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C-5 Fleet TCAS Installations Complete
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 The last of the 126 US Air Force operational C-5 Galaxies received the Traffic Collision Avoidance System last fall, thereby enabling all Galaxy pilots to reduce the threat of inflight collisions. Through TCAS, Galaxy pilots can identify aircraft flying in the area and maneuver to avoid them. The system is a first step in bringing the C-5 into compliance with DoD-mandated navigational capability and safety requirements. The system proved itself recently when a TCAS-equipped C-5 from the 436th AW at Dover, Delaware, flew into an air traffic control area shut down from a power outage. TCAS alerted the C-5 crew to a light aircraft near the flight path in time to allow the crew to take evasive maneuvers. Dover C-5Bs were the first to receive TCAS. |
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