I flew with my Marine Attack Helicopter into Saudi Arabia in a C-5. Six AH-1W Cobras (total of 12) in two C-5s. We were the first Marine Attack Squadron on the ground in preparation for Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1990. The C-5 is an amazing flying machine.

@davidgee5428

4 ай бұрын

Same here. Took us about 20 hours to get there. I was lucky enough to get the one window seat. We made stops in Delaware and Germany on the way there, and Spain and Massachussetts on the way back. I'm guessing you had similar flights.

@davidgee5428

4 ай бұрын

Same here. Took us about 20 hours to get there. I was lucky enough to get the one window seat. We made stops in Delaware and Germany on the way there, and Spain and Massachussetts on the way back. I'm guessing you had similar flights.

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Dog not allowed ect

@publicuser2534

4 ай бұрын

, Flew back in 2010 in one. Fun ride. I liked the C-130 going into Iraq though. They shut the engines off, turn out all the lights and drop you out of the sky to a short runway.

@lynnmanning2795

4 ай бұрын

This beautiful Hugs plane is stationed in Massachusetts near where I live.We feel so proud when it is in the air and ready to take off or land. You can't imagine how big this plane is! Happy it's on our side!

I spent 26 years in Air Force maintianing the C-5, retiring in 2010. My last six years was dedicated to the development of the C-5M which would allow the C-5 life to reach 2040. The modernization has significantly enhanced its reliabilty, crew work load, and increase abilities that wasn't avaible before. I often would travel to repair broke C-5 and would return with the aircraft. Lot of memories....so many stories about C-5`s.

@Kenmarshallintereststx

4 ай бұрын

I guarantee you I have seen you from the ground then. I live just North of San Antonio on my ranch now but grew up in the direct path of every single c5 and it's amazing how slow it looks like its traveling

@damoniwak

4 ай бұрын

Ever in Gander?

@adrianpalmer3077

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service!

@jerrycallender9352

2 ай бұрын

My brother served in Gander and Thule when he entered the Air Force in 1957(?). From there he went to Boisser(?) and was a radioman on the B-47. He told me about the 'secret' base being built within the base and no one knew what was goin' on and then the B-52 arrived.@@damoniwak

@damoniwak

2 ай бұрын

@@jerrycallender9352 Gander is my hometown. We watched a lot of interesting aircraft go through there. In the 70's the windows in the house would rattle especially from planes from the communist countries. Saw the Concorde too! Haha

I deployed twice in the C-5, and other than it being extremely loud inside, was great. In one AC we carried 3 Black Hawks, spare parts and crews. It was impressive

@jackfitzpatrick8173

4 ай бұрын

My sister lived a couple of miles from Westover.C-5s took off over her house...at about 200 ft...on a regular basis. Those things are big...and they're loud.

@rodneyconover4170

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service 👍

I have worked on the big girl for almost 40 years. I'm always impressed.

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Suicide not allowed

@rodneyconover4170

3 ай бұрын

Thank you for your service 👍

@godless-clump-of-cells

2 ай бұрын

Your service is appreciated.

@notapplicable761

11 күн бұрын

What’s your pros and cons, if any! Thanks

Crew Chief on the C-5 was my second career in the Military. The 1st 5 I was an active duty Imagery Interpreter. My second career was a Reservist as a Crew Chief on the C-5. It was a great Aircraft and surprisingly easy to work on. To be honest if you could read, comprehend, turn a wrench you could be a C 5 Crew Chief. The hardest part of the job was the extreme weather conditions you would encounter on cross country trips. Travis and Dover were cold in winters, Texas was Hot in summers. You go SE Asia and its either hot or raining. I retired in 97 so I'm certain it's changed quite a bit over the pat 26yrs.

@edbrotherton36

4 ай бұрын

Where were you stationed. I was security police at Travis between 94 and 97

@tswej

4 ай бұрын

@@edbrotherton36 I did about part of my training at Travis in 85. If im not mistaken we were there for about 3 months the train to familiarize members of my reserve unit on the C-5 during that time. My unit was switching to the C-5 from the C-130.

