C-5 down at Dover (merged)

[Occam's Razor]

jayman, Thanks for the gouge. I got another C-5 question for you.

If you put a C-5 on a treadmill that moved at exactly the same speed as....







(I keed!)

 

[jayman]

Treadmill vs C-5

The treadmill would take the difference of where it is and where it was to decide where it wasn't and then compare it to the c-5's previous speed and position and speed and position in the future. This is called delta v, or in layman's terms, the treadmill would be faster.

Shabang!

 

[RampFreeze]

Very slight correction to Jayman -
Max Ramp Weight 772,000
then, burn 3,000 lbs during taxi and running down the runway,
Max Takeoff Weight 769,000

 

[satpak77]

discussion of this at BASEOPS.NET

http://www.dynamictruth.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?/ubb/get_topic/f/1/t/004513.html

 

[jayman]

You're so right bro

Very slight correction to Jayman -
Max Ramp Weight 772,000
then, burn 3,000 lbs during taxi and running down the runway,
Max Takeoff Weight 769,000

Rampfreeze,
Slip of the brain man...thanks
Jayman

 

[Limeyflyer]

Thanks for the landing weight info Rampfreeze, and good pics by Jayman. Those guys better be glad they didn't go much farther and hit those trees at the end of the field.

 

[KeroseneSnorter]

We fly in to Dover a lot, glad to see that everybody got out O.K.

 

[Phrogboy]

One more update if anyone makes it this far into the post.

Everyone in the aft flight deck and troop is walking around today.... though not saying much. Most of the flight deck personnel (pilots and engineer) are still in the hospital with severe back injuries. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. It is promising they will walk again, and with luck not end up behind a desk for any real length of time.

Obviously they smacked down pretty hard at a high AOA with mains absorbing much of the impact, but when the nose came down...

Here is something to think about though for those who don't know the C-5. Behind the cockpit there are two bunkrooms, and behind that is a row of seats on one side as well as a table with seats on the other. There were a couple loadmasters facing each other at the table on impact. That table is located right where the fuselage separated. One second they were looking at each other, the next they were staring at an open field with at least a 30' drop inches from their toes. They all managed to get out safely, either by the slide or by the forward ladder and then out the new ramp.

The fact that things did not turn out any worse really is a testament to the integrity of the C-5.

 

[viper548]

Tail 840059
B Model
Max TO Weight: 772K (840K emergency war order)
Max Lndg: 769K

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The NORMAL max Lndg weight is 635,850. Loaded with cargo and fuel for Spain they were likely over 700K for landing.

 

[viper548]

Here is something to think about though for those who don't know the C-5. Behind the cockpit there are two bunkrooms, and behind that is a row of seats on one side as well as a table with seats on the other. There were a couple loadmasters facing each other at the table on impact. That table is located right where the fuselage separated. One second they were looking at each other, the next they were staring at an open field with at least a 30' drop inches from their toes. They all managed to get out safely, either by the slide or by the forward ladder and then out the new ramp.
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I think i'll volunteer to ride in troop from now on!!