Lockheed HC-130J Combat King II Personnel Recovery Variant
The Lockheed HC-130J Combat King II is the United States Air Force dedicated fixed-wing personnel-recovery and combat-search-and-rescue variant of the C-130J Hercules. It is an extended-range, missionized platform for airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, forward-area ground refueling, and recovery operations in austere or denied environments, with additional humanitarian and aeromedical roles.
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Identity
- Aliases
- HC-130JHC-130J Combat King IICombat King IIHC-130J King II
- Family Name
- Lockheed HC-130J Combat King II
- Full Name
- Lockheed HC-130J Combat King II Personnel Recovery Variant
- Roles
- militarysearch_and_rescueutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- HC-130J Combat King II
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Max Payload Mass Kg
- 15,875
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 74,389
- Operating Modes
- landwater
- Range Km
- 6,440
- Service Ceiling M
- 10,000
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- stol
- Description
- The Lockheed HC-130J Combat King II is the United States Air Force dedicated fixed-wing personnel-recovery and combat-search-and-rescue variant of the C-130J Hercules. It is an extended-range, missionized platform for airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, forward-area ground refueling, and recovery operations in austere or denied environments, with additional humanitarian and aeromedical roles.
- Dimensions
- Height M
- 11.58
- Length M
- 29.57
- Wingspan M
- 40.4
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- HC-130J C-130J-30 AE 2100 installation
- Notes
- The HC-130J is the personnel-recovery C-130J branch; preserve the exact parent’s canonical Rolls-Royce AE 2100 family relationship.
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- HC-130J AE 2100D3 installation
- Notes
- The U.S. Air Force identifies four AE 2100D3 turboprops on the HC-130J Combat King II.
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 03:41:41 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 04:41:05 UTC