@edbrotherton36

4 ай бұрын

Even though I just guarded those aircraft I always marveled at them and got to learn about them as much as possible just by visiting with crew chiefs and maintenance personnel while on patrol. I got to see the C17's come in right before I got out. Thank you for sharing. @@tswej

@dennissvitak5475

4 ай бұрын

Dude. Travis AFB is in central California. NOTHING about Travis is cold in the winter. You would be unlucky to go below freezing.

@apathyinc.7534

4 ай бұрын

During Desert Storm I had to fly from Travis to Dover is a C-130. That was a long 12 hours. I crawled into a Humvee we were transporting and passed out. lol

What an absolute beast... And to think that it was built in the 60s is just unbelievable

@jerrycallender9352

4 ай бұрын

...and the B-52 dates to the 1950's!

@user-sj2bm6pd6m

2 ай бұрын

I was stationed at Travis AFB on C133 Cargomaster. WE changed over to the C-5. Of all of the planes that I was the flight engineer, the C-5 is the one I enjoyed most. I was in the Air Force for 26 years. I started my engineer training on the B29, back in 1953 out of Randolph AFB, during the Korean War. Fortunately when the war ended my crew and I did not have to go overseas. When I first saw the C-5 I said wow, what a huge plane. I still miss it. I went in 1951, and retired in 1977

@user-mb5po9gc7h

17 күн бұрын

❤❤​@@user-sj2bm6pd6m

Damn the new Galaxy Ultra is wild!

I was a young boy, my father an E-9 in the USAF stationed at Hickam AFB on Oahu, Hawaii'. It was the late sixties and we were able to walk through the latest and greatest cargo plane in the arsenal; the C5 Galaxy. At eight or nine years old, I was in absolute awe of that magnificent aircraft. That's a memory I'll never forget.

@user-fm4bu6bh4d

Ай бұрын

❤3more 156หมู่3 นานอโนนสะอาด ต.หนองซน อ.นาทม จ.นครพนม

I had the honor to fly in this marvelous plane from Spain to Delaware, it was a very comfortable flight.

@jumboJetPilot

2 ай бұрын

I might have flown you! I flew from both Rota and Morón to Dover many, many times.

@hermis2008

2 ай бұрын

@@jumboJetPilot Then there is a chance you might have. Thank you! I enjoyed the trip and marvelled at the plane.

@jumboJetPilot

2 ай бұрын

@@hermis2008 anytime! Cheers.

@jtclaxton

Ай бұрын

10 dollar Mac flight, $1.85 for the box lunch!

I had the privilege of going aboard the first C-5 Galaxy to fly across the Pacific. It landed at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, where I was stationed as a Lieutenant. This was in the summer of 1970.

@johnled4375

4 ай бұрын

I like buy>6 of the c5 plan's p

@ginaoglesby5817

4 ай бұрын

Clark was a great assignment! Spent 5 years there! 374th FMS

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

​@@johnled4375dog not allowed ect

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Dog not allowed ect

@RichardDArrigo-ce4qs

4 ай бұрын

@@REBECCA12341 Sorry Rebecca12341, I do not understand what you are saying. I made no reference to dogs or cats. I guess they call this "miscommunication ". Richard D.

I was stationed with these at Altus AFB in Oklahoma. This plane is so big, it looks like its flying in slow motion. Seriously. It also has it's own distinctive sound.

@merlindragonstar8783

4 ай бұрын

I was stationed at Altus as well between 1982-83 and was there during the time we had 5 tornadoes roll thru the base May 11, 1982. As large as those planes are, the tornadoes just blew them around like they were toys. I happened to be at the Airman's Club when they hit thankfully. After it was all over, I went to my barracks and they were destroyed with the walls falling on my bed. This was around 5pm. Normally, I would have been taking a nap in my room after work, but a friend wanted to go have a few beers, so we went to the club. Alcohol saved my life that day otherwise I wouldn't be here as I lived on the top floor.

