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A 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy releases flares during a test May 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (All images: U.S. Air Force photo/Samuel King Jr.)

The giant C-5M Super Galaxy released flares during a two-week defensive countermeasures test program on the Eglin range.

A C-5M Super Galaxy, belonging to the 436th Airlift Wing, from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, was involved in a defensive countermeasures testing campaign that saw the U.S. Air Force’s largest aircraft release flares, at night, over an area of the Eglin range, Florida.

Each night, the C-5M released more than 15 rachete de semnalizare, repeating the same operation several times, entering the area from different entry points and angles, to increase aircraft and crew combat survivability by evaluating and fielding improved defensive systems capabilities.

Rachetele de lumină sunt surse de căldură la temperatură înaltă utilizate pentru a induce în eroare sistemele de țintire a rachetelor sol-aer sau aer-aer, creând un efect vizual pirotehnic similar cu un foc de artificii. Astfel de contramăsuri sunt folosite împotriva MANPADS (sisteme portabile de apărare aeriană pentru oameni) și C-5 Galaxy flares

The C-5M Super Galaxy releases flares on Eglin range.

“There are rare situations when the aircraft does pop flares,” said Capt. Bryan Chanson, 9th AS pilot in a comunicat de presă. “The crew is usually focused primarily on flying out or away from the potential threat and hoping flares do their intended jobs. The testing allowed us to gain the situational awareness to concentrate on flare dispense in a safe environment.”

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The C-5M released 15 flares during each pass.

“Countermeasure testing like this is a Team Eglin event,” said Capt. Daniel Clarke, 46th TS Defensive Systems Flight commander. “Our test engineers work hand in hand with the 96th Range Group to ensure resources are ready to test and collect data and the 96th Maintenance Group ensures every flare tested is loaded on to each aircraft.”

Interestingly, the C-5M Super Galaxy testing with flares was just the start of a two-month test program, according to the Air Mobility Command. Through the end of June, the 96th Cyberspace Test Group will execute flare testing on four more aircraft from Air Force Special Operations Command, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve Command Test Center and AMC. Let’s wait for some more cool flares shots then!

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A 436th Airlift Wing C-5M Super Galaxy releases flares during a test May 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla.

David Cenciotti este un jurnalist independent, cu sediul în Roma, Italia. El este fondatorul și editorul „The Aviationist”, unul dintre cele mai faimoase și citite bloguri de aviație militară din lume. Din 1996, a scris pentru reviste majore la nivel mondial, inclusiv Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft și multe altele, care acoperă aviația, apărarea, războiul, industria, serviciile de informații, criminalitatea și războiul cibernetic. El a raportat din SUA, Europa, Australia și Siria și a zburat mai multe avioane de luptă cu diferite forțe aeriene. Este fost al doilea locotenent al forțelor aeriene italiene, pilot privat și absolvent de inginerie computerizată. A scris patru cărți.

Source: https://theaviationist.com/2021/05/26/c5m-super-galaxy-flares/

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