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C-141 Heaven

Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:04 am

For all of you that love the C-141 Starlifter, this site is for you...

http://c141heaven.info/index.php

This one (link below) carried the Apollo 11 Astronauts home...

http://c141heaven.info/dotcom/66/pic_66_7958.php

Re: C-141 Heaven

Wed Oct 12, 2011 2:21 pm

thats awesome!! i like them

Re: C-141 Heaven

Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:12 pm

Today at work I was thinking about looking for C-141 information on WIX when I got home. And there it was, right on the front page! I remember reading that the C-141 had the same fuselage cross-section as the C-130, which limited it's lifting potential somewhat.

Are there any short-fuselage ('A' model?) C-141s left anywhere?

EDIT: I'll save my questions for after I look over that site. I have some C-141 photos somewhere. I remember one in particular that had a P-38 painted on its tail.

Thanks!

Re: C-141 Heaven

Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:02 am

The Air Force definitely got its moneys worth out of the C-141...every Penney. It served well...

Re: C-141 Heaven

Thu Oct 13, 2011 3:05 pm

The site (or google) should have the info, but my understanding is that the sole surviving C-141A flies with NASA and there should be some neat shots of it towing a QF-106 in a test.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pEXuzi9IWg

The P-38 logo on the tail identifies planes assigned to McGuire AFB, NJ.

Re: C-141 Heaven

Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:17 pm

I believe the Starlifter mentioned above is with the AMC museum at Dover AFB (C-141 61-2778). It was added to the collection in 1998.

Dave in NJ

Re: C-141 Heaven

Fri Oct 14, 2011 8:20 am

The link to the only surviving A-model on C-141Heaven is:

http://c141heaven.info/dotcom/61/pic_61_2775.php

I was also reminded, for those of you who haven't used it, how expansive the photo search engine on airliners.net is. It certainly is not just airliners!

Ken

Re: C-141 Heaven

Fri Oct 14, 2011 9:53 pm

i have a complete original flight manual for 1, will sell if interested.
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