America’s MASSIVE Military Airplane that is Named After a Porn Star

[@NotWhatYouThink]

Did you spot the biggest inaccuracy in our video?

[@EliranC]

no, but I knew right away that the space shuttle is what you referred to at the start when you said C-5 cant do something 747 can ..

[@bhupendragurram3026]

rediculous is not correct 1:00

[@rizaskeee]

nope im clueless 🙃

[@k53847]

M1s don't weight 60 tons. They weight 70+ tons.

[@andrewday3206]

When you stated the decision was made to limit the weight of all C-5a’s to 50,000 pounds after cracks were found. That is very inaccurate. Yes restrictions were put on the aircraft, but to limit a C-5a to 50,000 pounds it would have to be a small scale model. I was always disappointed for the C-5M they didn’t use the GENx engine and new wings from the outer engines to the tips. These upgrades plus small vortices generators could have cut fuel burn by 20%

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Fred is a special man. He’s big, he’s useful, and he can deliver large loads.

[@kalactose348]

Hmm. Large loads thy say

[@thenhentaiguy8353]

Be like fred

[@TriqxterRB]

And he’s chubby af 😆

[@whitemarmite]

fred dropping huge loads all over the world, hopefully theres no child support he needs to deliver

[@Iianator]

Tasty😳

[@yuliakochenkova8516]

Sometimes I imagine a gunship variant using the C-5 with 2 105mm gun. It'll be absolutely inefficient and probably be useless but would look cool as shit.

[@SmikeMan]

380mm Battleship cannon

[@ForzaMonkey]

AC-5 👀 While the C-5 might be able to take big loads, the AC-5 will be GIVING big loads.

[@Blutankalpha]

Atomic annie

[@Blutankalpha]

@@SmikeMan Atomic annie

[@MyLonewolf25]

Fuck that. Give it a 155 and a 120! A couple 40m and a 30m or 20m Gatling

[@randyj4452]

"The C-5 can also take off from unpaved runways with most of the runway taking off as well." - Never have I spat out my drink until I heard this!

[@ANWRocketMan]

I read this comment before that part in the video. Still laughed!

[@bigcity2085]

Yeah, that gets "laugh of the day".

[@RoadTr]

They only took off and landed on uninproved runway surfaces durring testing, after that they stayed on pavement. The C-5A even had a way to deflate tires in flight, but i think it was never installed.on the C-5B, because they never land on dirt fields.

[@71charger318]

The C-5B had the system but, it was removed during the C-5M conversion.

[@brealistic3542]

Well it never hurts to take your runway with you because one never knows when you might need one.😉

[@BuckRogers2000]

As a retired C-5 crew chief, I can state with authority that it felt like an accomplishment every time we get them in the air. It's kind of a testament to Cold War engineering. I encourage investing in a newer oversized transport. We retired her little sisters, the C-141, back in the nineties. Oh, the C-5 isn't named for Linda Lovelace. Your risque play, the Galaxy DOES routinely take in the front or the back! That's your teaser!

[@VIDALITO23]

😂😂😂 👍🏼

[@Ishitzunot-Antman]

We use to have keg parties after the 1st flight out of ISO

[@GZUS96]

I was Air Trans out of Dover, and when I flew on the C5 for space-a, the attitude was, if it lands, it will break. Therefore, when coming back from deployment I always removed myself from the manifest to get on another mission to get home.

[@carrjeep7538]

141s continued service until 2006. They were used extensively in the early days of both Afghanistan and Iraq. I worked at the Aerial Port in Ramstein from 2001-03.

[@BuckRogers2000]

@@carrjeep7538 Thanks. I forgot about the Reserve and Guard units. My mistake.

[@Name-qj9ql]

4:25 This is NOT a clip of reverse thrust. This is a video of the cargo becoming unsecured and sliding backwards, destroying the fly-by-wire flight control. Rest in peace to the crew.