@JamesFrost74659

4 ай бұрын

@@merlindragonstar8783 Hoy, I'm glad you're ok. I shipped out to Osan Korea in 81. I heard about the tornados that hit Altus. Altus was my first introduction to tornadoes, sitting in a underground storm shelter. I was assigned to the KC-135 tankers. We were the small SAC unit on a MAC base. I went to a party at the Delta House, a civilian house a bunch of guys rented, some of the best parties I've ever been to. At one party I was turned onto Van Halen, AC-DC, Rush, Montrose and Journey. I flew civilian aircraft out of the little airport on the north side of town. Enjoyed riding our motorcycles up to Lake Altus. I sure miss those times.

I was stationed on Shemya AFB in the Aleutian’s in 1983 when a C-5. crashed short of the runway. Ripped everything from the main gear back to the cargo doors out. They rebuilt that dog and flew it gear down back to Georgia for permanent repairs. Incredible plane. Great documentary.

@godbluffvdgg

4 ай бұрын

NO WAY...That aircraft was from my base at Travis...It BLEW MY mind seeing the main landing gear up inside the second floor deck...Altimeter was 12 feet off. I was in my second year at Travis; I remember it well but; I'd swear they did the repairs at Travis. I stood in the main landing gear bay when it was up on jacks, looking at the damage...

@stroguy

4 ай бұрын

@@godbluffvdgg There were two 1983 C-5A crashes. The Shemya crash and a gear up pilot CRM fault at Travis. That’s probably the plane you are thinking of. The Shemya plane Phoenix II flew to Georgia. Got the C-5B gear upgrade at the Georgia plant.

@godbluffvdgg

4 ай бұрын

@@stroguy :)...You're probably right; I remember both incidents...The "gear up" landing was a cover up story...How or why it happened is a secret...The news on base is the weekend warriors were "practicing" gear up landings...To think TWO C5's had their main landing gear smashed into the upper deck IN THE SAME YEAR. is insane to ponder.. The main gear is HUGE We had an interphone connection there ....Hard to remember some stuff from 40 years ago...:)...Don't get old..: )...Good health and happiness to you and yours!

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

​@@godbluffvdggdog not allowed ect

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

​@@stroguysuicide not allowed

Massive doesn't describe this plane. You have to see it. I am always in awe when I get to see it at EAA every year.

When this type of plane exist bring a smile to my face what a marvelous aircraft.

I lived next to an Air Force base in the 70s (when I was off school, id watch the planes as much as I could)....I did 30yrs in the Air Force.....loved every second/minute/hour/year

@paulazemeckis7835

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for serving! ❤

I flew with my Marine Attack Helicopter into Saudi Arabia in a C-5. Six AH-1W Cobras in two C-5s. We were the first Marine Squadron on the ground in preparation for Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1990. The C-5 is an amazing flying machine.

@roostercogburn6469

18 күн бұрын

Honor and eternal respect to you, sir! Thank you for your service!

What an absolutely beautiful bird not just aesthetically but in design. What a thrill it must be to fly her or on her. Just impressive.

That one plane with the big head...."HEYYYYY YOUUUUUU GUYYYYYYYS"

What a beast of an aircraft.

So in the early 1960's I lived about one mile form Santa Monica Airport. Douglas Aircraft was there and building rocket parts. C-124's and C-133's would land and takeoff there on a pretty consistent basis. For a kid this was so exciting to experience. I was at that airport all the time and saw many very cool aircraft.

@user-sj2bm6pd6m

2 ай бұрын

I was a flight engineer on the C-124 and C-133 before changing over to the C-5. I was so happy to make the change. The C-5 was so smooth. Even had two bedrooms, one for the officers and one for the enlisted. They were comfortable and quit.

@musicairplanes4884

2 ай бұрын

@@user-sj2bm6pd6m Very cool. Some people thought I meant the C-130 and actually did not believe there was a C-133.

