C-5 vs C-130

[Sully]

[Ed Hobgood]

I've flown in both of these but it's takes me back when it took three days to fly from Pisa back to Missouri on a C-130. I didn't think we would ever get off that bird!

[rhino 2]

Iv'e flown in The C130, And back in 65 would watch them do touch and go at Fort Lewis [Gray Army Air Field] Being new to the military i couldn't figure what they were doing' it was quite a sight.. And a little unnerving..

[DblTrbl]

I spent my Air Force career in Air Transportation. I wish I had a dollar for every passenger or ton of cargo I loaded/unloaded from these aircraft and others.......Sure do miss it sometimes!!

[kawabeemer]

Anyone want to be on which will be around longest. OOPs, sorry, the C130 Hercky Bird already won.

[bustedwing]

I've flown around the world and half of it backwards!! The C130 was the first time I could watch cables move, and see the luggage as we flew! LOL.

[Gorilla]

Yea but but some mini guns on that C-130 and see what it can do that C-5 can't.

[rhino 2]

Yea but but some mini guns on that C-130 and see what it can do that C-5 can't.

Yep.... And a Dime-Nickle.... AKA 105MM...

[DblTrbl]

Anyone fly on the C123? It's smaller then the C130 and has tubo engines between the props to get it in the air quickly. Was designed for use in Vietnam.

I flew from Patrick AFB FL to Westover MA on a C123. It took about 10 hours. I was sleeping in the side web seats and could feel the plane pitching downward. I looked up and the engineer was sitting in the jump seat in the doorway of the cockpit. He was opening the navigation hatch about 1/2 way which caused the pitching.

I needed to get rid of some coffee which I had consumed earlier and was shown a funnel which was near the rear starboard side door. I had to lean against the wall of the plane to go. There was no collection system so someone on the ground probably got a shower....

[rhino 2]

I went from Long Bein in a Caribou to Pleiku, With one hard landing in between..
Had to drop off some Spooks, On a mountain top dirt strip.. Somewhere in the Central Highlands... The hard part was i had to walk [pace] the length of the strip with the Pilot in heavy Monsoon rain to make sure where was enough strip to take off again...
Those were wild and crazy times....