AC-130
attack aircraft series by Lockheed
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Summary
AC-130 is an aircraft family[1]. AC-130 draws 13,882 Wikipedia views per month (aircraft family category, ranking #177 of 1,568).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Air Force Special Operations Command[3]
- Based on: Lockheed C-130 Hercules[4]
- Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin[5]
- Developer: Lockheed Martin[6]
- Subclass of: Lockheed C-130 Hercules[7], gunship[8]
- Has use: close air support[9], air interdiction[10]
- Commons category: Lockheed AC-130 Spectre[11]
- Country of origin: United States[12]
- First flight: 1966[13]
- Service entry: 1968[14]
- Total produced: 47[15]
- Name in native language: Lockheed AC-130[16]
- Undercarriage: retractable tricycle gear[17]
- Wing configuration: high wing[18]
- Length: 29.79 m[19]
- Height: 11.73 m[20]
- Wingspan: 40.41 m[21]
- Wing area: 162.16 m²[22]
Why It Matters
AC-130 has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] AC-130 is known by 92 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]