Just imagining the first pilots to fly the C5. "You want us to do what with this thing???"

My favorite plane to fly stand-by back in my active duty days.

@gracesuganthiappdmoses4573

17 күн бұрын

Thank You for your Service 🙏 Do U still fly ?

Load masters , the unsung dudes that make it all work. WW2 : daddy was a Spit pilot . Experienced heavy combat . He gave proper respect to his Ground crew . They OWNED the PLANE !! 😂😂

I appreciate everyone's military service thats commented. Being that my father was a fulIbird and mom a major i never had to move. Would guess not too many people in the world have been able to witness as many flyovers of the C5 as I have and continue to. Born at lackland afb and growing up in san antonio I can tell the sound of one of those minutes before I can see. Even as a kid it was jaw dropping to see an aerial warehouse flying several hundred feet off the ground. The sound that thing makes and how slow it looks like it's traveling is a testament to the absolute absurd size of this. Blessings from TX

@Kenmarshallintereststx

4 ай бұрын

The most impressive take away from this is the comment that theoretically the aircraft can remain airborne indefinitely limited only by crew endurance 😲

@Omar-kk9fp

Ай бұрын

And I appreciate you taking the time to say so! BTW, use who/whom/who's/who'd/whose/and whom when referring to people and that referring to inanimate objects, as an example. Did you read, "For That The Bell Tolls"? Nor did anyone else.

@Omar-kk9fp

Ай бұрын

And I appreciate you taking the time to say so! BTW, use who/whom/who's/who'd/whose/and whom when referring to people and that referring to inanimate objects, as an example. Did you read, "For That The Bell Tolls"? Nor did anyone else.😢😢

@Omar-kk9fp

Ай бұрын

And I appreciate you taking the time to say so! BTW, use who/whom/who's/who'd/whose/and whom when referring to people and that referring to inanimate objects, as an example. Did you read, "For That The Bell Tolls"? Nor did anyone else.

@Omar-kk9fp

Ай бұрын

And I appreciate you taking the time to say so! BTW, use who/whom/who's/who'd/whose/and whom when referring to people and that referring to inanimate objects, as an example. Did you read, "For That The Bell Tolls"? Nor did anyone else.

I doff my hat to you military for your selfless service to protect us here and even the world at large. May God reward you and your families in ways exceeding your humble expectations.

@RichardDArrigo-ce4qs

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for the tip of your hat. Walking onto the first C-5 to cross the Pacific was just the beginning of the amazing adventures I had on that tour. Two months later I was sent to South Korea with about 150 other guys as a new "Detachment 2" of the 5th Tactical Control Group based at Clark AFB. We were sent to build a few new radar sites along the DMZ, in part to repay the South Korean government for their help in sending thousands of their troops to fight alongside our guys in Vietnam. The radar I commanded is still there more than 50 years later, protecting millions of good people from the aggressive jerks up North. A very satisfying legacy.

What a amazing aircraft!!

Se ve que están trabajando. Muchas gracias Señor Ministro.

I really enjoyed this. Thank you

Mind blowing.

It’s amazing to see them drive a tank on to the plane and then to know it can fly with it.

I grew up in Upstate New York in the Hudson Valley and Stewart Air Force Base was where a lot of C-5's were stationed. They often flew very slowly over our homes and high school rather low in altitude and they were a massive sight to see in the sky! Their GE engines have a distinct sound and it was awesome to hear the pilot throttle up in speed!

Loved watching these fly out of Dover

That girl at the beginning sure was helping load that pallet lol

Amazing A/C..We had 3 of them stopover one night at Glasgow Airport in the early 1980's .One of the crew attended hospital for an injury..Then they refuelled and took off early in the morning..

Antinov 225 “ was “ the biggest.. so sick to have been destroyed

It's an absolute modern marvel... .. period! 😮.

THANKS MAJOR FLOWERS

I've flown in a couple of these. They are beasts. When i was in Kandahar with the 101st in 02', we were next to the airfield and heard them land/take-off every day. Ol' girl is loud.

