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

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Aviation Photography Digest

Aviation Photography Digest

Күн бұрын

Come onboard the U.S. Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy as we're shown around both the inside and outside of this huge and amazing aircraft that provides the U.S. Military the ability to deploy assets all around the world.
#usaf #aviation #airshow

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@bobbimccoy8925
@bobbimccoy8925 Жыл бұрын
Yep...this is my very cool son !
@leehill9922
@leehill9922 Жыл бұрын
👍 👍
@superdee9514
@superdee9514 Жыл бұрын
That's awesome..tell him thanks for serving..
@bobbymanganaro
@bobbymanganaro Жыл бұрын
❤ this
@Shifffyy
@Shifffyy 11 ай бұрын
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
@TinaCandelaria-s8c 3 ай бұрын
Super
@stebstebanesier6205
@stebstebanesier6205 Жыл бұрын
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
@falxonPSN 11 ай бұрын
The paint alone weighs more than a 90's Honda Civic! Crazy.
@ixnorp4270
@ixnorp4270 2 ай бұрын
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
@ImGoingSupersonic 29 күн бұрын
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.
@eelyeoj5799
@eelyeoj5799 Жыл бұрын
Bring back memories when I was a flying crew chief on the C-5B out of Dover Afb De in 1993.
@johno9507
@johno9507 Жыл бұрын
I remember being in awe of the C5 as a 11yr old kid at the 1988 Richmond airshow in Australia. 🇦🇺🇺🇲
@brkbtjunkie
@brkbtjunkie Жыл бұрын
I remember being in awe at the 1993 McGuire airbase show… when I was 11 years old 😂
@William2512
@William2512 11 ай бұрын
One of Australia's best Airshows, took my 5 year old son, he loved it 😊
@DaveLife1
@DaveLife1 Жыл бұрын
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
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
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
@michaeljbrennan3728 Жыл бұрын
Didn’t the Russians destroy the Antanov at the beginning of this fiasco in Ukraine?
@desertodavid
@desertodavid Жыл бұрын
@@aviationphotographydigest I think the Antonov 225 must have been built in Texas.😂 yeeHAW🤠🐂
@KNJensen
@KNJensen Жыл бұрын
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
@t.l.robinson2162 9 ай бұрын
You may never see the AN-225 fly again. Russia doesn't have the funds to repair it.
@alienindustries6427
@alienindustries6427 Жыл бұрын
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
@Fudgieguys1969
@Fudgieguys1969 Жыл бұрын
I was an Avionics System Technician at Altus AFB in the 70s on the A and B models. Been up the T-tail many times for system component repair or replacements.
@puffercolors
@puffercolors Жыл бұрын
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.
@jubayarahmed342
@jubayarahmed342 Жыл бұрын
Had a chance to walk inside of C5 galaxy at Thunder over NH air show. Its absolutely insane how big this is in person.
@garyradtke3252
@garyradtke3252 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Bacongrease00
@Bacongrease00 11 ай бұрын
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!
@malcolmcossar6447
@malcolmcossar6447 Жыл бұрын
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!
@hoopsheavenpa
@hoopsheavenpa Жыл бұрын
You: So what do you for fun in your spare time? Commercial Airline Pilot: I fly C5s.
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
A pretty good life balance ratio
@trob1173
@trob1173 Жыл бұрын
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.
@dougbotimer8005
@dougbotimer8005 Жыл бұрын
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.
@barbh4148
@barbh4148 Жыл бұрын
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
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching. :)
@barbh4148
@barbh4148 Жыл бұрын
You're Welcome
@Emlizardo
@Emlizardo Жыл бұрын
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.
@Philitron128
@Philitron128 Жыл бұрын
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
@jumpinjehoshaphat1951 Жыл бұрын
Unparalleled ability to project power.
@loganj.2329
@loganj.2329 Жыл бұрын
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
@paulkersey2179
@paulkersey2179 Жыл бұрын
That was awesome, thanks for sharing.
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@kendallkilgore7799
@kendallkilgore7799 Жыл бұрын
Got to ride on one back in the mid 90s. SanAntonio to OKC.
@valuedhumanoid6574
@valuedhumanoid6574 Жыл бұрын
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
@alienindustries6427 Жыл бұрын
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.
