A tour of the 'BIGGEST' aircraft in the U.S. Air Force!

[@bobbimccoy8925]

Yep...this is my very cool son !

[@leehill9922]

👍 👍

[@superdee9514]

That's awesome..tell him thanks for serving..

[@Shifffyy]

What a proud moment this must be. Thankful for his service and your excellent job raising such a fine young man serving his country

[@TinaCandelaria-s8c]

Super

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

Dang. Neato!

[@eelyeoj5799]

Bring back memories when I was a flying crew chief on the C-5B out of Dover Afb De in 1993.

[@terricolburn2011]

The C5 is an awesome aircraft. Love to watch landing videos, sometimes it looks as if the plane just floats out of the sky and touches down like a feather. Lots of power + skilled crew!

[@Peanut247]

Husband and I were stationed at Dover. He worked Aerial Port and I worked hospital. C-5 is an awesome plane.

[@stebstebanesier6205]

Fun Fact; The wing span of a C-5 is greater that the distance of the Wright Brothers first flight. These are incredible aircraft. I used to work with Air Force Reserves Load master. He worked primarily on C-5s. When he would share stories with us, he would speak with such pride and admiration for the aircraft. The paint job weighs 2800 lbs, come on that's crazy.

[@falxonPSN]

The paint alone weighs more than a 90's Honda Civic! Crazy.

[@ixnorp4270]

You are correct, as the wingspan is approx. 102' longer than the Wright Brothers first flight. The C-5's cargo floor is also longer than the first flight, which means their first flight could have been done inside a Galaxy.

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

Another fun fact, that's why during WW2 many heavy bombers were just shiny aluminum because that extra paint, was less payload. So we have that classic look we all know and love today.

[@hammouda6258]

I m former ATC ,and I'm always captivated to watch airplanes.

[@puffercolors]

This is nice to see. I have a nephew stationed at Dover Delaware base. I can not remember his official title but I know he works on those C-5 planes.

[@johno9507]

I remember being in awe of the C5 as a 11yr old kid at the 1988 Richmond airshow in Australia. 🇦🇺🇺🇲

[@brkbtjunkie]

I remember being in awe at the 1993 McGuire airbase show… when I was 11 years old 😂

[@William2512]

One of Australia's best Airshows, took my 5 year old son, he loved it 😊

[@Bacongrease00]

This plane is a large reason the USA is a logistical master. If you wanna fight a war you gotta be able to move a bunch of stuff rapidly anywhere in the world. Very cool!

[@alienindustries6427]

Nice seeing the upgrades they did on the Avionics package and Engines. They were talking about the engine upgrades being done when I was leaving the service in 2004 but the issue they hadn't resolved yet was the wing loading. With the old engines the thrust was already near the wing load limit for what they could handle. Glad to see they figured out the beef ups needed to do the upgrade. Carrying the avionics components up that little aluminum ladder to the flight deck was always an experience. lol

[@malcolmcossar6447]

I somehow missed this video when it originally was posted but came across it today and Happy I did because I Always like to see the C5, C17, or C130(H or J model) These planes and their crews often dont get tge attention they should so it's Great to see the C5 getting some attention!👍 Thanks for an Informative video!

[@grizzlystiks]

Retired USAF 20yrs had the pleasure of flying on a C5 Galaxy.

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

Back in the 80's when I was in the USN we would have what were called MAC flights (military airlift command) I don't know if it's still a thing, but it was a space-available program that you could fly for free if you were in the military. No frills, no comforts of regular airlines, but free. And highly eratic at times. You had to be flexible and willing to put up with a lot. But once I caught a C5 from Norfolk to Grissom AFB in Peru IN which was fitted with medical litters bolted to the walls. I slept all the way. You had to wear ear protection and it was cold, but enough blankets and you were golden. A lot of C-141s, C-130s and others. I was 19 and didn't care about anything but saving my beer money. Ah, to be young and dumb again...

