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From: terryr@ogicse.ogi.edu (Terry Rooker)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Can a C-5A carry an M-1 Abrams?
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Date: 31 Aug 90 03:04:24 GMT
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From: terryr@ogicse.ogi.edu (Terry Rooker)
In article <1990Aug29.014749.8261@cbnews.att.com> holtz@netcord.Eng.Sun.COM (Brian Holtz) writes:
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>If not, why not?

It can.  There is space enough for at least 2 M1's.  There original
design also allowed a lifting capacity for 2, but due to stress
problems with the wings, the allowable load was reduced to allow only
1.  In the current emergency, I don't know how important they consider
the stress problem.  The load masters I worked with were under the
impression that if the AF ever needed the capacity, the load limit
would disappear quickly.




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Terry Rooker
terryr@cse.ogi.edu