In article , David Lesher wrote: >Note the C5 (and maybe the B52) solve this by letting you crank the >gear to match the slew... or so the pilot giving me a tour told >me. The Discovery Channel Wings program on the B-52 shows it landing in a crab. IIRC, the B-52 and C-5A can land in up to a 15 degree crab. The C-5B doesn't have the crab capability. It was cut from the design to save weight or money, depending on who the source. > He also pointed proudly up the empennage and said "See that -- >there's more space WASTED up there than is in a 141 total.." but >I've never confirmed that.... I'd always heard that the wasted space in the tail of the C-5 was the capacity of a C-130, which is more believable then a C-141. John -- John Clear - jac@panix.com PP-ASEL 1Lt, CAP-CAWG http://www.panix.com/~jac "Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines." - Unknown