[@alienindustries6427]

MAC was later renamed AMC (Air Mobility Command) think it was around the early 90's. I was in a MAC command at Little Rock AFB (C-130's) when we were renamed. Then two of the squadrons there were moved to fall under AETC (Air Education Training Command). It was interesting being under AETC regulations (now instructions) at a AMC Base. We still had all the same roles. If I remember correctly SAC (Strategic Air Command) became ACC (Air Combat Command) around that same time. Space A was and is a great way to go if you had the leave and patience. Not to sure how the Air Force commands are structured these days. Left service in 2004. We didn't have the Space Force then either. lol Thank you for your service and hope you are doing well.

[@garyradtke3252]

Where I live I have the privilege of seeing them fly over at times and low enough to almost see the pilots. They land at our commercial air port some times.

[@DaveLife1]

The unused portion of the tail section is the cargo capacity of a C-130???? OMG now I realize how freaking big the C5-An is. I had the now rare pleasure of watching the Antonov AN-225 take off from Pease Air Force Base in Portsmouth, NH. That was unimaginably big.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

We have an article on our website when we interviewed the pilot of the An-225 when it was in Perth, Australia- its a beast of an aircraft.

[@michaeljbrennan3728]

Didn’t the Russians destroy the Antanov at the beginning of this fiasco in Ukraine?

[@desertodavid]

@@aviationphotographydigest I think the Antonov 225 must have been built in Texas.😂 yeeHAW🤠🐂

[@KNJensen]

If you look at a picture of a C5 next to a C130, the 130 looks like a Cessna, compared to the C5 :p

[@t.l.robinson2162]

You may never see the AN-225 fly again. Russia doesn't have the funds to repair it.

[@donscheid97]

Cool to see the upgrades, I worked A's, B's and C's (yes there were two to carry space shuttle boosters).

[@Greezemonkey-n6r]

What a magnificent aircraft! 🇺🇸👍🏻

[@jubayarahmed342]

Had a chance to walk inside of C5 galaxy at Thunder over NH air show. Its absolutely insane how big this is in person.

[@1973Veteran]

Guarded C-5A's at the 443rd MAW, Altus AFB, OK back in1974-77. Got to take my parents through one when they came to visit me. Always smiled when I think about my Dad wondering how they got something that big in the air. He got to watch several take off's and landings since that was where pilots were being trained at that time.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

It's always amazing seeing something of this scale take to the skies! Thanks for sharing your story.

[@chrisryanbeltran]

The C-5 is by far my favorite USAF Cargo plane growing up as a Military brat since I was baby (1977). I have flown in the C-141 and C-130 overseas; Subic Bay, China Lake, Yokota AFB and Kadena AFB. My last flight in the C-5A was in 1990 from Clark AFB, PH to Travis AFB, Cali. That was a long flight with several layover stops to Hickam AFB, Hawaii and Luke AFB, Arizona before arriving to Travis AFB and then switching to a commercial flight to LAX. But overall, miss being in the C-5 and being able to go to the cockpit and observe the pilots fly.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Sounds like plenty of cool flights were had. 😎

[@paulkersey2179]

That was awesome, thanks for sharing.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@barbh4148]

It's Truly Amazing, How Such An Huge Air Plane Has A Small Steering Wheel, If I Hadn't Seen It, I Wouldn't Believe It. I Got More Info From This Video Than I Did At Air Shows, Aboard A C5. Thanks For Sharing, Your Video Was Very Educational.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching. :)

[@barbh4148]

You're Welcome

[@mikewood1566]

My pop flew the C5 from 77-80 via Travis AFB. Some weekends he'd take my brother and me out to sit in the cockpit. I was always in awe. We even got to ride along in a simulator a couple times. Love that plane. Go Air Force!

[@steveandtracysweeney3037]

Been a long time since I was close to a C5. Futenma AFB was the last time. Unloading AF pallets and other gear with my forklift. 1984

[@RedClover1987]

I thought Futenma is a Marine Corps Air Station…… Edit: Kadena was the AFB.

[@steveandtracysweeney3037]

@@RedClover1987 you are correct. Futenma is or was a USMC air station. my bad, its been a few years. lol

[@kendallkilgore7799]

Got to ride on one back in the mid 90s. SanAntonio to OKC.