@stevelukoski7152
@stevelukoski7152 8 ай бұрын
You guys ROCK !-👍😄
@richardspain8973
@richardspain8973 11 ай бұрын
Awesome, been catching a ride on this plane since I was a kid…. Retired Navy now, my air taxi to Rota 👍🏽🥃⚓️
@aurorealis3249
@aurorealis3249 Жыл бұрын
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.
@Bounty_Hunter84
@Bounty_Hunter84 Жыл бұрын
Excellent Aircraft. Very good tour thanks guys.
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
Thanks Boba
@Bounty_Hunter84
@Bounty_Hunter84 Жыл бұрын
@@aviationphotographydigest 😄👍
@bigchief3917
@bigchief3917 Жыл бұрын
😳Dang! Submarine with wings
@grizzlystiks
@grizzlystiks 11 ай бұрын
Retired USAF 20yrs had the pleasure of flying on a C5 Galaxy.
@adebayoadenihun5117
@adebayoadenihun5117 Жыл бұрын
Gigantic Beast in the sky💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
@jasongazaway6357
@jasongazaway6357 Жыл бұрын
Such a fun plane!! It’s awesome!!
@Blueknight1960
@Blueknight1960 Жыл бұрын
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
@c17nav 11 ай бұрын
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
@Blueknight1960 11 ай бұрын
@@c17nav It was my understanding it flew to McCord AFB but, if Kelly AFB was where it went, no big deal.
@JuanSanchez-zg7ti
@JuanSanchez-zg7ti Жыл бұрын
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 .
@michaelplanchunas3693
@michaelplanchunas3693 Жыл бұрын
I remember seeing Network film showing the wheel bouncing down the runway.
@kdubb81
@kdubb81 Жыл бұрын
I see these landing at Travis AFB all the time. The engines howl and they fly so slow.
@dwjr5129
@dwjr5129 Жыл бұрын
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
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
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
@bkdexter79 11 ай бұрын
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.
@bobbymanganaro
@bobbymanganaro Жыл бұрын
Awesome airplane and even cooler job it is to be flying it
@Bevrinton
@Bevrinton 11 ай бұрын
I love America they have so much great military warfare
@hurowitz
@hurowitz Жыл бұрын
I remember the " whistle " of the old powerplants. You knew it was a c5 before you could see it.
@desertodavid
@desertodavid Жыл бұрын
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
@billyrock8305
@billyrock8305 Жыл бұрын
Nice. I like it. What’s the monthly lease price?
@Mike-lj4ue
@Mike-lj4ue Жыл бұрын
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
@desertodavid Жыл бұрын
@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
@c17nav 11 ай бұрын
No such aircraft as a kc17. Perhaps you meant a C-17A Globemaster III?
@desertodavid
@desertodavid 11 ай бұрын
@@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
@Mike-lj4ue 11 ай бұрын
@@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
@c17nav 11 ай бұрын
@@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.
@mike9347
@mike9347 Жыл бұрын
As a Kangaroo Hunter. I'm wondering how many freezer units of 100 Roo's each can fit in that thing?
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
Ha, a few
@ShaunLang
@ShaunLang 5 ай бұрын
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.
@venomous7321
@venomous7321 10 ай бұрын
legend says every time this takes flight the sea level rises by a millimeter
@adrianhurley5861
@adrianhurley5861 11 ай бұрын
What a beast!❤
@Incah2036
@Incah2036 Жыл бұрын
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
@jeffboonie3903
@jeffboonie3903 Жыл бұрын
Did witness air show on top of that tail in the 80s
@TheOneTrueSpLiT
@TheOneTrueSpLiT 4 ай бұрын
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?
@emiralamsyah9668
@emiralamsyah9668 Жыл бұрын
What's the difference between the C 17 GLOBEMASTER and the C 5M Super Galaxy? Please explain. Thank You.
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
C-5 a lot bigger and have been around for a lot longer.
@emiralamsyah9668
@emiralamsyah9668 Жыл бұрын
@@aviationphotographydigest Now I know. Add my insight. Thank You Sir.
