Really??? So, what is the upside for the USAF? Another conspiracy advocate I presume???? The AF is not forthcoming about lots of things. It's just the way they are. That is from my several decades with them. I believe Galaxy 5007 also has hands on experience, so I agree with his post. I guess I was...
Jump to postObviously the USAF is doing its best to keep this under wraps at the moment. There was a brief news article saying there were no injuries. Really??? So, what is the upside for the USAF? Another conspiracy advocate I presume???? The AF is not forthcoming about lots of things. It's just the way they ...
Jump to postI also find these accounts interesting. I watched interviews of the USN F-18 pilot, the guys who saw the vehicles on radar from an Aegis ship, the E-2 ground crew members. The F-18 guys said the UAP did not emit heat when observed by FLIR. It is hard to operate an air vehicle without burning somethi...
Jump to postWell you could say they were C-5A (SCM) birds, but they were commonly referred to as C-5Cs. Of course long after the SCM mod, they became M models. I'm still surprised they did the M mod on them. The first A to M was interesting (9024), hopefully the first one helped them get squared away for the la...
Jump to postI think the C models are just M models with a strange aft door system.
Jump to postI don't think the M model MC rate is that great. Before I retired, I never saw it compared to the legacy jets, I think it was a state secret. Some things are better with the M maint wise, but others were in my opinion worse or a wash. As the M mod was in full swing, we couldn't get M parts, and star...
Jump to postHey GalaxyFlyer, when did drill pay start including BAH & BAS? I retired in 2005, at that time it was 1/30th of a month's active duty pay plus incentives (flight pay,etc). I've been AD, Guard, and AFRES, that is a new one to me. Type II BAH for the first 30 days of active duty, then full BAH.
Jump to postIt isn't offset very much. When crawling around up there, I really didn't notice the offset. I was more concerned about not sliding off the airplane and finding out it the restraint harness really worked. Lots of stuff get crammed into that area of the airplane. I'm not privy to the aerodynamic reas...
Jump to postI knew the guy who over serviced the NLG strut. It was no fault of the Travis guys, it was a Dover flying crew chief. He gave the nitrogen charge all the pressure the nitrogen cart had, I guess thinking more is better. I won't go into this guys original career field, but I'll say he was not very goo...
Jump to postI think the Travis guys were pretty sharp also. During AMP mod, a Travis jet at Dover couldn't pass an MTEST or something. Minor issue, but wouldn't pass the test. A Dover plane was given back to us with similar issue, we'd have to struggle to fix the newly installed system, which usually wasn't eas...
Jump to postOther than the hubs occasionally, I don’t remember many PACS problems. Once on a local, the pilots were having troubles with touchdowns. They said it feel right, I took the plane and sure it didn’t feel right. After landing, I could put the yoke forward or aft and it stayed there. Both Elev Feel co...
Jump to postThe M model fixed most of the performance issues and, for a time, maintenance issues. USAF Maintenance is more the issue than the plane. GF Manning is poor. The tech data is poor. The new systems are very quirky. The Lockheed that made the B model is dead and gone. I was told first hand by a LM avi...
Jump to postOther than things like the wings, what was “anvil reliable” on an A/B model? 18 years and I spent a lot of time pounding the ramp waiting for the crew bus back to the Q. GF A good example is the legacy PACS servo. Our shop would change one every year or so. The new and "improved" AMP serv...
Jump to postI'm retired now but to talk to my former C-17 and C-5 comrades. The late block C-17s that Dover got have been very good airplanes, easy to fix, and don't break much. They fly the hell out of them. The C-5s are a different matter. I was involved heavily in C-5 legacy, AMP and the M model. The M has g...
Jump to postAnother issue is when FRED has a high fuel load, expect fuel leaks from the extended range tanks. The ER tanks don't see high fuel levels very often, so expect leaks. I don't think it would be a huge issue in flight, but sitting on the ground like that, be prepared to see some puddles around the air...
Jump to postMREs DO NOT require refrigeration. If kept cooler (below 60 deg F) they can last close to 10 years. If stored in a hot area (over 90 deg F), they will last several years. They work just fine, keep in mind each one is close to 3,000 calories. We always carried a case of them in our UH-60s in Iraq. T...
Jump to postMREs DO NOT require refrigeration. If kept cooler (below 60 deg F) they can last close to 10 years. If stored in a hot area (over 90 deg F), they will last several years. They work just fine, keep in mind each one is close to 3,000 calories. We always carried a case of them in our UH-60s in Iraq. Th...
Jump to postAs maintenance troops we also wondered about the high level of local training flights. Somebody told me once that at Dover for example the Reserve wing had almost 100 co-pilots to train and keep current, let alone the active duty wing. Also many of these guys are new to the AF, the military is just ...
Jump to postThe M model conversion doesn't rework or otherwise address much with the landing gear systems. Most if not all NLG jackscrews that have been installed in recent years are canned parts from the boneyard. The boneyard A models were built in the late 60's, and those parts have lots of wear. The C-5 is ...
Jump to postI'm not in the loop as far a some checklist procedures go. However I did maintain that system on the A &B models. Engines 1 & 4 are locked out from reverse thrust, and engines 2 & 3 are limited to idle reverse thrust in flight due to the touchdown system. It is an electrical linear actua...
Jump to postI'm off topic a bit. The 141 was a damn good airplane. I started on the C-5, but worked lots of 141s that were transient visitors. It was interesting to see what Lockheed changed when they designed the C-5. The C-141 was of course much simpler, but some systems were a pain in the ass on the 141, but...