[@Bounty_Hunter84]

Excellent Aircraft. Very good tour thanks guys.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Thanks Boba

[@Bounty_Hunter84]

@@aviationphotographydigest 😄👍

[@Emlizardo]

Thanks for the great walk-through! When I was a kid I got to see the C-5A take off at an air show at MacDill AFB. That was back when it was painted white, with the black nose.

[@michaeljbrennan3728]

I flew in a C5 Galaxy over 40 years ago from Frankfurt to Dover. I was heading home for my Aunt’s wedding. Cost me all of $5 for a box lunch. Cost me more to get from Dover to NYC than it did to get back to the Astarte from Germany.

[@porscheguy09]

I’ve been in a C-5 several times over the years and never knew about the seating section at the back of the plane. I’ve seen the forward section but had no idea there was seating for 75 at the rear.

[@hoopsheavenpa]

You: So what do you for fun in your spare time? Commercial Airline Pilot: I fly C5s.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

A pretty good life balance ratio

[@Naviss]

Is there a reason for the seating to be placed facing backwards? C-5 is such an amazing aircraft!

[@David-nx2vm]

It’s for safety in the event of an emergency landing. Unlike forward facing seats in a commercial airliner where you have to bend at the waist to brace and will flail into the seat in front of you, in a rear-facing seat the seat back absorbs the energy from your body and spreads it out over the seat. Much safer and more survivable. Aviation safety experts know this and acknowledge that rear-facing seats are better but it never caught on with the airlines.

[@terryvarta9306]

This beauty is huge

[@dougbotimer8005]

Missed my chance to fly on a C-5. The bird was grounded in Norway for maintenance, so 747s were chartered to bring us home.

[@BobGeogeo]

Thanks for the video. My Dad flew C-5s out of Dover in the '70s, assigned there after a ROTC tour, maybe for the relative calmness 🙃. My wife from the northeast gasped at the row of C-5s when back for my HS reunion.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Thanks for your kind words.

[@BigBadJohnDiesel]

I miss the sound of the original engines! Awesome aircraft!

[@richardspain8973]

Awesome, been catching a ride on this plane since I was a kid…. Retired Navy now, my air taxi to Rota 👍🏽🥃⚓️

[@trob1731]

Rode in the "passenger compartment" on the way to Saudi Arabia for Desert Shield. I'm glad I'll never have to do that again.

[@kdubb81]

I see these landing at Travis AFB all the time. The engines howl and they fly so slow.

[@TheOneTrueSpLiT]

What are the two "stick grips" down at either side on the pedestal (one for each pilot), I'm guessing they're some form of input device for interacting with the MCP/FCC similar to the A380s weird trackball/mouse devices in more-or-less the same position?

[@Blueknight1960]

When I was in the AF, I was stationed at Shemya AS in the Aleutian Islands (May 83-May 84). A C-5 was coming in and it came in a little low and took the rear landing gear out. Took them a few months to get it repaired enough to take off and land at McCord AFB ( I think it was) in Washington state to be repaired properly.

[@c17nav]

It didn’t land at McChord. It flew to Kelly AFB at San Antonio, TX for permanent repairs and modifications for Space Shuttle support.

[@Blueknight1960]

@@c17nav It was my understanding it flew to McCord AFB but, if Kelly AFB was where it went, no big deal.

[@adebayoadenihun5117]

Gigantic Beast in the sky💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@Philitron128]

People may not understand why the US military is so absurdly powerful. This is why, we have a whole fleet of these planes. We also have C-130's and C5M Super Galaxies. Our military is an enormous finely tuned machine that can move entire cities in a matter of weeks. Thats why the US, and NATO are as powerful as we are. Its the logistics in combination with the cool guys with guns.

[@jumpinjehoshaphat1951]

Unparalleled ability to project power.

[@stevelukoski7152]

You guys ROCK !-👍😄

[@aurorealis3249]

I flew on the C-5 from Turkey, to Germany and into Dover with final into Travis. Flight was as smooth as silk. US military pilots are the best!!! One amazing aircraft.

