The load then slides to a stop within a very short distance. With LAPES, up to 38,000 pounds of cargo is pulled from the aircraft by large, inflated cargo parachutes while the aircraft is five to 10 feet above the ground. The Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System is the third aerial delivery method.When the bundles, weighing up to 2,200 pounds each, are out of the aircraft, parachutes inflate and lower them to the ground. The second method, called the Container Delivery System, uses the force of gravity to pull from one to 16 bundles of supplies from the aircraft.When the load is clear of the plane, cargo parachutes inflate and lower the load to the ground. In the first, parachutes pull the load, weighing up to 42,000 pounds, from the aircraft.Three primary methods of aerial delivery are used for equipment. The C-130 can deliver personnel, equipment or supplies either by landing or by various aerial delivery modes. Another exit is off the rear ramp for airdrops. Paratroopers exit the aircraft through two doors on either side of the aircraft behind the landing-gear fairings. For medical evacuations, it carries 74 litter patients and two medical attendants. In its personnel carrier role, the C-130 can accommodate 92 combat troops or 64 fully equipped paratroops on side-facing seats. In the history of aviation design, if there is a symbol for strength, durability, and multi-mission success, surely it is the C-130/Hercules. They wear skis during operations at both poles. They do airborne early warning and martitime surveillance. They provide emergency evacuation and humanitarian relief. They serve as airborne and ground refuelers. They carry troops, vehicles, and armament into battle. More than 2,100 C-130/Hercules aircraft have been built, and they are flown by more than 60 nations worldwide. In continuous production since the 1950s, the C-130/Hercules is one of the most capable airlifters of all time.

Military c130 cockpit