Author Topic: C5 crash near Dover (Read 1370 times)

Russian · « **Reply #45 on:** April 05, 2006, 10:56:57 PM »

My Judo instructor is a retired C-5 pilot. I asked him if it can take off with full payload and fuel on only 3 engines. He said that is can. His theory was that pilot made error by turning with not enough altitude.

Russian · « **Reply #46 on:** April 19, 2006, 10:21:53 PM »

Small update that change everything.

C5 had a bird-strike during take off into #2. Then he had #3 and #4 suddenly fail.

RAIDER14 · « **Reply #47 on:** April 19, 2006, 10:23:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Russian
Small update that change everything.

C5 had a bird-strike during take off into #2. Then he had #3 and #4 suddenly fail.

Russian · « **Reply #48 on:** May 13, 2006, 06:07:39 PM »

Here’s the latest info. (complete opposite of before)

Somehow TR on #1 and 2 got deployed. N1’s TR ripped off. Full flaps lowered. Tail ripped off due to tree.

Final report should be available now.

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #49 on:** May 14, 2006, 12:03:33 AM »

Interesting. I heard that the thrust reverser warning light came on for an engine, so they shut it down as a precaution. Then on landing, they were using 40% flaps, but they were flying full flap approach speeds. Thusly they sank too fast and didnt make the runway.

MrRiplEy[H] · « **Reply #50 on:** May 14, 2006, 03:39:27 AM »

270 000 tons in a single cargo plane? WOW! Technology certainly has evolved.

Considering that *snip*

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Overall, the strategic airlift to the Persian Gulf was the largest since World War II. By the cease-fire, Air Force airlifters had moved 482,000 passengers and 513,000 tons of cargo. Viewed in ton miles, the airlift of Operation Desert Shield/Storm was equivalent to repeating the Berlin Airlift, a 56-week operation, every six weeks.

They could have supplied the whole Gulf1 with just two of these magnificient planes.

mentalguy · « **Reply #51 on:** May 14, 2006, 08:31:13 PM »

what would happen if they converted one into a "death star"?