[@jasongazaway6357]

Such a fun plane!! It’s awesome!!

[@billyrock8305]

Nice. I like it. What’s the monthly lease price?

[@kevinh891]

When I was growing up they flew those things over my house constantly. I had a family friend that was connected to a C-5 base. He got us a private tour that was most impressive. And every video I ever saw glosses over the coolest parts of a C-5. The bathrooms are really nice. There is a full kitchen that can prepare lots of food items. And the crew quarters they showed you the door to. Actually holds 3 bunks as comfortable as a sleeper cabin on a train. They have two that can sleep a total of 6. A complete second crew fro the aircraft. When they are in service. They routinely carry two full crews. And fly non stop to and from cargo destinations...

[@aviationphotographydigest]

We would've loved to have spent more time on a bigger tour, but had a limited time slot to explore the aircraft between other VIP visits. Hopefully you enjoyed what we were able to shoot though. :)

[@kevinh891]

@@aviationphotographydigest It was a cool experience. Such an amazing aircraft...

[@matthewb9824]

I know the C-17 was purpose built to carry the main battle tank but what was this built for? Carrying ICBM’s?

[@David-nx2vm]

Being able to carry an MBT was part of the specs at RFP, but if we ever have to actually fly a tank somewhere our logistics planners screwed up big time. Tanks and other heavy rolling stock are transported by sealift to a port then trucked as close as they can by HETTs. Lots of that heavy equipment is either prepositioned where we need it and troops will fall in on those sets, or they are on APS ships.

[@dougkennedy8818]

I hope the C5 Fleet can hang around the Air Force as long as the B 52 has. We will always have a need for a BIG airplane to carry our BIG loads.

[@emiralamsyah9668]

What's the difference between the C 17 GLOBEMASTER and the C 5M Super Galaxy? Please explain. Thank You.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

C-5 a lot bigger and have been around for a lot longer.

[@emiralamsyah9668]

@@aviationphotographydigest Now I know. Add my insight. Thank You Sir.

[@boltactoinbarney]

C-17 body ( no wings) can almost fit inside a C5. Hope that reference helps

[@emiralamsyah9668]

@@boltactoinbarney huge C5

[@David-nx2vm]

C-17 also has a short field and unimproved field capability the C-5 does not. C-17 does not have control yokes, it has a stick like a fighter. C-17 pilots have told me it performs more like a fighter, while the C-5 performs like a bus. The “M” model may be a little more light on its feet.

[@bigchief3917]

😳Dang! Submarine with wings

[@jeffboonie3903]

Did witness air show on top of that tail in the 80s

[@Mike-lj4ue]

When I was in the Marines we flew back from Tazar Hungary on a C5. I didn’t like sitting backwards upstairs. The runway was kind of short. It was a site seeing the galaxy’s land and take off on a shorter strip. I will say it was more comfortable that the kc17 we took over there. When we flew back from Haiti we got transported in a C141 out of Charleston. Never got to ride in a KC 10 but I unloaded a lot of them at MCAS Beaufort.

[@desertodavid]

@Mike, Ooh Rah, Mike! Sounds like we had similar experiences. My flight on a C5-A was from Japan to the Philippines in 1983.

[@c17nav]

No such aircraft as a kc17. Perhaps you meant a C-17A Globemaster III?

[@desertodavid]

@@c17nav probably a C-17. A KC-17 would be a tanker (refueler)... tankers are not used much for troop transport. You COULD if you removed the onboard fuel tanks.

[@Mike-lj4ue]

@@c17navwe called it a KC-17 when i was in at the tips of the wings it looked like it has flaps or tips that went straight up in the air. i also flew back from haiti on i think it's was a C-141 had a tall tail fin and a low body. it was stationed out of charleston

[@c17nav]

@@Mike-lj4ue C-141s have been retired and scrapped for about two decades. C-17s have the turned up winglets at the tips of the wings. There is no “KC-17”. The C-17 cannot refuel other aircraft.

