Lockheed WC-130
WEATHER AIRCRAFT SERIES BY LOCKHEED
WC-130; WC-130 Hercules; WC-130J; Lockheed WC-130J; WC-130J Hercules; WC-130A/B/E/H Hercules; Lockheed Martin WC-130; Lockheed Martin WC-130J; WC-130 A/B/E/H/J; WC-130 Weatherbird; Lockheed WC-130H; Lockheed WC-130H Weatherbird; WC-130 Hurricane Hunter
The Lockheed WC-130 is a high-wing, medium-range aircraft used for weather reconnaissance missions by the United States Air Force. The aircraft is a modified version of the C-130 Hercules transport configured with specialized weather instrumentation including a dropsonde deployment/receiver system and crewed by a meteorologist for penetration of tropical cyclones and winter storms to obtain data on movement, size and intensity.