AC-130
AC-130

Variants

AC-130A Spectre (Project Gunship II, Surprise Package, Pave Pronto)
AC-130E Spectre (Pave Spectre, Pave Aegis)
AC-130H Spectre
AC-130U Spooky II
AC-130J Ghostrider
AC-130W Stinger II (former MC-130W Dragon Spear)


AC-130H Spectre
  1. Armament: Two 20 mm Vulcan cannons with 3,000 rounds, one 40mm Bofors cannon with 256 rounds and one 105mm howitzer with 100 rounds.
  2. Ceiling: 25,000 feet (7,576 meters)
  3. Countermeasures
      • AN/AAQ-24 Directional Infrared Countermeasures (DIRCM)
      • AN/AAR-44 infrared warning receiver
      • AN/AAR-47 missile warning system
      • AN/ALE-47 flare and chaff dispensing system
      • AN/ALQ-172 Electronic Countermeasure System
      • AN/ALQ-196 Jammer
      • AN/ALR-69 radar warning receiver
      • AN/APR-46A panoramic RF receiver
      • QRC-84-02 infrared countermeasures system
  4. Crew: 14 -- five officers (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer); nine enlisted (flight engineer, loadmaster, low-light TV operator, infrared detection set operator, five aerial gunners)
  5. Date Deployed: 1972
  6. Height: 38 feet, 6 inches (11.7 meters)
  7. Inventory:
      Active force, 8;
      Reserve, 0;
      ANG, 0
  8. Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.8 meters)
  9. Maximum Takeoff Weight: 155,000 pounds (69,750 kilograms)
  10. Power Plant: Four Allison turboprop engines T56-A-15
  11. Range: 1,500 statute miles (1,300 nautical miles) Unlimited with air refueling
  12. Speed: 300 mph (Mach 0.40) (at sea level)
  13. Thrust: Each engine 4,910 horsepower
  14. Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Last Updated: January 27, 2017