C-5 down at Dover (merged)

[2000flyer]

C-5 Crash At Dover 4.3.06

Just saw the pictures on FoxNews. I hope everyone came out of that ok!

 

[Wankel7]

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/04/03/c5.crash.ap.ap/index.html


Yikes! Where is the tail? They are saying no deaths...just injuries. Good to hear!

 

[aussiefly]

Hopefully they all got out. Best of luck to all of them.

 

[troy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060403/ap_on_re_us/military_plane_crash

 

[XShipRider]

Thank God, it looks like the crew area is essentially undamaged and
there is no outward signs of fire. Hope everyone got out alright.

 

[Cpt. Underpants]

From CNN:

The C-5 can carry 270,000 tons of cargo almost 2,500 miles on one load of fuel. The C-5's wingspan is 28 feet wider than a 747 and the military jet is 16 feet longer than the civilian airliner

There is some SEROUS Aerodynamics at work here!

 

[LJDRVR]

All seventeen got out O.K.

 

[ultrarunner]

All seventeen got out O.K.

OUTSTANDING.

did it crash near the airport? Anyone have the wx report? News said light winds and overcast. I don't recall any serious wx issues out east last night.

 

[Hogprint]

Initial report said they declared an emergency after takeoff and were trying to RTB.

 

[TurboS7]

Those guys are going to wish they had died by the time they get through all the Air Force post accident baloney.