Lockheed AC-130 Spectre

The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily-armed ground-attack aircraft. The basic airframe is manufactured by Lockheed, Boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support. The AC-130 is a variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane.

Specifications

General characteristics


 * Crew: 13


 * Officers: 5 (pilot, copilot, navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer)
 * Enlisted: 8 (flight engineer, TV operator, infrared detection set operator, loadmaster, four aerial gunners)
 * Length: 97 ft 9 in (29.8 m)
 * Wingspan: 132 ft 7 in (40.4 m)
 * Height: 38 ft 6 in (11.7 m)
 * Wing area: 1745.5 ft² (162.2 m²)
 * Loaded weight: 122,400 lb (55,520 kg)
 * Max Takeoff Weight: 155,000 lb (69,750 kg)
 * Powerplant: 4×Allison-T56 -A-15 turboprops, 4,910 shp (3,700 kW) each

Performance


 * Maximum speed: 260 knots (300 mph, 480 km/h)
 * Range: 2,200 nm (2,530 mi, 4,070 km)
 * Service Ceiling: 30,000 ft (9,100 m)

Armament


 * 4×7.62 mm GAU-2/A miniguns
 * 4×20 mm (0.787 in) M61 Vulcan 6 Barreled Gatling Cannon