Is C-390 Millennium Better Than C-130J Super Hercules?
Today we will compare Embraer C-390 Millennium with Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules. After dominating the medium-lift military tactical market for decades the company's turboprop C-130J Hercules is facing new competition from Embraer turbofan C-390 Millennium. It wouldn't be the first aircraft to try to take on the Hercules. The Alenia C-27J Spartan was probably the closest attempt. C-27J Spartan is a 10-ton class turboprop aircraft. Instead of the typical turboprop design that dominates the market. The C-390 has a high swept wing and two turbofan engines. With that design it cruises at a speed of 870km/h or 0.7 Mach and at an altitude of 36000ft or 11000 meters. Whereas Hercules cruises at a speed of about 644 km/h or 0.5 Mach and at an altitude of 28000ft or 8500 meters. Millennium has a combat range of 5820 km or 3600 mi with 14000 kg or 30800 lb payload. Whereas Hercules has a combat range of 3300 km or 2100 mi with 15,400 kg or 34,000 lb payload. According to the Embraer case study, a fleet of six C-390s flying 1600 mi or 2500km round trips were able to deliver 500 ton payload and 1000 passengers in less than two days. Which is 40% faster than the C-130J.
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1 июл 2022