![]() ![]() There are over 20 types of AC-130 on "active duty", according to the US Air Force. The other recent loss was in Somalia when, it is thought, a round exploded in one of the plane's cannons. A Lockheed AC-130U gunship from the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field in Florida jettisons flares during a training mission. Based on Lockheed’s four-engine turboprop transport and weaponized by Boeing, the deadly AC-130 aerial battleship had humble beginnings. SKU: MA26184 Scale 1/84th Wingspan 19 Length 14. Evolution of the Air Force’s AC-130 Gunship. There are also heat shields under the engines to try to mask them from heat-seeking missiles.Įven so, one AC-130 was shot down in Iraq in 1991 by a surface-to-air missile. Stunning Scale Model of the USAF C-130 Hercules Gunship Aircraft. It does have a system that drops chaff and flares to counter radar and infra-red guided missiles. Troy Bockius, combat systems officer (CSO) Maj. The aircraft has more than a dozen crew: Pilot, co-pilot, navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer, flight engineer, operators for its TV camera and infra-red detection set, a loadmaster, and four or five "gunners" - who reload the weapons which are normally controlled from the flight deck.Īlthough regarded as a highly successful machine - used most recently in support of operations in Panama, Grenada, the Gulf War, Bosnia and Afghanistan - its slowness and typical low operating altitude make it vulnerable to ground fire. ![]()
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