Lockheed LC-130H Skibird Ski-Equipped Polar Airlift Variant
The Lockheed LC-130H Skibird is the ski-equipped polar airlift variant of the C-130H Hercules. Operated by the New York Air National Guard, it transports personnel, cargo, fuel, and scientific supplies to remote Greenland and Antarctic snow and ice runways in support of National Science Foundation research and Operation Deep Freeze.
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Identity
- Aliases
- LC-130HLC-130 SkibirdSkibirdLC-130 Hercules
- Family Name
- Lockheed LC-130H Skibird
- Full Name
- Lockheed LC-130H Skibird Ski-Equipped Polar Airlift Variant
- Roles
- militarycargoutilityresearch
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
- Variant Name
- LC-130H Skibird
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- stol
- Description
- The Lockheed LC-130H Skibird is the ski-equipped polar airlift variant of the C-130H Hercules. Operated by the New York Air National Guard, it transports personnel, cargo, fuel, and scientific supplies to remote Greenland and Antarctic snow and ice runways in support of National Science Foundation research and Operation Deep Freeze.
- Manufacturer
- Parent Vehicle Family
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Nested value
- Name
- LC-130H inherited C-130H T56-A-15 installation
- Notes
- The LC-130H is a ski-equipped C-130H airframe; preserve the exact parent four-engine Allison T56-A-15 relationship without inventing a ski-variant-specific propulsion node.
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- Creation Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:33:31 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 22:33:31 UTC