Not only poised to keep lasting, HERKIE may also go on some

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Steroid diet to get WIDER

Lockheed looks to widen Hercules
By Stephen Trimble

Lockheed Martin confirms studies are under way for a new version of the C-130 featuring a wider fuselage to accommodate a proposed class of US Army ground vehicles entering service after 2015. The enlarged airlifter would compete against the Airbus Military A400M and Boeing's proposed C-17B to support the army's Future Combat System.

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http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2008/09/08/315626/lockheed-looks-to-widen-hercules.html

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And yes, HERKIE now clearly show how she will look

once the diet on steroid will be over. First to the plug-ins, looks worth the wait with anticipated interest

PICTURE: Lockheed Martin unveils wider, larger C-130XL to fight A400M
By Stephen Trimble

Lockheed Martin has unveiled the first public image of a widened version of the C-130 that could be offered for sale to the US Air Force within five years.

Dubbed the C-130XL, the project remains under study by Lockheed's Aeronautics division in Marietta, Georgia, the site of C-130 production dating back to 1954.

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