- EC-130E Rivet Rider
Infobox Aircraft
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type=Psychological warfare aircraft
manufacturer= Lockheed (airframe)
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primary user= United States Air Force
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variants with their own articles=The EC-130E Rivet Rider is an airborne psychological warfare aircraft using a heavily modified version of the
C-130 Hercules airframe.Operators
;USA
*United States Air Force pecifications (EC-130E)
aircraft specifications
plane or copter?= plane
jet or prop?= propref=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide [cite book|title=Jane's Aircraft Recognition Guide|last=Rendall|first=David|pages=505|year=1995|id=ISBN 0-00-4709802|publisher=HarperCollinsPublishers|location=Glasgow, UK]
crew= four flight crew; numerous mission specialists
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length main= 29.7 m
length alt= 97 ft, 9 in
span main= 40.41 m
span alt= 132 ft, 7 in
height main= 11.6 m
height alt= 38 ft, 3 in
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max takeoff weight main= 79,380 kg
max takeoff weight alt= 155,000 lb
more general=engine (prop)= Allison T56-A-15
type of prop= turboprop
number of props= 4
power main= 6,724 kW
power alt= 9,016 shp
power original=
max speed main= 602 km/h
max speed alt= 374 mph
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cruise speed alt= 602 km/h, 374 mph
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References
ee also
* http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ec-130e.htmaircontent
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C-130 Hercules EC-130H_Compass_Call
EC-130J Commando Solo
MC-130H Combat Talon IIsequence=
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