{"product_id":"planes-that-changed-history-tim-brightspring-9798867413842","title":"Planes That Changed History - Lockheed C-130 Hercules","description":"\"Swiss Army Knife\" might be a good way to describe the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The Hercules can do many things. It can save burning forests as an aerial firefighter. It can protect soldiers on the ground as a gunship. It can search for sinking ships as a maritime patrol plane. It can deliver vehicles to military bases or bring emergency generators to victims of hurricanes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are some of the abilities that define the C-130 Hercules. Although the Hercules is still in service today, its origins date back to the 1950s. Back then, the military wanted a new transport plane that could carry tons of supplies, take off from short airfields, and fly long distances. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Hercules met those needs, as well as a few other ones. This book covers the interesting story of the Hercules, from its design to its construction. The Lockheed C-130 is an extraordinary airplane. But you wouldn't realize that from its plain and ordinary appearance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is twenty pages in length, with a photo on each page. It discusses features of the Hercules that young readers could find interesting - its many different roles, its special \"tricks\" for dropping off cargo without landing, or its frighteningly heavy firepower as a gunship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book covers interesting technical details about the Hercules - its four powerful Allison T56 turboprop engines, its large flaps that enable landing on short airfields, or the composite wingbox that makes it so strong. It offers young readers some technical substance... without losing them in difficult engineering theory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Brightspring, Tim Roosevelt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798867413842\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 30\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.08d","brand":"Tim Brightspring","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46962322702591,"sku":"9798867413842","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eef82ec8-8720-4082-9a91-be5e0a41ca46.jpg?v=1750650005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/planes-that-changed-history-tim-brightspring-9798867413842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}