Secret USAF Aircraft Factory✈️ Production Lockheed C-130 Super Hercules Military Aircraft Assembly

e [Music] [Music] around 3,000 employees are needed to build one lock heat Hercules aircraft today we take a look inside the American Lockheed Martin factory located in Marietta Georgia this is the factory where the Lockheed Martin SE 130j super Hercules is assembled it is a 4 engine turboprop military transport aircraft as you may notice employees in American factories usually have no mandatory dress code so they go to work in whatever clothes they want hydraulic electrical and other essential systems are installed and tested throughout the empty shell of the aircraft the C's 1 30j is the

newest version of the C's 130 Hercules and the only model currently in production in the main assembly hall employees assemble the individual elements of the aircraft these parts are usually transported to this main hall from smaller sub factories this Factory is officially called United States Air Force plant 6 and has been in operation since 1942 the first steps in the production of this turboprop aircraft lead to the milling and manufacturing of the smallest Parts high performance CNC milling machines are used for the Precision manufacturer of intricate aircraft control Parts the SE 130j is a comprehensive

update of the Lockheed SE the 130 Hercules with new engines flight deck and other systems a civilian variant of the Hercules aircraft is also being assembled here it is called the Lockheed L 100 Hercules the latest version is called LM 100j a total of 115 of these aircraft are in service worldwide these aircraft are powered by Rolls-Royce ae2100 engines these are turboprop powerful engines as you can see the assembly starts with the preparation of the wing then the engine is attached with a crane and the propeller is installed last one this engine has a power

of 3,500 KW the engine uses six-bladed all composite Blade the complete assembly of all for engines including the blades takes approximately 1 to 2 days and involves around 20 employees all the necessary parts are of course supplied by other employees from this Factory output quality control is the most thorough that exists in the aviation industry many times the entire aircraft is inspected during the manufacturing process the wings for this aircraft are the only major components that are also manufactured at Lockheed Martin's Marietta plant on this assembly line multiple Lockheed Martin Hercules can be worked on

simultaneously at each assembly point on the line here it assembles parts that come from other loed Martin plants in Meridian Mississippi and West Virginia the almost finished aircraft is now taken out of the factory using small trolleys called towing cars Hercules aircraft is then transported within the factory complex to a special Hall where the entire aircraft is painted you are now looking at a a civilian version which is called LM 100j but now I'm going to show you the whole process of painting the military version of the Lockheed Martin super Hercules that will be delivered

to the UK all parts of the aircraft that need to be protected from paint are insulated with plastic wrap this process takes many hours [Music] now a protective top layer of the paint is applied to the aircraft the locked Martin SE 130j super Hercules is one of the most purchased military transport aircraft in the world this is a Hercules for the Royal Air Force painted in the colors of the 50th anniversary in service for the RAF these employees have a difficult job in that usually each aircraft goes to a different customer and the whole fuselage

needs to be painted in a different way of course all of this is proceeded by planning on the computer and creating a design that must be approved by the future owner this Royal Air Force c130j super Hercules received a special paint liery to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the delivery of the raf's first SE 130 Hercules take a look at how this design was applied during couple of days the aircraft will now be taken out of the factory again and will undergo test flights and trials culminating in a competency certification each aircraft is flight tested

and certified by a verified quality control organization before delivery to the customer test pilots first test the software and controls on the flight simulator this profession is very well paid and Pilots can only apply for this position after many decades of piloting when they have the appropriate experience now an experienced crew will conduct a test flight where they will evaluate all the data and capabilities of the aircraft in Flight as you can see it is not an easy job with the LM 100j Hercules Lockheed Martin has enabled civil Airlines to own one of the world's

best Transport Aircraft in an aerial delivery roll the locked Martin LM the 100j can airdrop loads of up to 48,000 which is 2,772 kg or use its high flotation landing gear to land and deliver cargo on rough dirt strips capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and Landings The Sea the 130 was originally designed as a troop medivac and cargo Transport Aircraft The Versatile airframe has found uses in other roles including as a gunship for Airborne assault search and rescue scientific research support weather reconnaissance aerial refueling Maritime Patrol and aerial firefighting it is now the

main Tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide [Music] through select design changes the LM 100j performs as a civil multi-purpose air freighter capable of rapid and efficient transport of cargo the LM 100j is an efficient and ideal airlift solution when delivering bulk and oversized cargo particularly to auster locations worldwide the maximum range is around 4,500 km the maximum speed is around 660 km/ hour which is 355 mph this Airbus Atlas a 400m is a military transport aircraft that covers the size gap between the size of the C's 130 super Hercules and the CR 17 Globe

master this plane is produced in various European factories with each contributing a significant part of the atlas this is a tactical airlifter with strategic [Music] potential all of these parts of the Airbus Atlas being put together is referred to as the general assembly of the aircraft the ramp door of the icraft is built from Stog aluminum and tested for a perfect fit it will be open for decades to come and must work [Music] flawlessly the a400m has a removable refueling probe mounted above the cockpit allowing it to receive fuel from drog equipped tankers current strategic

aircraft are good outsize load airlifters but are costly and have limited tactical capability as they cannot operate from soft Fields it can carry heavier loads than the SE 130 and can use rough Landing strips in addition to its transport capabilities the a400m can perform aerial refueling and medical evacuation when fitted with appropriate equipment the a400m combines the capability to carry strategic loads with the ability to deliver even into tactical locations with small and unprepared air strips and can act as a Frontline tanker one aircraft that can do the work of three the a400m inside the

factory cranes are always used to transport heavy parts for example fuselage construction of the Airbus a are 400 Murs in Breman Germany and partly in Spain airf frame is constructed from aluminium alloy as of the rudder structural frame titanium alloy is used around windscreen Wing fuselage joints and landing gear components as well as tail plane Central joint over a third of structure is made from Composite Materials including tail plane outer boxes Wing box trailing Edge shroud and most of the rudder Wing skins stringers spars and moving surfaces are made made from carbon fiber Composites landing

gear doors and fairings from glass fiber or carbon fiber two pilots and additional crew member in a full glass cockpit face two Mission computers two wide angled headup displays and eight Color head down displays with side stick controllers each centrally positioned throttle control and flyby wire control systems with side stick controllers the a400m maintenance center is being built right next to the air base of Air transport Squadron 62 in woff in Germany Airbus will create 300 new jobs at the a400m maintenance center in woff searching mainly for Aeronautical Engineering personnel thanks to its combined strategic

and tactical capabilities the a400m has proven better range speed altitude payload and tactical performance than previous generation tactical airlifters enabling the delivery of gamechanging capabilities to the point of need such as next to a natural disaster or a theater of operations where strategic airlifters cannot operate the center Wing box of the a400m is the primary load carrying structure on the aircraft in this part of the factory surface protection is applied to the exterior of the Airbus Atlas And this is also the sealing process Precision is required for a quality finish and effective sealing the surface

protection seals the interior of the aircraft from the outside environment thus preventing corrosion the whole process of painting an aircraft takes several days and the price always depends on the customer's requirements delivery heavy payloads is up to 37 tons Airbus military division employees around 3,000 people this aircraft is used by the militaries of Chile the Czech Republic Hungary Indonesia Kazakhstan Malaysia South Africa and also South Korea the aircraft has also demonstrated its worth in supporting humanitarian and disaster relief operations as well as VIP transport