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Lockheed L-100 Hercules
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<p>The Lockheed L-100 Hercules is the civilian variant of the prolific <a href="/facts/C-130_Hercules/EVzoWXp9">C-130 Hercules</a> military <a href="/facts/Cargo_aircraft/5UTxmPsn">transport aircraft</a> made by the <a href="/facts/Lockheed_Corporation/FymLE6jf">Lockheed Corporation</a>. Its first flight occurred in 1964. Longer L-100-20 and L-100-30 versions were developed, despite this, L-100 production ended in 1992 with 114 aircraft delivered. An updated variant of the model, LM-100J, completed its first flight in <a href="/facts/Marietta%2c_Georgia/2B4F4kLo">Marietta, Georgia</a> on 25 May 2017, and started production in 2019. L-100 and LM-100J aircraft can be distinguished from the C-130 and C-130J military versions by the absence of side and forward windows underneath the main windshield. </p>