This plane is crazy

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Dog not allowed ect

Good video - However, one detail you got wrong is the engines on the C-5M -- the TF-39 engines have been discontinued - and the fleet is now equipped with GE CF6-80C Turbofan engines developing 50,580lbs pounds of thrust each.

20 C-5's just went Alpha 3 with crews being put into Charlie during this vid 😂😂😂

I wonder how much more Powerful this Plane would be if they upgraded to the Next Generation Engines used on the 747-800 because for such a large Aircraft it is still using engines with the thrust capacity of the 747-300?!

seeing these take off in person is unreal. it doesn't look like it should get off the ground. incredible

I served in the Air Force and was a passenger on a C-5 out of Clark AFB back to the states. It was a milk run flight stopping everywhere along the way. Every time we stopped it took maintenance and between 2 and 3 hours to get back in flight. My flight took close to 21 hours to arrive at Oakland AFB. First, we froze then we roasted to the point we stripped down to our skives. The last straw was when we reached Oakland the landing gear wouldn't go down. You never saw such a cabin full of men pray the way we did. With 2 helicopters and other equipment underneath, us was not a comfortable feeling. You could hear them engage the landing gear. After about 1 hour the gear went down and when I stepped off that plane, I kiss the ground along with all the others riding that hunk of junk. This would have been 1971 of 72. I swore as long as I lived, that was my first and last flight on a C-5. This is a true story. I was told that every time that a C-5 landed before it would get off the ground it would need maintenance. In Yokota, Japan they couldn’t get the damn nose to close and lock in place. That took 2 hours to fix.

Couldn't agree more! Science is like magic in action.

Proud to say we had 35 of them at Travis and I worked on every one of them From the top of the horizontal stab through the entire cargo bay, up and into the cockpit up to the windshield...AV Comm 60th AMS 81-85...A tiny glimpse HF Radio; Not receiving ...You climbed a flight of steps to get to the cargo bay then up another flight to the flight deck. Turn on both radios, then go back down the steps, walk through the entire cargo bay, UP to the second deck passenger area, climb through a hatch, walk a grate to a raised platform, climb that, reseat the unit ( cut off all the safety wire, loosen the hold down nuts, pull out the unit and push it back in, tighten up the hold down nuts, go BACK THROUGH the hatch, ( on your knees) go back DOWN to the cargo bay, walk the length, go back UP to the flight deck and check to see if it works now...Sometimes you'd do this four or five times...Swapping units...First time I ever wrote out the procedure for that simple task; I shudder to think of doing it now...:)...That's why we made the big bucks!...:D ...

@portnuefflyer

4 ай бұрын

It must have been like being the super of an apartment building, big as it is!

@godbluffvdgg

4 ай бұрын

@@portnuefflyer :)...Good comparison...:)...When I got out in 85 I went into remodeling and Make ready work for apt buildings and properties...Still do it to this day...I wish I had that energy I had in my early 20's...Good health and freedom to you and yours...:)

@portnuefflyer

4 ай бұрын

@@godbluffvdgg I've been installing a EFI system on my light sport plane the last couple weeks, a few steps here and there in my hangar was all it took! With that monster the amount of running around could get crazy, and really brings the sheer size of it into focus.

@godbluffvdgg

4 ай бұрын

@@portnuefflyer Out on the flightline; they don't really look so big...When they're in a hangar up on jacks, THEN they look monstrous...Our hangers at travis only held one C5...When I got out; I worked at SFO and OAK doing Airphones...The hangers at SFO are MONSTROUS...They'd have a couple 747's AN 300 a DC 10, couple 737's in ONE HANGAR! Good luck with your Aircraft; Watch your Six...:)

What a beautiful beast!

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Suicide not allowed

C-5 Galaxy Antonov Largest Plane Ever Made? **Coughs** An-225 Mriya spiritly enters the chat

Great video but until you've been in one, you just can't understand how awesome this plane is.

