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All Aboard Survive C-5 Crash
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Posted on 04/03/2006 5:47:49 PM PDT by SandRat
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To: SandRat
The C5 is a BBW ... big, beautiful "woman". And built like a tank. Thank God all survived.
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posted on
04/03/2006 7:01:39 PM PDT
by
manwiththehands
(I will remember in November.)
To: Right Wing Assault
Excellent links, FRiend; thank you.
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posted on
04/03/2006 7:33:09 PM PDT
by
-=SoylentSquirrel=-
(“People don't start wars, governments do.”.........Ronald Reagan)
To: SandRat
It's great all aboard survived. Sounds like most of them walked away.
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posted on
04/03/2006 7:47:07 PM PDT
by
Balata
To: manwiththehands
The C5 is a BBW ... big, beautiful "woman".
The Camryn Manheim of all flying machines. Nyuk-Nyuk.
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posted on
04/03/2006 7:47:54 PM PDT
by
ExcursionGuy84
("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
To: ExcursionGuy84
Check the coffee pot - sez Lockheed.....
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posted on
04/03/2006 10:46:07 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(Choose between the lesser of two evils, and in the end, you still have - evil.)
To: OldFriend
After an accident, an Air Force aircrew crew is locked down for a complete medical exam, blood and urine taken and complete tox screen - for the use of the accident board.
If an Air Traffic facilty was involved, the crew on duty gets the same treatment...
Just business.
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posted on
04/03/2006 10:55:17 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(Choose between the lesser of two evils, and in the end, you still have - evil.)
To: glorgau
If I remember correctly, the C5 carries an internal fire suppression system. It also has specially designed fuel tanks that are self sealing.
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posted on
04/04/2006 6:53:42 AM PDT
by
ops33
(Retired USAF Senior Master Sergeant)
To: Knuckledragger
It's a great aircraft (well, the B models anyway), but they really need new engines and avionics. Imagine an airliner that could only be used 50% of the time.It's happening, Lockheed is currently replacing the military engines with new commercial engines(very similar to CFM-6's).
The avionics upgrades are another story. I believe they are working it or have started some glass cockpit upgrades.
Yes the engines are usually the Achilles heel of the C-5, I should know, I spent 4.5 years at Dover as a Jet Engine Mechanic. I can't remember a night we got to go home early because there was no work.
Cheers
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posted on
04/04/2006 7:07:37 AM PDT
by
SZonian
(Tagline???? I don't need no stinkin' tagline!)
To: ASOC
Check the coffee pot
?????
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posted on
04/04/2006 10:27:19 AM PDT
by
ExcursionGuy84
("Jesus, Your Love takes my breath away.")
To: ExcursionGuy84
A joke - the Lockheed folks who made the C5A also engineered the L1011 - even the coffee pot was over-priced.
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posted on
04/04/2006 9:12:23 PM PDT
by
ASOC
(Choose between the lesser of two evils, and in the end, you still have - evil.)
To: Balata
C-5s were in fact flying in 1969. One of the oldest at Travis AFB came off the line in 1968.
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