Jump to postI am assuming that the smaller tactical aircraft are space & weight limited to some extent, so that your external power system is not chalk full of bells and whistles. I'm not sure how any plane can be maintained without 2 auxiliary power units, 2 galleys, and a nice table to sit at for forms wo...
Jump to postI do not have experience with small pointy nose jets. However everything I have dealt with from the C-141, c-5, and the H-60 family all have (in C-5 A/B talk) a bus protection panel. If the incoming 400 hz is not the correct voltage, phase rotation, etc, it will not let the power on the airplane, an...
Jump to postReminds me of an F106 (or F-102) bailout years back. I think it was in trim and landed in a snowy field out west somewhere. I believe the jet was fixed, and put back in service. Single engine aircraft are fun until your only engine calls it quits, if that was what happened to the T bird jet.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/747classic" class="quote" target="_blank">747classic</a> (<a href="#17" class="quote">Reply 17</a>):<br/><i>Only the aerial refuelling system ha...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/747classic" class="quote" target="_blank">747classic</a> (<a href="#10" class="quote">Reply 10</a>):<br/><i>Aerial refuelling has not been certi...
Jump to postMaybe the flight routing was part of an apology. Maybe an apology tour?
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/747classic" class="quote" target="_blank">747classic</a> (<a href="#46" class="quote">Reply 46</a>):<br/><i>What kind of re-engining program was...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ThePointblank" class="quote" target="_blank">ThePointblank</a> (<a href="#34" class="quote">Reply 34</a>):<br/><i>For one, the aircraft has comp...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Flaps" class="quote" target="_blank">Flaps</a> (<a href="#13" class="quote">Reply 13</a>):<br/><i> There are however missions in that arena that...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Flaps" class="quote" target="_blank">Flaps</a> (<a href="#11" class="quote">Reply 11</a>):<br/><i>For starters: 1. Cost 2. Speed 3. Range 4. Loi...
Jump to postI remember being bored a few years back and looking at FMC rates in G081. I looked at McConnell's numbers and I think every jet on station was FMC which blew me away. Maybe I caught them on a good day....compared to the C-5 world, that was unbelievable.
Jump to postWestover does minor ISO inspections for the entire C-5 fleet, the major ISO is done at Dover. So any M that is due a minor inspection will visit Westover. Enjoy any TF-39 whine you may hear, since those days are numbered.
Jump to postReminds me of the C-5 before they were wing modded. "Pet rocks" were loaded forward in the cargo compartment on pallets. Mostly for air refuel training missions if memory serves. I think that issue was fixed when they got new wings.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/Ozair" class="quote" target="_blank">Ozair</a> (<a href="#24" class="quote">Reply 24</a>):<br/><i>Indeed, in AFG the Chinooks would regularly ou...
Jump to postI have no doubt the <acronym title="Bemidji Airlines (USA)">CH</acronym>-53K will be an outstanding aircraft. However, it is not just a plused up E, it is very different, and will need a bit of time to mature. I can tell you from my experience that bringing a very new design up to speed is no fun, e...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/apfpilot" class="quote" target="_blank">apfpilot</a> (<a href="#8" class="quote">Reply 8</a>):<br/><i>IMHO the Thunderbirds don't even come clos...
Jump to postI find it interesting that the article lists the payload is tripled to 27,000 lbs. I'm not a <acronym title="Bemidji Airlines (USA)">CH</acronym>-53 expert, but I'm pretty sure the legacy -53 can lift more than 9,000 lbs, even hot/ high. Hell a UH-60 can do that, not hot/high however. Seems like the...
Jump to postI read that the new guy wants to ramp up government spending along with other things to somehow help the country. No worries about spending on the military, the USA will take care of that need for them I'm sure. Mean anti-islamic combat aircraft would cut into the unicorn budget, so the F-35 must be...
Jump to postI don't have any fancy studies to point out. However I flew in single engine helicopters over water and forested areas with no suitable landing zones. I didn't like it one bit. Especially at night, IMC, and at low altitudes. When we transitioned to twin engined birds, I really liked having that othe...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ThePointblank" class="quote" target="_blank">ThePointblank</a> (<a href="#31" class="quote">Reply 31</a>):<br/><i>And for the US Army, they have...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/KELPkid" class="quote" target="_blank">KELPkid</a> (<a href="#23" class="quote">Reply 23</a>):<br/><i>and oxygen at really high pressures does s...
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/ThePointblank" class="quote" target="_blank">ThePointblank</a> (<a href="#37" class="quote">Reply 37</a>):<br/><i>The US<acronym title="Macedoni...
Jump to postNot a civil airplane, but the C-5 does. A C-5 was lost early in the program due to a wheel well fire which I think was before the fire suppression system (<acronym title="Kinloss (FSS / EGQK), United Kingdom">FSS</acronym>) was installed. There are wheel well fire loops (in many other areas as well)...
Jump to postAt this point the USAF will offer to "assist" with the process, take the program over, and kill it.
Jump to post<table border="0" align="CENTER" width="95%" class="quote"><tr><td><font size="2" face="ARIAL, Helvetica, Geneva" color="#9A9DA0">Quoting <a href="/profile/thegman" class="quote" target="_blank">thegman</a> (<a href="#33" class="quote">Reply 33</a>):<br/><i>it seemed the Navy took the reigns on the ...
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Jump to postLAIRCM is a pretty extensive mod. It requires a trip to a mod center to accomplish. Most TCTOs that are done by Maint Squadrons now are limited. There is a man hour limit that keeps the home station maintainers doing only small mods. The manning of today does not allow for lengthy TCTOs to be done. ...
Jump to postIt will go to hell once the USMC gets jealous and demands that it have a lift fan.
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