@michaelleitner1245

4 ай бұрын

I haven't been in one, but watched one of our Phantoms taxi past one in Puerto Rico. It made that F-4 look like a little toy plane. Yeah, I recognize awesome.

@virgilmize

4 ай бұрын

@@michaelleitner1245 Oh yeah, It truly is awe inspiring if you're a wing watcher.

The first time you walk up to and then into one is an OMG moment. When they open the doors or the ramp to jump out it awe inspiring. Love these monsters. PS: They are too big to fly. Its all done with mirrors I think.

Seeing these flying most days is a bonus for living a few miles from Dover AFB.

Insane. The gas consumption of these alone is remarkable, along with being gas stations in the sky while transporting to destination of large fleets. wow. Gr8! Peace ☮💜Love

LOVE THAT PLANE ❤🛫

I remember seeing one at an air show at an Air Force base when I was a kid. Years later I'm a navigation communication technician working on the C-5. It still amazes me how big these are.

@jubethjusto5067

4 ай бұрын

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@jubethjusto5067

4 ай бұрын

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Awesome ❤❤❤

I flew l in one from Travis Air Force Base down to Panama once in the late 80s, and I remember thinking to myself "Wow, you could play a full court basketball game in this thing!"

Clear presentation and quality visuals. I stayed with my mate, near Rota airbase, Cadiz, Spain. C5 lifters flew over the house to land at Rota. The sound of their engines was awesome as they feathered down to land. Maybe 400ft. above !. Lovely. Thanks all and lady presenter. Dave

Yeah we got two tanks and a couple of houses in here .lol.. impressive aircraft

As a PlanetSide 2 player, I can confirm that the Galaxy is the largest transport dropship.

I was stationed at Dover AFB Delaware. A C-5 base. I've loaded a lot of cargo on C-5s.

Thanks, everyone, for your C5 stories! Most impressively is the absolute respect you all have for such a remarkable machine! I would love to see 1 .. WOW! THANKS AGAIN! WOW!

I was one of very few pilots with the honour of flying many of these big rigs in the sky. BUT Then I woke up from my awesome dream :P

Oh how I love BIG and this fits the bill perfectly. A man standing beside a wheel looks like a gnat, LOL.

The best flight I ever took was on a C-5 from Yokota AB Japan to Travis AFB California. I had four seats to myself, 4 pillows, 4 blankets. Right after takeoff, I fell asleep and was woken up when we were on final into Travis. I wish all flights were like that.

Loved the early gray and white airforce livery

During the end of the Vietnam War, Spring '75, one of these giants went down due to a cargo door that didn't seal properly upon take-off. This was due to two types of cargo door latches, one being longer than the other. Under pressure to get as many as possible into the theater, they scrambled them from all over. This one was in Alaska getting repairs done to her ramp/door. It was never used until she arrived in Saigon to take on a few hundred persons, wives and children, plus military personnel. After take-off the improper latches, the too short ones, didn't engage properly and the door blew off a few miles offshore and she turned back. What i heard was she skipped across a small body of water short of the runway. I was on the Salvage and Rescue ship, ARS-23 Uss Deluver, sent to recover the door so the military couls figure out what happened. As far as I know that was the first, and maybe only, time one of these went down.After that they retro-fitted them with lights to indiate a closed position for each latch.A Navy dentist being evac'd took a video from of it happening from his seat in the aft end of the plane.

840,000 pound payload! Incredible!

@maxratzlaff8333

2 ай бұрын

not payload. Take off weight is max 840,000. that includes the plane. actual payload is 270,000lbs

I used to work in the Motorpool at Pine Gap Alice Springs, we used to unload the Galaxy cargo onto Prime Movers and take it back to the base, lovely aircraft, we also used to unload the starlifter as well.

It would be more effective with Rolls Royce Trent engines - more power, lower fuel burn.

You forgot the B747-LCF in your summary of specialized oversized cargo aircraft.

