The WC-130 Hercules is a high-wing, medium-range aircraft used in weather reconnaissance missions. This plane is a C-130 transport configured with palletized weather instrumentation for penetration of tropical disturbances and storms, hurricanes and winter storms to obtain data on movement, size and intensity. The WC-130 is the weather data collection platform for the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron.
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Entry_ID: WC-130J
Group: Platform_Identification
Platform_Category: Aircraft
Short_Name: WC-130J
Long_Name: Lockheed-Martin WC-130J Hercules
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Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names
Short_Name: Hurricane Hunter
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Creation_Date: 2008-07-14
Online_Resource: http://www.403wg.afrc.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=7482
Online_Resource: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_WC-130
Sample_Image: http://www.lockheedmartin.com/data/assets/aeronautics/products/c130j/c130j_5.jpg
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