Andrews Tower RE: [Scan-DC] C-141 at KADW

[oldsdoug at hotmail.com]

Well, this thread got me to look at the pictures also... I was pretty sure the C-141 had a T-tail, but thought the C-5 did not... as it turns out, both do.  I hadn't realized the 141s were no longer in service.  We don't often see much in the way of interesting military aircraft over Mtgy county (unless there's an intercept!)

DK

> To: Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 13:34:31 -0400
> Subject: Re: Andrews Tower RE: [Scan-DC] C-141 at KADW
> From: b_thom at juno.com
> CC:
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> On Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:48:11 -0400 Alan  writes:
>> I'm fairly sure what you saw and/or heard was not a C-141.
>>
>> At the time you quote, there was a C-5A (69-0013, 89th Airlift
>> Squadron,
>> Wright-Patterson AFB OH) operating with Andrews using callsign REACH
>>
>> 866. The C-5A has a distinctive engine sound too.
>
> OK, let's see what we have here:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-5_Galaxy
>
> That's got to be it. I see some are already being retired. Latest
> production, 1989. Power, four TF39s. I know that the one I see monthly or
> so stands out, so they are not frequent visitors to KADW, at least not
> that I am aware of.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C-141_Starlifter
>
> Gee, they do look a lot alike. They get TF33s.
>
> Thanks for clearing that up.
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