[@ColBishop]

I got the chance to do a military freefal jump from one in 1998 - amazing

[@JuanSanchez-zg7ti]

I was stationed at Charleston, SC in 1970 as a c-141 crew chief with the 437 MAW, when the first c-5A "222" landed for the first time and a wheel came off, rendering the first C,-5 useless for quite a few months. I recall seeing a permanently tied down 10,000 pound ballast weight on the very front of the cargo compartment because the aircraft was tail heavy .

[@89128]

I remember seeing Network film showing the wheel bouncing down the runway.

[@hurowitz]

I remember the " whistle " of the old powerplants. You knew it was a c5 before you could see it.

[@desertodavid]

I wish the flight engineer would have filmed his walk up to the cockpit from the back of the plane. We Marines entered that way once on a C-5A I believe in 1983 from Japan to the Philippines and by the time we got up there I was so turned around I was actually surprised to find out we were sitting backwards when the plane took off! Semper-Fi

[@loganj.2329]

They fly over my house almost daily. Love being in the flight path for their approaches and turn arounds. I remember when they still had the old engines and would scream going over and dam near shake the house...now they are so quiet its weird. I personally love hearing loud jets and aircraft going over...but the kens and karens of the world want to screw it up for everyone

[@markd9580]

Why are the seats facing the other way? I don’t think you explained it? I’m curious now! Haha

[@tomsamuelson8512]

So Air Force 1, KC-10,C5M, and the KC-46 (767) all use the same engine?CF-6??

[@dradden1556]

Awesome!!!

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Thanks!!

[@T3Vanagon89]

Why are the seats on the upper deck 'facing the other way'? What is the reason for this arrangement? I can't find any information about this interesting fact.

[@David-nx2vm]

Safety. In an emergency landing, you have a better chance of surviving in a rear facing seat.

[@maxwill6408]

I cannot wait until we have another air show at the AF base in my home own.

[@markwebb9925]

Awesome 👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@adrianhurley5861]

What a beast!❤

[@stevelukoski7152]

I flew from homestead to nellis . Sitting facing backwards was strange .

[@ShaunLang]

75 passengers in the tail. Max capacity that is ~15,000 pounds. It's amazing that they can put that much weight that far aft and still be in CG.

[@Incah2036]

Yeeesh… after learning how to fly the lil F-16… i couldn’t imagine landing this big boy. Especially being so high up off the ground, hella insane haha

[@venomous7321]

legend says every time this takes flight the sea level rises by a millimeter

[@Bevrinton]

I love America they have so much great military warfare

[@mike9347]

As a Kangaroo Hunter. I'm wondering how many freezer units of 100 Roo's each can fit in that thing?

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Ha, a few

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

Great asset for moving the war to any part of the globe. 🇺🇸

[@thefivepoints]

You didn't like it so much when the war came to your part of the globe did you.

[@jasonhunt007]

Those new engines are quieter also. The previous engines screamed during take off and landings.

[@David-nx2vm]

I’m retired Air Force. We all used to say the screaming you heard was not the engines, but the aircrew complaining about their lodging arrangements.

[@marspp]

Now I’ve learned that Tom Hanks spends his weekends flying C5s...

[@gordonliddy9418]

US air force with Australian patches on the hats!? Would be a good idea to fly our own flag over another countries.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

The like to collect and wear other patches when visiting other countries during airshows etc, this was filmed at Avalon in Australia, so all the crews were catching up and swapping merch.

[@F16crewchiefgetsome]

What they failed to mention is, every time a C-5 lands, it breaks hard. Also, if you look out on the ramp, and she’s knelt and/or squatted, she’s probably not gettin back up hahaha I always hated looking in SMS and seeing that we snagged a C-5… usually added a few days to the trip out or back Haha feat of engineering though! Very impressive aircraft when it’s not hard broke. 🤘🏻

[@NoahBranch503]

The C5 is a small town 😂 thats a cool tour

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Is an amazing aircraft!

[@NoahBranch503]

@aviationphotographydigest absolutely cool to see that the crew could sleep on there and eat hot meals drink hot coffee

[@nasosnasos8054]

Price ?