@boltactoinbarney
@boltactoinbarney Жыл бұрын
C-17 body ( no wings) can almost fit inside a C5. Hope that reference helps
@emiralamsyah9668
@emiralamsyah9668 Жыл бұрын
@@boltactoinbarney huge C5
@David-nx2vm
@David-nx2vm Жыл бұрын
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.
@markd9580
@markd9580 Жыл бұрын
Why are the seats facing the other way? I don’t think you explained it? I’m curious now! Haha
@markwebb9925
@markwebb9925 Жыл бұрын
Awesome 👏👏👏👏👏🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
@gordonliddy9418
@gordonliddy9418 Жыл бұрын
US air force with Australian patches on the hats!? Would be a good idea to fly our own flag over another countries.
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
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.
@speedracer2336
@speedracer2336 3 ай бұрын
Largest aircraft of all the services!
@F16crewchiefgetsome
@F16crewchiefgetsome 11 ай бұрын
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. 🤘🏻
@jasonhunt007
@jasonhunt007 Жыл бұрын
Those new engines are quieter also. The previous engines screamed during take off and landings.
@David-nx2vm
@David-nx2vm Жыл бұрын
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.
@Tjd1982
@Tjd1982 11 ай бұрын
A cargo plane with more square footage of floor space than my first appartement.
@tomsamuelson8512
@tomsamuelson8512 Жыл бұрын
So Air Force 1, KC-10,C5M, and the KC-46 (767) all use the same engine?CF-6??
@T3Vanagon89
@T3Vanagon89 Жыл бұрын
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
@David-nx2vm Жыл бұрын
Safety. In an emergency landing, you have a better chance of surviving in a rear facing seat.
@nasosnasos8054
@nasosnasos8054 Жыл бұрын
Price ?
@Joe-ij6of
@Joe-ij6of Жыл бұрын
Imagine the size of the aircraft carrier you'd have to build if you wanted to accomodate one of these things?
@jackwhitetron
@jackwhitetron 11 ай бұрын
That's a flying building
@JimmyDoresHairDye
@JimmyDoresHairDye Жыл бұрын
Didn’t realize that Norm MacDonald moonlighted as a C5 pilot
@applejack2911
@applejack2911 Жыл бұрын
Civilians trying to come along! Haha, otherwise called a Hop
@johndoran3274
@johndoran3274 Жыл бұрын
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.
@ImGoingSupersonic
@ImGoingSupersonic 29 күн бұрын
3 C-130 Hercules were left in Afghanistan.
@stizandelasage
@stizandelasage 11 ай бұрын
i can't fly it yet i need a year in the simulator
@TLOaks_
@TLOaks_ 11 ай бұрын
Looks like the Antonov An225 with different tail and different engines.
@williamsecor7745
@williamsecor7745 Жыл бұрын
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
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
Because he's at a Australian Airshow.
@RedClover1987
@RedClover1987 Жыл бұрын
Also look at the patch on the Majors arm.
@David-nx2vm
@David-nx2vm Жыл бұрын
Haven’t spent much time around the military in general or the Air Force in particular, have you?
@t.l.robinson2162
@t.l.robinson2162 9 ай бұрын
The AN-225 cannot take to the air so as far as I am concerned the C-5 is the largest aircraft in the world.
@ah-32a73
@ah-32a73 Ай бұрын
Есть еще:An-124.
@shannon-zw6yg
@shannon-zw6yg Жыл бұрын
54km$
@shannon-zw6yg
@shannon-zw6yg Жыл бұрын
$593m per pilots
@shannon-zw6yg
@shannon-zw6yg Жыл бұрын
45m$ per person otherwise
@shannon-zw6yg
@shannon-zw6yg Жыл бұрын
2 months annual monthly reportings..
@expfighter5112
@expfighter5112 9 ай бұрын
a C5 without the TF-39 engines is just ANOTHER boring cargo plane!
@Toooldforthisshite
@Toooldforthisshite Жыл бұрын
Amazing aircraft, thanks for the tour……..
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@garycable7659
@garycable7659 Жыл бұрын
To see an e6 in airfoce call th engines on a c5 motors is embarrassing and laughable and you can bet the engine mechanics in his squadron will give him hell as they should, an airman wouldnt make that mistake
@boltactoinbarney
@boltactoinbarney Жыл бұрын
Fly here, broke. Fix in 3 weeks, fly back, broke. But can carry the war effort in 1 trip. Pick your poison. 😅
@charlesdavis8848
@charlesdavis8848 Жыл бұрын
Heck yeah what a extremely nice and cool video I really love everything to with aviation I have got to ride in a airplane yet but I did get to for fill one of my dreams by getting to ride in a helicopter and I hope some day to get to ride in a airplane cool video keep them coming.