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Dog not allowed ect

My uncle retired after 40 as a flight engineer, last 7 years on the C5. Still lives in Dover, Delaware. He took me on a tour. I’m still amazed. How can something that huge get off the ground?

@michaelloder6159

4 ай бұрын

Just like the 747 and the A-380 which are gigantic- its a thrill yet its technology all mixed into one- you have the trust of each engine 40-55k lbs of thrust mixed with the way the wings are engineered with flaps and the wind to help lift. Truly Amazing

My old bird right there! I flew C-5’s for 20 years. For the last eight of my tenure I was also flying the 747 (which I still fly today).

Excellent pour la re migration!

The 1973 Yom Kippur War was perhaps the Galaxy's finest hour. Invited onto the flight-deck twenty years later to observe the Aurora Borealis as we egressed from a successful Exercise Brimfrost, the C-5 is forever stamped upon my military memory.

Fantastic ! 🌟

Amazing aircraft. Proof, that if you put enough power behind anything, you can make it fly.😊

My grandmother retired from Lockheed in Marietta Georgia. They had an open house and we got to see the C5.

When I first heard they were looking to replace Airforce One, my first thought was the C-5 Galaxy as the only comparably sized aircraft. It would have the added advantage of being easy to conceal on any airbase if you kept the Olive Drab colouring.

@snorttroll4379

4 ай бұрын

Military hardware is not as safe cause soldiers are expendable

@GhostDrummer

4 ай бұрын

@@snorttroll4379 The truth a lot of people don’t want to acknowledge or accept. Expendable when they see action, forgotten when they come home.

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

​@@GhostDrummerdog not allowed ect

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

​@@snorttroll4379dog not allowed ect

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Suicide not allowed

I was hired on to help build the C-5A and it was quite an experience. Their tests found a weakness in the wings early on and they decided to continue on and bring them back later to put on new wings. Their first C-5A was destroyed one night in an explosion that I felt all the way downtown. It was caused by worker carelessness in a fuel cell repair job.

Как всегда, отличная работа

But to answer the question, the C5 is slightly longer, but has a shorter wingspan than the Hughes H-4 Hercules (commonly called the 'Spruce Goose'). The C5 also weighs more, by about 80,000 pounds. But was it ever signed over to the USAF ?

I believe the 225 is larger but there are none left!!! The galaxy is a marvel of engineering!!!

Such a shame the big ANT isn't still with us.

@6brman224

4 ай бұрын

Yes, Russian wasn't it?

@pegasusted2504

4 ай бұрын

@@6brman224 Ukrainian

@Aidankiwi

4 ай бұрын

Yup, you can thank that megalomanic Putin for that.

@robertnewberry2785

2 ай бұрын

NO 1 IT WAS UKRAINAIN@@6brman224

things they are able to load on that thing are insane

Am a humble prop pilot Australia here, saw one coming in on a RAAF base and that's one piece of heavy iron indeed. What many people may not realize whether it be large or light iron its exactly the same aero dynamic and flight principles producing lift ect, admittedly the larger the airframe the more hours needed in the log book and with the behemoth here untold hours of training and time under hand. Grey beard here am happy with twin , VFR/IFR and a few other current ratings. @09:17 what a beautiful flare indeed met the black stuff in glide mode and kissed it quietly. @11:25 son that is how choppers are born :) Both are STOL that in itself to me is amazing considering just their ramp weight. mmm the super guppy was also an amazing piece of work from memory NASA (Never A Straight Answer) had a lot 2 do with it? Am making comments as I watch and just noticed it had the NASA logo and was prop driven yet the other guppies where shown where high bypass jet driven. But I digress have been told I do that good people.

I have had the privilege of seeing and going inside one of these beasts some time ago, awesome is an understatement, how they are able to fly staggers the mind.

I read where several guys talked about how loud these birds were if you lived on base or off, and they are correct. I still think Seymour J in NC with the B-52s and F-4s were pretty dang loud also. Anyone agree? Retired in ‘94 from Wright Pat, super quite base. Thanks to all my brothers and sisters for all you did…..

