Lockheed pitched C-5B as EC-5B 'Looking GLass'
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Lockheed pitched C-5B as EC-5B 'Looking GLass'
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Looks like Boeing kept the Looking Glass mission for years to come with the Navy E-6B.
The Ironmen of VQ-3 recently terrified the news media in Denver
when they did a little training while coming back from the West Coast:
Mystery flight circles over Denver; Officials have few answers - 7NEWS Denver TheDenverChannel.com
In the article above we are given this insight into the secret mission:
I'd say the 707 variants are up there with Lockheed's C-130 for longevity in military service.
From the article linked in the first post on this thread, it's already time to start thinking about the E-6B's projected end of service two decades from now:
The Minuteman launch from a C-5 was often referred to as a 'poker chip' for the SALT II talks. By design, the missile didn't go ballistic and plopped into the sea a few miles away.
The Ironmen of VQ-3 recently terrified the news media in Denver
when they did a little training while coming back from the West Coast:Mystery flight circles over Denver; Officials have few answers - 7NEWS Denver TheDenverChannel.com
In the article above we are given this insight into the secret mission:
When looking into IRON99, it appeared the flight had only communicated with the U.S. Army, and had no public communications available, as many commercial flights often do.
From the article linked in the first post on this thread, it's already time to start thinking about the E-6B's projected end of service two decades from now:
“We’re only 20 years from 2038, but if you’re going to build large aircraft with huge command and control you need to start thinking about those things right now,”
I have had the pleasure of being in the C-5 at the museum at Dover- the actual aircraft that launched the minuteman that ORAC linked in the video above. Only C-5 currently on display and has been restored to her delivery scheme- the best scheme the plane has seen IMO. Great museum.
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IIRC Lockheed pitched it for every role including replacing Routemaster buses on London's roads..............
But the other versiosn weren't very attractive - it was very big and very expensive
But the other versiosn weren't very attractive - it was very big and very expensive
Time to resurrect the E-10? Or maybe the reason for all that extra wiring in the KC-46
Or it might explain some of the 'gold plating' the USAF wants on the Air Force One replacement aircraft - hide the development costs...
