C-5 upgrades a bit more clear for Robins visionaries (Links to photos)

Macon.com ^ | Wed, Nov. 16, 2005 | Gene Rector

[Paleo Conservative]

Below are links to other recent articles about the modernization of the C-5 fleet. I didn't want to post separate threads for them.

http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=119136&src=0

http://www.macon.com/mld/macon/news/local/states/georgia/counties/houston_peach/13056699.htm

Here's a link to the GlobalSecurity.com webpage about the C-5 RERP.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/c-5-serv.htm

Below is a link to a thread with lots of great pictures of the first C-5M. I don't know about the copyright status of them so I'm not posting the images on this thread.

http://www.airliners.net/discussions/military/read.main/38635/

[Paleo Conservative]

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[Central Scrutiniser]

C-5 is a damn good plane. Better than the C-17.

[Khurkris]

Apples and oranges. Different planes for different pllications. Big news is that with the AMP mods going into the C-130's, they are projected for service, world wide in more than 60 countries, for another 25 years minimum.

From the prototype Lockheed YC-130 going wheels up on 23 Aug 1954 to the final C-130H deleivered to Japan in Sept. 1997. 43 years and 2,271 Herc's in 4 major variants and sub-types, including civil L-100's.

A great a/c. I kinda like 'em...lol.

[Paleo Conservative]

Big news is that with the AMP mods going into the C-130's, they are projected for service, world wide in more than 60 countries, for another 25 years minimum.

I bet that will take a big chunk out of orders for the A400M.

[CyberAnt]

The history channel did a story about the C-5 recently, and it was just amazing. I watched it twice.

When my brother-in-law (ret AF) moved to New Zealand, he and his family hitched a ride on a C-5. My nephew has never stopped talking about it. A few years ago, at Edwards, my nephew gave me a tour of the C-5. It is the most awesome airplane I've ever seen.

It's still amazes me to see it take off - it's so huge.

[BurbankKarl]

The Pentagon is going to cut the new C17s.....

[rlmorel]

I agree that the C5 is a fabulous aircraft, but there are things the C17 can do that the C5 is incapable of.

[Oztrich Boy]

C-5 is a damn good plane. Better than the C-17.

Can a C-5 land on an aircraft carrier?

[Heatseeker]

I live near Dover AFB and used to be right under their flight pattern, which seems to be changed as I no longer hear the big jets on a regular basis..

Great article, though I had to chuckle at the guy describing the reengined C-5's as "race cars". ;)

[Paleo Conservative]

I live near Dover AFB and used to be right under their flight pattern, which seems to be changed as I no longer hear the big jets on a regular basis..

The Corpus Christi Naval Air Station usually gets a C-5 once a week on Fridays. Those engines make the most awful aircraft engine noise I'v ever heard. It's not that it's loud just that they sound like they want to tear themselves apart.

[Heatseeker]

When I was under their pattern they would do brief rev-downs, I guess for noise-abatement, and it would sound like the damn things were gonna land in the back yard.

[UNGN]

Great article, though I had to chuckle at the guy describing the reengined C-5's as "race cars". ;)

Race car is a stretch, but 4 new CF6's would have the same thrust as 6 of the old TF39's. Heck, the C-17 has more real world thrust than a C-5.

[Paleo Conservative]

Race car is a stretch, but 4 new CF6's would have the same thrust as 6 of the old TF39's.

But they won't be used at full thrust. They will be derated to about 53,000 pounds of thrust. Supposedly this is related to the time on wing guarantees by GE. Still that is almost like putting 5 of the old engines on.

[Heatseeker]

Give me a few minutes with Photoshop and I can make a C-5 carrier-landing capable too. ;)

[Milhous]

Can a C-5 land on an aircraft carrier?

Maybe once?

[PAR35]

in more than 60 countries, for another 25 years minimum.

Canada is probably getting ready to buy a batch of new 130-Js.

[MediaMole]

C-130 can actually take off and land on a carrier. The Navy tried it when they were looking for a replacement COD aircraft.

http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130_forrestal.asp

[Kirkwood]

"C-130 can actually take off and land on a carrier. The Navy tried it when they were looking for a replacement COD aircraft. "

Fascinating. I did not know that.

[RayChuang88]

They will be derated to about 53,000 pounds of thrust.

Isn't most versions of the CF6-80 engine rated at under 56,000 lb. of thrust? I believe the engine they're using on the C-5M upgrade program is the same F103-GE-100 engines used on the E-4B command post and VC-25A Presidential transport, essentially a military-certified version of CF6-50 used on the 747-200B and DC-10-30 models.