The C-5 Galaxy

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  1. Frank Sanoica

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    Just look at the size of the people in front of it! One of my favorite airplanes......

    "The C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport aircraft in the Air Force. This flying warehouse can deliver supplies or deploy combat-ready military units anywhere in the world. With record breaking size and half a century of service, the C-5 is easily one of the most interesting military aircraft to ever be produced."

    Here, they are loading a helicopter inside the Behemoth! As long as 7 school buses. Maximum take-off weight 838,000 lbs, over twice it's empty-weight. Each WING weighs over 40,000 lbs.

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    When fully loaded the C-5 requires 8,300 feet of runway for takeoff and 4,900 feet for landing.

    The C-5 carries enough fuel for the average American car to make 31 trips around the world.
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    See more: https://yeahmotor.com/aero/c-5-gala...C5Facts 0415a&utm_campaign=YHAC C5Facts 0415a
     
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    I flew across the Pacific in one in 1973.
     
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    Haha, I thought this was going to be a thread about smart phones. o_O:D
     
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  4. Frank Sanoica

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    @Beth Gallagher
    By now, you might have expected otherwise, considering the individual starting it! I am not dead sure exactly what a smart phone is, but have an inkling. :oops:
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    Samsung "Galaxy" ...



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    I sure hope this works out! Some of these scenes are impossible to believe, like the guy climbing vertical marble walls, or the fish which finds it's way back through the hole in the ice!

     
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    @Frank Sanoica, I bet you could explain the physics behind why the guy is able to walk up the vertical walls. ;)
     
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    @Nancy Hart
    That one, especially, threw me. Wondered at first if it was faked somehow. Now wonder if the "miss" was done on purpose, to add credibility. His fall was from pretty high up, yet he landed easily and lightly......still unconvinced.
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    Each one of those scenes were worthy of conversation. Too bad they are all in one video. :) I really enjoyed it! The guys walking on the walls looks like the fad / sport where kids crawl walls and jump buildings. It needs the right shoes and lots of practice. It has a name, but I don't know what it is. You can find lots of those videos on YouTube playing around with words like Building Jumpers or something.
    Thanks for the video!
     
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    They were all fascinating. Ten minutes well spent.

    I wonder about the bird one. What could have been the purpose for doing that?
     
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    I think with some sticky soled shoes it could be done, if a person were in good enough shape.
     
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    The windy one. I was caught up once like that. I worked in the downtown area and was pushed toward the street and ended up holding on to a telephone for dear life to stop from being blown into traffic. Frightful then but funny later imaging myself holding on while drivers were passing by.
     
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    The B-2 Bomber Has More Firepower Than an Aircraft Carrier

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    The B-2 is one of the most game-changing aircraft ever built…and one of the most cost-effective. One B-2 can deliver the punch of an entire aircraft carrier air wing at several orders of magnitude less in operating cost and personnel.

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    Never seen that. Impressive it is.
     
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    Germany might have to buy almost ninety F-18 fighter jets from the US as of 2025 which are to replace the Tornado jets being used right now. It would take 5-6 years longer for the new version of the Eurofighter to be certified by the US as a jet capable of carrying nukes . That would be too long and keeping the Tornados in operation would be even more costly. The final decision is said to be made in the first quarter next year.
     
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