[@Joe-ij6of]

Imagine the size of the aircraft carrier you'd have to build if you wanted to accomodate one of these things?

[@dwjr5129]

Back in the day, I walked through a C-5 as well as the AN-225 at an air show in OKC. Both are/were amazing machines. The Antonov was huge beyond description! I was really bummed when the damn Russians destroyed it. 🤬

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Our Aussie crew got to see the An-225 on it's only visit to Australia back in 2016, we're certainly glad we got to witness it once in the flesh! A great shame it's no longer around. 😞

[@bkdexter79]

The AN-225 landed at Thumrait Air Base in Oman in 2002 and I was able to walk all the way through it. It was massive! The flight crew were very friendly and let us up inside. Such a tragedy it's gone forever.

[@Tjd1982]

A cargo plane with more square footage of floor space than my first appartement.

[@sanchezjl1]

Taxpayers airplane, looks awesome 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Brad.whatthe]

Vince Vaughn in green coveralls

[@speedracer2336]

Largest aircraft of all the services!

[@purplebrainzprice2696]

Man why cant commercial be like this? i would feel so much more comfortable for my upcoming flight to Germany!

[@JimmyDoresHairDye]

Didn’t realize that Norm MacDonald moonlighted as a C5 pilot

[@jackwhitetron]

That's a flying building

[@SB-ry1bi]

I worked on this plane1980's😊!

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Awesome!

[@RIZFERD]

I wonder how much thirsty this huge bird is !?!?!?!?

[@aviationphotographydigest]

The amount of fuel used is mentioned in the video. :)

[@km351c6]

No wash rooms ??

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Don't worry, there are! 😆

[@johndoran3274]

I did it all wrong. I could have had a job where I could have taken lots of naps, ate and played games all day long, but silly me fried my ass in the sand and ate the 5 fingers of death from a questionable MRE. Probably wouldn’t have changed a thing, even with the hindsight.

[@mrkhan2983]

how he can do 2 jobs at once while being inducted in USAF ?

[@aviationphotographydigest]

He is a reservist with USAF

[@davidfrench5407]

A former boss of mine was a reservist, and flew C-130s in the WV Air National Guard, his day job (before he came to work with me) was being the airport manager of the airport where the ANG base was.

[@aviationphotographydigest]

@@davidfrench5407 How awesome is that!

[@davidfrench5407]

@aviationphotographydigest He had a lot of interesting stories from his time flying the c-130 in Iraq (Desert Storm), including a night the crew almost went down to hypoxia. Decent sized airport he ran (CRW). He flew our company's Beech Baron 58, consumate professional.

[@มดแดง-ฃ3ข]

กองทัพอากาศสหรัฐสนใจเครื่องบินรุ่นนี้นานแล้วเขาต้องการซื้อจำนวนหนึ่งเข้าไปทดแทนเครื่อง c5 รุ่นเก่า

[@applejack2911]

Civilians trying to come along! Haha, otherwise called a Hop

[@dahlstardiecast3314]

The C5 cost over a million dollars per flight. Not very cost effective. The C-17 is a way more cost effective and there's no need for a ground crew to receive it after landing. The C-17 has a reverse. Too bad we aren't still building them at McDonnell Douglas in Long Beach California.

[@27Dionysis]

“Other stuff?” 😅

[@shannon-zw6yg]

54km$

[@shannon-zw6yg]

$593m per pilots

[@shannon-zw6yg]

45m$ per person otherwise

[@shannon-zw6yg]

2 months annual monthly reportings..

[@ImGoingSupersonic]

3 C-130 Hercules were left in Afghanistan.

[@williamsecor7745]

Why are you wearing a foreign flag on your cap? You need to stow that preferably in file 13. If that's a problem you can keep the cap and we'll keep the paycheck

[@aviationphotographydigest]

Because he's at a Australian Airshow.

[@RedClover1987]

Also look at the patch on the Majors arm.

[@David-nx2vm]

Haven’t spent much time around the military in general or the Air Force in particular, have you?

[@TLOaks_]

Looks like the Antonov An225 with different tail and different engines.