@robr2389
@robr2389 Жыл бұрын
There was a time when the C-5 was the largest aircraft in the world.
@50buttfish
@50buttfish Жыл бұрын
ALL seats are placed in looking toward the read of the plane.
@gort8203
@gort8203 Жыл бұрын
How do the pilots see to fly?
@terricolburn2011
@terricolburn2011 Жыл бұрын
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!
@michaeljbrennan3728
@michaeljbrennan3728 Жыл бұрын
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.
@ronnyh3049
@ronnyh3049 Жыл бұрын
What a magnificent aircraft! 🇺🇸👍🏻
@Peanut247
@Peanut247 11 ай бұрын
Husband and I were stationed at Dover. He worked Aerial Port and I worked hospital. C-5 is an awesome plane.
@lets.grab.a.coffee
@lets.grab.a.coffee Жыл бұрын
©️®️™️ I wanted to be a Loady I had to go to Work as the kids had to stay home. One day im going to go for ride with yerrs 💯💯 Im relocating who knows reindeers ❤❤
@marspp
@marspp Жыл бұрын
Now I’ve learned that Tom Hanks spends his weekends flying C5s...
@hammouda6258
@hammouda6258 Жыл бұрын
I m former ATC ,and I'm always captivated to watch airplanes.
@ColBishop
@ColBishop 11 ай бұрын
I got the chance to do a military freefal jump from one in 1998 - amazing
@1973Veteran
@1973Veteran 11 ай бұрын
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
@aviationphotographydigest 11 ай бұрын
It's always amazing seeing something of this scale take to the skies! Thanks for sharing your story.
@Naviss
@Naviss Жыл бұрын
Is there a reason for the seating to be placed facing backwards? C-5 is such an amazing aircraft!
@David-nx2vm
@David-nx2vm Жыл бұрын
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.
@matthewb9824
@matthewb9824 Жыл бұрын
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
@David-nx2vm Жыл бұрын
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.
@donscheid97
@donscheid97 Жыл бұрын
Cool to see the upgrades, I worked A's, B's and C's (yes there were two to carry space shuttle boosters).
@porscheguy09
@porscheguy09 Жыл бұрын
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.
@lets.grab.a.coffee
@lets.grab.a.coffee Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂 love my heavy lifters 💯💯💯
@steveandtracysweeney3037
@steveandtracysweeney3037 Жыл бұрын
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
@RedClover1987 Жыл бұрын
I thought Futenma is a Marine Corps Air Station…… Edit: Kadena was the AFB.
@steveandtracysweeney3037
@steveandtracysweeney3037 Жыл бұрын
@@RedClover1987 you are correct. Futenma is or was a USMC air station. my bad, its been a few years. lol
@terryvarta9306
@terryvarta9306 Жыл бұрын
This beauty is huge
@dougkennedy8818
@dougkennedy8818 10 ай бұрын
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.
@SB-ry1bi
@SB-ry1bi Жыл бұрын
I worked on this plane1980's😊!
@aviationphotographydigest
@aviationphotographydigest Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@BigBadJohnDiesel
@BigBadJohnDiesel 10 ай бұрын
I miss the sound of the original engines! Awesome aircraft!
@dahlstardiecast3314
@dahlstardiecast3314 Жыл бұрын
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.
@purplebrainzprice2696
@purplebrainzprice2696 29 күн бұрын
Man why cant commercial be like this? i would feel so much more comfortable for my upcoming flight to Germany!
@chrisryanbeltran
@chrisryanbeltran 7 ай бұрын
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
@aviationphotographydigest 6 ай бұрын
Sounds like plenty of cool flights were had. 😎
@stevelukoski7152
@stevelukoski7152 8 ай бұрын
I flew from homestead to nellis . Sitting facing backwards was strange .
@RiDankulous
@RiDankulous 6 ай бұрын
I walked through one at the Dayton Air show a few decades in the past. It's something.
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