Specifications AC-130

AC-130H/U

Powerplant: Four Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines each at 4,910 shaft horsepower thrust

Dimensions: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.8 meters) ; 38 feet, 6 inches (11.7 meters); wing span 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)

Weights: Max Take-Off Weight 155,000 lb (69,750 kg)

Performance: max level speed at sea level Mach 0.4 or 300 mph (482 km/h); service ceiling 25,000 feet (7,576 meters)

Armament AC-130H: two 20mm guns, one 40mm cannon and one 105mm cannon;

Armament AC-130U: one 25mm gun, one 40mm cannon and one 105mm cannon;

Crew: Five officers (pilot, co-pilot, navigator, fire control officer, electronic warfare officer) and eight enlisted (flight engineer, TV operator, infrared detection set operator, loadmaster, four aerial gunners)

AC-130H Spectre internal layout: