Landing a C5 Galaxy in Central Park

wrote:
So far as I know, no one has
ever attempted "for real" to use the C-5 as an assault
transport.

I here of some bozo who had the bright idea of reversing the JATO mountings
from a c-130 to shorten the run out. Had to swap out both inners due to
"pitting". What really happened is that every rock under 5 lbs was tossed
forward and a good number tried to negotiate the intakes under full reverse
thrust. It did cut the landing from 1,500 meters to about 1,000 but I think
the necessity for flying in two engine replacements and doing the change out
in less than ideal conditions prevented a repeat performance.