Re: Let's hope it was nukes

boracaybill@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

A fully loaded C-5 is able to take off
within 8,300 feet and land within 4,900 feet (1,493 meters).  A fully
loaded C-5 could land at Edwin Andrews Air Base, unload, and take off
again mostly empty with plenty in reserve for safety.

Turnaround is the C-5's waterloo. It needs lots of TLC before it can take off again. It's a strategic hauler, really not for frontline ops, although it can hedgehop and spew airmail and people out of the rear ramp and side doors. Can't expect it to do the crazy stunts that are routine for a C-130.

That_ would be something to see!

You can start by counting its tires. Just on one side and don't forget your abacus. Then you can watch the takeoff roll and witness the wings go from a low droop on the ground to dihedral with the onset of lift. It's safe to say the wings can flap and actually take off first before the fuselage is dragged along like second thought. That's normal take off. With the JATOs strapped on? You're talking pure whitehot violence.
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