Originally Posted by
Lobaeux
Max takeoff and land weight is 175,000, though there are slight stipulations with this based on FMC version, assault landing, fuel loads and obviously TOLD restrictions. Still, it's quite a bit of stuff for a tactical airlifter.
175K is NORMAL or Emergency/Wartime? I think RAF Mk3 was 160 or 162K...can't remember.
Originally Posted by
Lobaeux
NTS, while the FE was always complaining about it, allowed for increased descent rates without the increase in speed that we have in the J. The J is actually quite tough to slow down in, even worse when your using the autothrottles. Autothrottles. I can't believe I said that in a Tac Airlifter.
NTS doesn't really help you slow down. And continual use in that manner is hard on the lord mounts and truss mounts. They CAN go to feather if they stick. I never had one, and after they replaced the plunger tips with teflon, it reduced it immensely, however, there were still one or two over the years that have stuck. That's why your FE was all over you about it.
Slip it instead.
