C-17 passing

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wow, those are big birds

I think they are more like a flying pig...

Drive up to a c-5

the first C-17 was retired yesterday or the day before. 21 years old already.

I am guessing there is more room between them than it looks, but I imagine as a pilot it must raise your "pucker-factor" a little the first time you pass wingtip to wingtip like this in one of these.

Tlackerman wrote in post #14373426
Drive up to a c-5

Been inside one.... They are friggin' HUGE! I can't imagine what the Antonov 225 would be like.

as a proud, former, Freddy driver i'll never forget the first pattern i did at Altus. there was a farmhouse on the crosswind leg off the runway, on my initial take off i looked out the pilot side window and watched the shadow of the mighty C-5 engulf this house for four straight seconds. she's a beast!

standard C-5 joke... you know why they nicknamed the C-17 "Barney"? because it's "Fred's" little fat friend that gets all the attention!

love the title lol

. . . good one !!

Thanks guys....they had a good 60 feet of tip clearance at that point...like the "Fred and Barney" comment Trent

don't get me wrong, the C-17 is great....if you want to haul half the load.....half the distance.....half as fast.....for twice the price.

<insert C-5 being broke comments here>

LOL