Used to spend time near Dover where we saw these beasts always. They did a lot of practice takeoffs and landings outside of their normal operations. The gent across the street from where we were got us a tour where we got to be in the cockpit. Felt like being in a skyscraper.

I am a Navy veteran and retired Army 1SG. During my career, I flew on many military aircraft. From the Sea Stallion, SH-2 Seasprite (I was a sonartech aboard a destroyer during the 80’s and would go out on some ASW sonobuoy drop ops), C130’s (was Airborne in the Army), Blackhawks, Huey’s, little birds (was stationed at Campbell in the 160th SOAR), then the C5’s when deploying, as well as the C17. Was also one of two unit load planners. Putting all of our crap on rail cars, flatbed trailers, ships and aircraft. I loved the C5 and C17…was the load masters I didn’t really dig too much. But, I get it…they want to insure their aircraft arrived in one piece. 🫡

I worked on the C-141's back in the 70's when it was called "Military Airlift Command."

Impressive documentary with a pleasant, laid back, technical tone. I liked it.

So sad to see the biggest aircraft in the world Antonov 225 now gone.

@socalairshowreview7410

4 ай бұрын

STRATOLAUNCH is the biggest ac in the world.

@cmb1336

4 ай бұрын

Now yes But only in wingspan AN still holds all other records. ​@@socalairshowreview7410

@wasupfool5692

2 ай бұрын

​​@@socalairshowreview7410incorrect, the Soviet Antonov held that record and still does. The stratolaunch has the record of the largest wingspan, but the whole plane pales in comparison to the 225

@LKL75

Ай бұрын

Well, the AN-124 is in the same ballpark like the C-5 and has got a higher payload.

That cover shot of all the multiple flaps and spoilers is frigging awesome.

I was stationed at Travis AFB the day the first C-5 flew in. It flew around the tower at an amazingly low altitude and so slow it looked like it was floating! Such a unique sound too

@Gator-fromOZ

4 ай бұрын

U may very well have seen some of OUR LOADS coming in back in the early 70’s… I was in one of the AERIAL PORT SQUADRONS that used to load & Unload those Behemoths back over here @ TINKER A F B in Oklahoma City back then… Many of them OUT BOUND to TRAVIS ; and eventually on over to resupply Vietnam . Every time I Stepped on board along with our fellow load crew members , I was simply amazed at the incredible size ; And even more so when , after we had finished loading , we got to watch them take off from across the Base about about a mile away 🛫 ☝️🙄…

I got to tour inside one at the Schenectady, NY Stratton ANG in the 1970s, which flew C-130s with skis serving the Arctic and Antarctic. Saw a couple iterations of the Thunderbirds there (disappointed they went to smaller trainers after seeing F4s). Stayed to see the C5 take off. A great airplane.

Oh The Sound Of The Engines, You Could Always Tell It Was A C-5, Before You Seen It.

Awesome!

This Super Lifter can carry TWO Abram M1 A1 tanks weighing134 metric tons

@REBECCA12341

4 ай бұрын

Suicide not allowed

Been in one im USMC - C9. First time Marines parachuted from C-9. A buddy asked if I would record it on VHS tape which I did, them coming down the stairs from the top. The big wind deflector doors opening , and the pm all jumping out and their chutes opening. A few months later, his nephew who was visiting taped a NBA game right over the historic footage.

Das nächste und größte Passagierflugzeug von Boeing sollte eine C-5 Galaxy sein. Finde die C-5 mit seinem T-Leitwerk und den Schultertragflächen als Passagierflugzeug super schön. Die Triebwerke befinden sich genau in der Längsachse des Flugzeuges und das T-Leitwerk wird nicht durch Luftverwirbelung beeinflusst. Diesen Vorschlag mache ich schon ewig. Die 777 würde in der Bauweise der Boeing 727 alle Rekorde brechen. Aber auf mich hört ja keiner.