Empty the Spruce Goose weighed almost twice what a fully loaded B-29 weighed at takeoff when at combat overload weight. They were just insane numbers…
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Impressive video shows Antonov An-225, the world’s biggest plane, doing a fuel stop in Scotland
by Dario LeoneThe impressive video in this post was taken after a six and a half hour drive to Preswick airport in Scotland…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Former FRED Pilot Explains What it is like landing a C-5 Cargo Aircraft in Heavy Fog
by Dario Leone‘The pilot flying the plane would never look outside; he would fly to minimums on his altimeter and commence a go-around…
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AirshowsLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Watch this video featuring a C-5M Super Galaxy Experiencing Brake Fire at Oshkosh AirVenture 2019
by Dario LeoneTaken last August at Oshkosh during AirVenture 2019 the interesting video in this post features the wheels of the C-5M Super…
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Military Aviation
This rock was placed in the Forward Part of an empty C-5 Cargo Bay to avoid the Shifting of FRED’s CG to its Aft Limit
by Dario Leone‘On several occasions, C-5 local training missions were delayed because the “pet rocks,” as we called them, had to be loaded,’…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Operation Babylift: the Crash of C-5 Number 68-0218
by Dario Leone“You could see it. You could see the hole in the back of the plane. You could see sunlight streaming in.…
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I participated in this local training mission solely to make my last landing on my last, “fini,” flight. This capped 9,500…
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Military Aviation
The C-5 Galaxy is so huge it can carry a whole Aerobatic Team inside its Cargo Bay
by Dario LeoneThe aircraft belonging to the US World Aerobatic Champion Team were transported intact inside the C-5 several times Taken in 1984…
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“The majority of my flying time has been on these A-models, they have taken me all over the world. I always…
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Military Aviation
Here’s how you can take off, fly and land a C-5 carrying the massive Navy SEAL Boat
by Dario Leone‘The SEAL boat, officially termed the “Mark V Special Operations Craft,” is a monster. It is 82 feet long, 17.5 feet…
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