$190.1 million
ground support
thirteen
1- 25 mm Gattling
1- 40 mm cannon
1- 105 mm cannon
Allison T-56
4- 4,910 hp. each
75,562 lbs.
153,771 lbs.
97' 9"
132' 7"
207 mph
297 mph
1,850 fpm
25,000 feet
2,533 miles
1992
The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is one of the most heavily armed U.S. aircraft.
The U.S.A.F. had Boeing take a total of thirteen Lockheed cargo aircraft, stuff them with a sophisticated computerized fire control
system, the same avionics as the most modern USAF fighters, 25 mm
Gatling guns, 40 mm and105 mm cannons, and gave them the name "Spooky."
The nickname for prior Lockheed AC-130 gunships is "Spectre".
The AC-130 can operate in all weather conditions and have the
ability to support ground troops or take out separate selected targets
over 1/2 mile apart with pinpoint accuracy.
The gunships saw action over Bosnia, Panama, Vietnam, and has most recently been used over Iraq.
There are a total of 25 Lockheed AC-130 gunship aircraft in service today.
Radio Control Airplane
A rc Lockheed AC-130 from GWS.
Radio Control Airplanes:
Pictured above is the rc EP Lockheed AC-130 ARF for sale from GWS. It is under the name Cargo Trans Q. It has a wingspan of 45" and is 33" long. It uses GWS EDP 50 motors.
The first picture below is of the rc Lockheed AC-130 from Advanced Scale Models (ASM) with a 100" wingspan. If you are looking for a giant scale, ready to fly airplane to use as a basis for your rc Lockheed AC-130 this model should be considered. Construction materials are a plywood and balsa internal structure for
the molded fuselage, reinforced with carbon. Recommended for power are either four brushless motors, .25 to .32 two cycle, or .30 four cycle engines.
If you like to power your radio control airplanes electrically there is a 60" wing span rc Lockheed AC-130 from EAM. The RC Airplane uses 4 x 280 size
motors. The middle picture below is of Bill Sorrell and his EAM rc Lockheed AC-130 gunship.
The last picture on this page is of the ARF GWS Lockheed AC-130 rc airplane. The wing span is 44" and length is 33". Included are four electric motors.
Precision Cut Kits.com has kits and plans for three sizes of Lockheed
AC-130 RC Airplanes. All the radio control airplanes are from Palmer Plans.
The Precision Cut Kits 1:39 scale rc Lockheed AC-130 has a wing
span of 52" and a length of 31". It is designed to accept four Cox T.D. .051 engines, but
is said to be easily converted to electric power. Weight is around 4 lbs.
The Precision Cut Kits 1:18 scale Lockheed AC-130 radio control airplane has a wing span of
87" and a length of 64".; You can power it with four O.S. .25 FP engines. It should weigh in at around 11 lbs.
The largest Precision Cut Kits rc Lockheed AC-130 is 1:12 scale. It
has a wing span of 132" and a length of 98". Recommended power comes
from four MWS .49 rear exhaust engines. When ready to fly, the radio control airplane should tip the
scales at just about 22 lbs.
If you haven't done so already, you may want to check out the build thread at RC Universe about the 11 foot wingspan giant scale Lockheed AC-130. The rc scale model is from Kit Cutters, taken from Palmer Plans.
The build appears to have been going on for a number of years.
Do you have a favorite Lockheed AC-130 radio control airplane you would like to tell us about? If so, please email us.
Lockheed AC-130 Gunship
