US Air-force C-130 taking off and flying inside clouds. Thumbnail credit: Senior Amn. Stephen J. Otero Dont forget to subscribe us on Facebook or Twitter.<br />The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of .<br />Stringer includes the 40th Airlift Squadron- 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, TX, performing in a C-130 formation over Pope Army Airfield on June .<br />The Air Force recently deployed C-130 transport aircraft for nighttime cloud seeding operations, leading to some rainfall in Taoyuan, Miaoli and Hsinchu.