Ken Middleton Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 I saw it circling quite a bit Sat night. C-5 emergency landing I wondered what was up. Link to post Share on other sites
Chorse6 Posted July 4, 2005 Share Posted July 4, 2005 From what I understand, they break a lot. When I flew out of Iraq, I caught a ride on a C-5. On the way out of Bagdad, one of the thrust reveres opened up. They took it to Greece, where we sat for a day while they wired it closed. Got it to Spain where it broke down again (it was supposed to go to Dover). On the second leg, I sat up with the cockpit with the pilots and they told me the issues they have with them. The upgrades are supposd to help. Link to post Share on other sites
Ken Middleton Posted July 5, 2005 Author Share Posted July 5, 2005 the C-5s do have a rough maintenance record, no surprise on their size and load they carry Link to post Share on other sites
jmel Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 the C-5s do have a rough maintenance record, no surprise on their size and load they carry Not to mention age of some of the airframes. Wright-Patterson is getting them later this year, and NOONE I've spoken to is looking forward to it. Jake Link to post Share on other sites
boom175 Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 With C-5's it's never a question of if it's going to break, but when it's going to break! :D Link to post Share on other sites
Mark S. Posted July 5, 2005 Share Posted July 5, 2005 Gents: From a nameless C-5 maintainer I heard the following: If you have two C-5's sitting on jacks and one parked next to them do you know what it means? They ran out of jacks! Mark Link to post Share on other sites
Autobahnstormer Posted July 7, 2005 Share Posted July 7, 2005 From what I understand, they break a lot. When I flew out of Iraq, I caught a ride on a C-5. On the way out of Bagdad, one of the thrust reveres opened up. That's (allegedly) why the C5 crashed at Ramstein in October 1990. It just got off the ground then went in about 200 yards off the end of the runway. It was being ferried to Rhein-Main, about 15 flying minutes away to get fixed, but never made it. 7 people actially walked away from it. Phil Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew D. the Jolly Rogers guy Posted July 8, 2005 Share Posted July 8, 2005 Strange how we have to remind ourselves how old some of these planes are getting, which only seem to have entered service recently.... I mean, really...my first impression with this C-5 post was, "but the B's only came out last decade...no, WAIT....it's really been nearly 20 years!!!" It's a wakeup call when that hits you. Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fanatic Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 Here's hoping the C-5M does better. Link to post Share on other sites
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