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Canadian  Forces  – Transport Aircraft –  A Visual Guide CC-130E/H  Hercules The Lockheed Hercules has been  the  Canadian  tactical transport for forty years. All CC-130E  models  are elderly and  to be replaced  through the Airlift Capability Project, Tactical (almost certainly by the new C-130J Hercules). Older CC-130H models will also be replaced but some newer 'H models – the CC-130H(T) tankers and stretched CC-130H-30s will remain in service. Model:  Lockheed Models L-382 / L-382B,  Dimensions:  span 40.41m, length 29.79m, Powerplant(s):  4 x Allison 501-D22 (T56-A-7B) / Allison (RR) 501-D22A (T56-A-15). CC-144  Challenger The Challenger  biz-jets are employed on medical evacu- ation, utility, and  VIP  trans- port duties.  In the past,  the CC-144s have been operated as maritime patrol aircraft and electronic warfare trainers. Three models of Challenger have seen CF service: the CL-600, CL-601, and CL-604. Six Challengers – 1 x CL-600S, 3 x CL-601s, and 2 x CL-604s – remain in service; four as VIP, two as utility transports. Model: Canadair CL-600-2A12 (CC-144B) / CL-600-2B16 (CC-144C),  Dimensions: span 18.84m,  length  20.85m,  Powerplant(s):  2 x General Electric CF34-1A / GE CF34-3B. CC-150  Polaris The five  CC-150 Polaris are Airbus A310 passenger and freight carriers.  The CF has, in the past, referred to these aircraft as  strategic airlifters but the CC-150 Polaris have no rough field capability, nor do they carry countermeasures.  This restricts their use. Two of  the Polaris  have been modified  to act as inflight refuelling aircraft (MRTTs). Model: Airbus A310-304F (MRTT conversions don't seem to affect model numbers), Dimensions: span 43.9m, length 46.66m,  Powerplant(s): 2 x General Electric CF6-80C2. CC-177 Globemaster * The first of four Boeing C-17 strategic airlifters – 177701 – entered Canadian service in August 2007,  the remaining three CF  CC-177s all arrived slightly behind schedule  –  on 18 Oct 2007, 08 May 2008, and May 2008 respectively. * The CC-177 designation was officially confirmed on 10 Aug 2007. The USAF name – Globemaster III – will also apparently be applied to the four Canadian aircraft.  Oddly, Air Force and DND media statements continue to refer to these aircraft as "C-17s". [1] Model: Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) C-17A,  Dimensions: span 51.75m,  length  53m, Powerplant(s):  4  x  Pratt & Whitney  PW2040  ( USAF designation is F117-PW-100 ). [1]  Note: a distinction must be made here between designations and model numbers. DND applies both an official Canadian aircraft designation and a DND model number. The latter can be different from the manufacturer's model number.  Where US military aircraft are involved, DND invariably applies the US designation as its model number while Transport Canada will use the maker's model number for certification purposes.