This Super Heavy 420 Ton US Aircraft Needs 28 Wheels to Land
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Welcome back to the our channel for a feature on the integral role the wheels play in ensuring the safe landing of an aircraft, especially heavy airlifters that carry massive payloads, often having to land on austere locations. Following a study showing that 80% of the C-5 airframe's service life was remaining, Air Mobility Command (AMC) began an aggressive program to modernize all remaining C-5Bs and C-5Cs and many of the C-5As. The C-5 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) began in 1998 and includes upgrading the avionics to comply with Global Air Traffic Management standards, improving communications, fitting new flat-panel displays, improving navigation and safety equipment, and installing a new autopilot system. The first flight of a C-5 with AMP (85-0004) occurred on 21 December 2002.
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