C-5M Forced to Land in Spain With Nose Gear Up

"Jcarr" (jcarr) 05/23/2017 at 15:49 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Reported by !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . Pretty damn good job by the crew, by the looks of it.

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Ash78, voting early and often > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 15:54

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Rescue slides...or awesome rides?!

This is stupid, but I couldn’t resist:

facw > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 15:57

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Yeah, that looks like a surprisingly smooth landing.

loki03xlh > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 15:57

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How fucked is an aircraft after landing like that?

Jcarr > Ash78, voting early and often 05/23/2017 at 15:59

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Yes

TheHondaBro > Ash78, voting early and often 05/23/2017 at 15:59

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When Trump says he’s going to replace you with an even better plane, believe him.

Jcarr > loki03xlh 05/23/2017 at 15:59

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Depends on how well the landing is executed. In this case, according to the article, it’s nothing more than a little cosmetic damage (pending a thorough inspection, I’m sure).

Jcarr > facw 05/23/2017 at 16:00

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Yeah, I wonder if it’s actually easier to set something this large down than say, an F-15.

ChooChooMotherFudger > loki03xlh 05/23/2017 at 16:00

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Its hard to say, depends on the plane, but I can find one example of a plane that had a comparable landing and flew again.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimli_Glider

whoarder is tellurium > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:04

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#savetheC5 That is one of the newly retrofitted Super Galaxy variants too.

Good job to the aircrew. Saved it!

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:06

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I worked on C-5s in the Air Force Reserve and the landing gear was a nightmare to maintain, though the issues that I recall were all related to the mains and not the nose gear. Great hulking behemoths of aircraft and even though I am a lover of aircraft, the C-5 is not a lovable airplane.

facw > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:07

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The fact it has extra maingear probably helped keep it stable. To heavy to balance, but with some skill I can imagine landing it flatish (a la the B-52), and just holding the nose up until you were slow enough that you couldn’t keep it off the ground anymore.

Jcarr > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/23/2017 at 16:08

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I’ll give you an experiential pass, since you worked on them, but I absolutely love the C-5. I’ve seen them up close many times and I’m still in awe every time.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:08

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user314 > loki03xlh 05/23/2017 at 16:10

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Meh, a little speed tape and bondo and it’ll be ready to fly...

McMike > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:12

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Here’s the pilot in action. He did a pretty good job defending it from damage with that landing.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:13

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Cool. My favorite hauler is the C-130J Herkey Bird. Love ‘em.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:16

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I’m having AirForceProud95 video flashbacks.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:23

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Fake news! No one “forced” it to land. They could have crashed it if they wanted to.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:29

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In Spain?

Anyone have eyes on Torchinsky? Are there blackened remains of canned hams under that fuselage?

Vlachen > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:37

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I do love people’s reactions when talking to aviation maintainers about their birds.
I was a Harrier mechanic, and I all the time hear “The one from True Lies?! Wow, that must have been really cool! Was it fun to work on?”

They’re oohing and aahing and I’m trying to not say “lawndart,” “whistling-shitcan,” or “the dominant figure in a horribly abusive relationship that took young adults and squeezed happiness, drive and health from their bodies, leaving broken husks wandering base muttering ‘fuck this noise’ and yelling ‘SPEAK UP!’ to anyone who speaks at less than a scream.”

Urambo Tauro > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:45

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ATGATT: not just for bikes.

Jcarr > Vlachen 05/23/2017 at 16:47

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I’m surprised that as a former Harrier mechanic, your response to a question is anything other than, “What?”

Vlachen > Jcarr 05/23/2017 at 16:55

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My good ear, please.

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/23/2017 at 21:25

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nightmare due to complexity, short service interval or scale?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > gmporschenut also a fan of hondas 05/24/2017 at 00:13

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Yes.

Lokiparts > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo 05/24/2017 at 10:35

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I haven’t flown in a great many aircraft, but C130s were by far my favorite. The pilots were genuinely having way too much fun, and usually at their passengers’ expense. Lol