C-5 Galaxy Military Transporter at the airport just now
Are our fush un chups under threat?
Posted Aug 7, 2017, 5:10 AM UTC
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Just went for a low altitude flight around the city
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That thing is huge! Was wondering what it was.
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I thought I saw a military chopper flying over the city before dusk as well...maybe it was transporting whoever arrived in the plane...?
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RAAF C-17, not a C-5. Don't know if a C-5 could land at Wellington!
Lol I just googled "plane with really big tail"
Well to be fair, the C-5 tail is massive! https://www.reddit.com/r/aviation/comments/6qnby1/the_c5_so_large_you_can_climb_through_a_system_of/
iirc, when BIL Clinton was here for APEC, they parked the C5s at ohakea. I don't think they even flew the 747 Airforce One into Wellington.
A regular 747 with passengers has landed at Wellington (diverted due to weather), but with very minimal fuel. Take off needs minimal weight too, so it probably wouldn't have been worth it (or maybe even possible) to land a VC-25 at Wellington anyway, since it's probably a bit heavier than a regular passenger 747