 140 demonstration flights for a total of almost 161 demonstration flight hours under the control of 416 guest pilots and carrying a total of 2,612 ...

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