[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.

[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.