A world without the C130...

[uk 75]

Apart from the legendary DC3 the C130 Hercules must have the title of most important and hard to replace airlifter.
So had Lockheed not come up with it, what would the world have been using for the last 70 years?
The Europeans had the Transall C130.
The UK had the Shorts Belfast and various unbuilt designs.
Not so up on the US candidates..

 

[GTX]

I would suggest one of the other contenders for the XC-Medium competition that led to the Lockheed C-130. See here for details:

 

[Archibald]

Transall, obviously. Lots and lots of Transalls.

 

[kaiserd]

On the contemporary UK projects I can greatly recommend the following:

On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945 https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1902109511/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_hj0DEbCNY1RJ3

 

[Archibald]

It would be nice if the Belfast (also known as Belslow, british humor as its best ROTFL) could be build in larger numbers.