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Panther_99FS
August 22nd, 2010, 14:26
Took this earlier today....

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4098/4917800526_535ecb2202_b.jpg
Tom Clayton
August 22nd, 2010, 14:27
Sweet!!!
Railrunner130
August 22nd, 2010, 14:35
Nice shot! Kinda makes you wish you were in the tire business though....
Panther_99FS
August 22nd, 2010, 14:45
! Kinda makes you wish you were in the tire business though....

I see what you mean....:icon_lol::icon_lol::icon_lol:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4917057791_e4ba7fa1ba_b.jpg
Jagdflieger
August 22nd, 2010, 14:49
Great photos Panther.

Coincidently this morning I was jogging down the length of the air base that I'm at right now and there was a C-5 parked on the ramp behind a much newer C-17 Globmaster III. It was interesting to stop and compare the two in close proximity. Another coincidence is the plane that I looked at today is from the same unit as the one in your photos from today.

The C-5 has the most distinctive sound of any jet that I've ever heard when it flies overhead, although you don't notice it when actually flying in the plane. I guess it's the big blades on the compressor stage that provide the by-pass air around the engines. With the airframes on most C-5s approaching 40 years of age, there was some talk of upgrading those engines last year as I recall. Anyone hear anything about that?