C - 1 3 0 R ▁or ▁K C - 1 3 0 T ▁when ▁equ ipped ▁with ▁under wing ▁ref uel ing ▁pod s ▁and ▁p yl ons ▁and ▁are ▁fully ▁night ▁vision ▁system ▁compatible . ▁ ▁The ▁RC - 1 3 0 ▁is ▁a ▁reconna issance ▁version . ▁A ▁single ▁example ▁is ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Republic ▁of ▁Iran ▁Air ▁Force , ▁the ▁aircraft ▁having ▁originally ▁been ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁former ▁Imperial ▁Iran ian ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁The ▁Lock he ed ▁L - 1 0 0 ▁( L - 3 8 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁civil ian ▁variant , ▁equivalent ▁to ▁a ▁C - 1 3 0 E ▁model ▁without ▁military ▁equipment . ▁The ▁L - 1 0 0 ▁also ▁has ▁two ▁stretch ed ▁versions . ▁ ▁Next ▁generation ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁Lock he ed ▁proposed ▁a ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁variant ▁with ▁tur bo fan ▁engines ▁rather ▁than ▁tur b opro ps , ▁but ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Air ▁Force ▁preferred ▁the ▁take off ▁performance ▁of ▁the ▁existing ▁aircraft . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁be ▁replaced ▁by ▁the ▁Advanced ▁Med ium ▁S TO L ▁Transport ▁project . ▁The ▁project ▁was ▁can ce led ▁and ▁the ▁C - 1 3 0 ▁has ▁remained ▁in ▁production . ▁ ▁Building ▁on ▁less ons ▁learned , ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁modified ▁a ▁commercial ▁variant ▁of ▁the ▁C - 1