C-5M sets 41 world records

To set a record you have to have some kind of official observer observing it right? I dunno, actually.

Or perhaps they're unofficial until they are certified and then they become official.
 
SpiraMirabilis said:
To set a record you have to have some kind of official observer observing it right? I dunno, actually.

Or perhaps they're unofficial until they are certified and then they become official.
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From the article...

"The results are pending certification by the National Aeronautic Association and should be finalized in about a month, said Kristan Maynard, the NAA official observer who documented the world record attempt. The NAA is the record-keeper for U.S. aviation."

I don't know either, but it looks like an "official" was there.
 
In theory, the An-225 could still give this record (12 km in under 28 minutes) and the C-5M a run for it's money.

I haven't been able to find the numbers, but the C-5M would need to have lost about 35,000 lbs from the B-model to have a higher thrust-weight ratio than the six-engined beastie. However, there may be a significant difference in the wings' performance above 6 km (20,000 ft) that gives the C-5 an unmatchable advantage.
 
Just now getting up to speed in the AMP; not sure if and when I'll ever get to fly the M. Anyway, there are alot of things I like about the AMP, and alot of things I don't like about it. I hear the latest software update solved many issues, but I haven't got to fly with it yet.
 
HeyEng said:
Not going to happen. I predict the A's will be parked in the desert and the RERP will be shelved eventually.
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I was just in an old A model in the boneyard the other day here in TUS....an old Kelly bird. Cockpit was gutted, rear landing gear being taken apart, engines off. A sad sight.
 
MikeD said:
I was just in an old A model in the boneyard the other day here in TUS....an old Kelly bird. Cockpit was gutted, rear landing gear being taken apart, engines off. A sad sight.
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Yeah, that is where most of our parts are coming from now.
 
To add, that airplane is amazingly quite. I saw Normandy doing pattern work and could not believe it was a C-5.
 
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