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Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy Makes Historic First Flight
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| Monday June 19, 3:34 pm ET
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Posted on 06/21/2006 8:45:38 PM PDT by Paleo Conservative
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To: Paleo Conservative
Decompression sickness if the proper punishment for these bastards. Give them the bends until their joints bubble like champagne. I hope those CF6-80C2 Engines don't have that metallic whine/grinding sound that the current engines have, at least a low altitude. My employer is located directly under the landing pattern of the Reserve schoolhouse for the C-5. A very irritating sound, although not all that loud.
Wonder why they went from "B" to "M" rather than "C"?
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:12:29 PM PDT
by
El Gato
To: Paleo Conservative
How does the C-5 compare in size to the A-380?
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:13:27 PM PDT
by
GarySpFc
(Jesus on Immigration, John 10:1)
To: Kenny Bunkport
Looks like a giant lawn dart. That's just flight test instrumentation, the production version won't have the big orange boom.
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:13:44 PM PDT
by
El Gato
To: Kenny Bunkport
When I was a lad living in San Antonio, I lived under the one of the approaches to Kelly AFB; On occasion, the radio chatter of approaching C-5s could be heard...through the TV.
To this day, one of my favourite sounds is that of engines of a C-5 - very distinctive.
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:15:23 PM PDT
by
Army Air Corps
(Four fried chickens and a coke)
To: Paleo Conservative
Super-G props!!!! Not that I know a damn thing about it but I like any military flying machine
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:15:30 PM PDT
by
dennisw
(You shouldn't let other people get your kicks for you - Bob Dylan)
To: JRios1968
To: Paleo Conservative
Lots of changes since I saw my first C-5.. summer of '71 it was, at Vandenberg AFB. Our flight commander was facing the airfield, with the rest of the flight facing him. He was blabbing about something or other (good guy though, he was my roommate for the second half of the ROTC field training and was the first commander because he'd had lots of CAP experience, had been the 4 year program (we were 2 year program) but had to lay out do to illness or something) He stopping in mid blab, called us to attention (we were at ease) and then "about..face". The bird was pretty new in those days.
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:17:30 PM PDT
by
El Gato
To: El Gato
There are already 2 C-5C's, both located at Travis AFB. They are originally C-5A's, and were modified to carry Space Shuttle components, by having their troop compartments removed, and special cargo doors installed in the aft section. These are the only C-5's that never leave the United States.
The M in C-5M stands for...are you ready?..."Modernized." At least that's what the Lockheed dudes tell us.
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:19:07 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
To: El Gato
Wonder why they went from "B" to "M" rather than "C"? The C-5C model already exists. Two C-5A's were modified to transport space payloads for NASA and the DOD. One of them did a landing without nosegear just prior to its modification. They had cracked skin replaced by new metal using the same aluminum alloys used in the C-5B. The upper deck troop carrying compartment was removed to allow more space for extra large cargo, and new improved landing gears were installed.
I think "M" stands for "modernized". The M designation will apply to both converted C-5B's and C-A's, and the C-5C's will also undergo the AMP and RERP
To: JRios1968
Do you remember the hangar number? I will bet it was either Building 810 or 818.This was a washrack hanger. It was used exclusively to wash off returning flights. It had an overhead gantry that traversed the hanger and was used with a high pressure washer system to clean the C-5's. My contract was to work on the drainage system inside the building and the separators it fed. This must have been in the late 80's.
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:25:43 PM PDT
by
umgud
(FR, NASCAR & 24, way too much butt time)
To: Paleo Conservative
Great minds have the same resources!
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:28:24 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
To: umgud
That would be Building 811, then. It's capable of handling anything the AF can fly. Buildings 810 and 818 are even larger!
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:29:12 PM PDT
by
JRios1968
(There's 3 kinds of people in this world...those who know math and those who don't.)
To: El Gato
I hope those CF6-80C2 Engines don't have that metallic whine/grinding sound that the current engines have, at least a low altitude. My employer is located directly under the landing pattern of the Reserve schoolhouse for the C-5. A very irritating sound, although not all that loud. That is a controversial sentiment. There are several Freepers (me not included) who love that sound. I won't miss the sound of the weekly C-5 the local naval air station gets. As I said in post #19, the new engines are very similar to the ones used on the 747-400 and are much quieter. Also since there have been over 2,500 CF6-80's built, there should be much less trouble maintaining the new engines on the C-5M over the life of the program.
To: Paleo Conservative
No, I saw an Air-Force-One-style plane land at Dobbins. I thought it was the President at first, but it probably wasn't.
But it makes sense if other dignitaries landed there -- to see this historic flight (later on that day).
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:30:49 PM PDT
by
Lazamataz
(First we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.)
To: JRios1968
If I remember correctly, everything but the tail fin fit in this hanger. I did a lot of work at Travis between 1985 to the mid 90's. I do a lot of base contracting in the western states, but it's been quite awhile since I've been to Travis.
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:32:00 PM PDT
by
umgud
(FR, NASCAR & 24, way too much butt time)
To: GarySpFc
How does the C-5 compare in size to the A-380? Bigger cargo volume but lower gross weight.
To: Paleo Conservative
I used to live near Hanscom AFB and they would get a C-5 in there from time to time and you could always tell when one was taking off or landing. We lived near the end of the main runway and when a C-5 was ready to take off, our windows would rattle, the furniture would vibrate and the cat would dive for cover. It also has a rather distinctive and impressive engine sound.
From time to time, if I heard it taxiing for takeoff, I would run over to the FamCamp (camping area for visiting family members) and watch it take off. I would frequently marvel that the thing could get into the air at all.
To: Paleo Conservative
My only question is, Why does it fly???
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:37:45 PM PDT
by
Iscool
(I spent MOST of my MONEY on cold beer and hot women...The REST, I just wasted ...)
To: Iscool
To: Paleo Conservative
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posted on
06/21/2006 9:45:34 PM PDT
by
Danae
(Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha)
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