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The Lockheed L100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the prolific C130 military transport aircraft made by the Lockheed Corporation. Its first flight occurred in 1964. Longer L10020 and L10030 versions were developed. L100 production ended in 1992 with 114 aircraft delivered.〔〔 The LM-100J is set to start production in 2018-2019. It is an updated variant of the L-100. ==Development== In 1959, Pan American World Airways ordered 12 of Lockheed's GL207 Super Hercules to be delivered by 1962, to be powered by four 6,000 eshp Allison T61 turboprops. The Super Hercules was to be longer than the C130B; a variant powered by 6,445 RollsRoyce Tynes and a jet-powered variant with four Pratt & Whitney JT3D11 turbofans were also under development. Both Pan American and Slick Airways (which had ordered six) cancelled their orders and the other variants did not evolve past design studies. Lockheed decided to produce a commercial variant based on a de-militarised version of the C130E Hercules. The prototype L100 (registered N1130E) first flew on April 20, 1964 when it carried out a 1-hour, 25-minute flight. The type certificate was awarded on 16 February 1965. Twenty-one production aircraft were then built with the first delivery to Continental Air Services on September 30, 1965. Slow sales led to the development of two new, longer versions, the L10020 and L10030, both of which were larger and more economical than the original model. Deliveries totaled 114 aircraft, with production ending in 1992. Several L-100-20 aircraft were operated on scheduled freight flights by Delta Air Lines between 1968 and 1973. An updated civilian version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J30 Super Hercules was under development, but the program was placed on hold indefinitely in 2000 to focus on military development and production.〔〔(Lockheed L-100 Hercules ). airliners.net〕 On February 3, 2014, Lockheed Martin formally relaunched the LM-100J program, saying it expects to sell 75 aircraft. Lockheed sees the new LM-100J as an ideal replacement for the existing civil L-100 fleets.〔http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/03/lockheed-transport-faa-idUSL2N0L81WC20140203?feedType=RSS&feedName=everything&virtualBrandChannel=11563〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lockheed L-100 Hercules」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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