And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
85 inch radius upper lobe, 143 inch radius cargo bay. The edges where the visor interfaces with the upper deck and fuselage incorporate the pressurization seal. The upper deck floor takes out the pressurization kick load in tension.
First time I saw one was when I was in Navy primary flight training (1973). The instructor and I landed at Sherman Firld, Pensacola, and wandered over for a look see. It looked like a flying warehouse next to our T-34, also known as the “Teeny Weenie.”
I spent five years as Flight Engineer on C-5s. Buddy of made did 35: military, government and contractor. Was a whale of a birt to work with and did some great things. Yes, lots of maintenance but it wasn’t a simple bird like a T-37 either. Wandering Neurons
Homestead AFB in Florida used a C-5 as the entrance to the air show in ... 1991 or 1992. People parked, then walked through the C-5 to get to other displays.
I've been there, and unloaded those. Lots of work.
ReplyDeletePlenty of room for a food truck and skip the USAF box lunch program!
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DeleteIf it fits, it ships.
ReplyDelete85 inch radius upper lobe, 143 inch radius cargo bay. The edges where the visor interfaces with the upper deck and fuselage incorporate the pressurization seal. The upper deck floor takes out the pressurization kick load in tension.
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ReplyDeleteFirst time I saw one was when I was in Navy primary flight training (1973). The instructor and I landed at Sherman Firld, Pensacola, and wandered over for a look see. It looked like a flying warehouse next to our T-34, also known as the “Teeny Weenie.”
ReplyDeleteFlew on a C5 from Torrejon, Spain to Dover, DE in 1978. Seems like a lifetime ago...
ReplyDeleteWhat can you tell when you land at a C-5 base and you see three aircraft on jacks?
ReplyDeleteThat they only have three sets of jacks.
I've seen that first hand several time while working communications for airshows.
ReplyDeleteI always wanted to see one of the little Pitts Special aerobatic biplanes fly through it. There would be plenty of room to spare.
I spent five years as Flight Engineer on C-5s. Buddy of made did 35: military, government and contractor. Was a whale of a birt to work with and did some great things. Yes, lots of maintenance but it wasn’t a simple bird like a T-37 either.
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Tire marks indicate an active runway.
ReplyDeleteLoad / unload or static display on the runway? Very unusual.
Homestead AFB in Florida used a C-5 as the entrance to the air show in ... 1991 or 1992. People parked, then walked through the C-5 to get to other displays.
ReplyDeleteI suddenly wonder how all those Bond movies got made without a car chase through the hold of a C-5.
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