| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:aircraft 
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                                | gptkbp:armament | gptkb:105_mm_M102_howitzer gptkb:20_mm_M61_Vulcan_cannon
 gptkb:40_mm_Bofors_cannon
 7.62 mm GAU-2/A miniguns
 
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                                | gptkbp:basedOn | C-130 Hercules 
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                                | gptkbp:countryOfOrigin | gptkb:United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:crew | 13 
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                                | gptkbp:firstFlight | 1966 
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                                | gptkbp:height | 11.7 m 
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                                | gptkbp:introduced | 1968 
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                                | gptkbp:length | 29.8 m 
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                                | gptkbp:manufacturer | gptkb:Lockheed 
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                                | gptkbp:maximumSpeed | 480 km/h 
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                                | gptkbp:maxTakeoffWeight | 70,307 kg 
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                                | gptkbp:nickname | gptkb:Spectre 
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                                | gptkbp:notableAircraft | First AC-130A (serial 53-3129) on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force 
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                                | gptkbp:numberBuilt | 19 
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                                | gptkbp:operator | gptkb:United_States_Air_Force 
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                                | gptkbp:powerplant | 4 × Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines 
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                                | gptkbp:primaryUser | gptkb:United_States_Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command 
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                                | gptkbp:range | 2,200 km 
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                                | gptkbp:retired | 1995 
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                                | gptkbp:role | close air support force protection
 air interdiction
 
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                                | gptkbp:serviceCeiling | 7,300 m 
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                                | gptkbp:successor | gptkb:AC-130H_Spectre gptkb:AC-130U_Spooky
 
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                                | gptkbp:usedInConflict | gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:Operation_Just_Cause
 Operation Desert Storm
 
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                                | gptkbp:wingspan | 40.4 m 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Lockheed_AC-130 gptkb:AC-130
 gptkb:AC-130_gunship
 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 7 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | AC-130A Spectre 
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