Originally Posted by
DrivingAloft
It's all about time and cycles. I don't think the USAF pulls 3,000 hrs. per year on a C-5 or 130. Nonetheless... I'm still amazed at those B-52s. They were designed right after the B-47, at times when jet flying was still a crazy idea...
You might be surprised how many hours the c5s and some of the tankers have on them now considering the ops tempo the AF has been at for the past couple of decades.