[@MK-1010]

Agreed, I've seen similar footage of a C-5 crash. I got butterflies when I saw that odd shift during ascent. 😟

[@floppi7098]

Bruh thats a 747 not a c5

[@mactep1]

It was actually the hydraulic system, since the 747 does not have fly-by-wire, and that is a 747. Nonetheless, RIP to the crew, there was nothing they could have done to save the situation.

[@viruspter1dactl]

I don't think it was meant to be a clip of reverse thrust...

[@erichildebrandt9490]

The 747 actually crashed due to the cargo coming loose and shifting the center of gravity (CG) too far aft (rearward). Once that happens, no amount of forward elevator or trim could have prevented that stall.

[@djs82a29]

My squad flew back to Fort Bragg/Pope AFB from Iraq on one in late 2003. We had to guard sensitive cargo. The backward facing seat thing was weird, and you couldn't see outside. The plane broke, and we had to land in Spain for a day. It broke again, and we had to go to Dover, Delaware for another day. They flew us home the next day where we were greeted by a bunch of families cheering for us when we got off the plane. We didn't know any of them. They weren't our families. It was strange.

[@socaljarhead7670]

The C-5 ALWAYS breaks in Rota, Spain. Many times the crew’s wives JUST HAPPEN to be in Rota, Spain when it does.

[@evanalmighty9444]

That last detail is insanely weird....cargo must have been so sensitive if they went as far as to make it look like the security detail were just soliders going home

[@bbbbbb3734]

Super interesting stuff.

[@TheBarracuda]

@@evanalmighty9444 The crowd could have been for the crew or just someone who had routine access to the flight info saw that a number of soldiers and/or airmen were coming home from overseas. They could have been making a sweet gesture out of kindness OR they could have wanted a better promotion package. Either way, they pulled some strings and called some friends and boom! Rental-crowd. The cargo could have been anything: Boring but classified equipment, weapons, or some real secret-squirrel type stuff. There's no reason to fake crowds, the cargo still needs to leave the aircraft at some point.

[@PeskyTheWabbit]

@@TheBarracuda orrrrrr the government sent them to make it look like the plane was bringing back guys from some war deployment, instead of sensitive cargo.

[@alohajonah7563]

That transition at 14:06 got me😂 “Kneeling is specially important”

[@lukashorky7300]

looked like subliminal advertising, had to rewind it as im i bit drunk:)

[@ska042]

I guess it's true, she can be loaded from the front and the back and can kneel down before opening her mouth

[@fallen_galaxy4]

We're just gonna act like that didn't happen lmfao

[@joevicmeneses8918]

😂😛

[@abdhaiamrialias9794]

Fred is gay

[@davidbowman2716]

The first time I saw a C-5 Galaxy was in September 1985. I was walking home from the supermarket and there he was on approach to the Mexico City International Airport. The C-5 was bringing aid to the already devastated Mexico City after the earthquake of September 19, 1985 with it's landing gear already deployed and flaps down was a very impressive view. Thanks a lot FRED!!!

[@jcarp1776]

As a 7yo boy, with a father in the USAF, I got to fly on a C-5 from Travis AFB to Hickam AFB. He even got us an inflight tour of the aircraft; so we climbed down into the cargo bay, across to the other side, and up into the cockpit. I still remember my brother and I sitting in the pilot and copilot seats (auto pilot was on) while this massive plane barrelled high over the Pacific Ocean headed to Hawaii.

[@Nitrecz]

So you're 7 and you can spell better then me?

[@decayedabandon]

you’re lucky than most of us.

[@GnuReligion]

The C-5 is a luxury Space-A ride, compared to the C-130 or KC-135. Have been onboard when one had an engine malfunction, and another blew a tire on landing (shrug). Always wondered what was up with the fog in the cabin before takeoff. Am jealous ... did not get the tour!

[@Ilijah_Senteno]

@@Nitrecz I think he meant when he was 7

[@descendant0fdragons]

@@Ilijah_Senteno No. no. no prodigy exist in our universe. If my father took me into a C5, I would have the rank of General already.

[@rex8255]

Backward facing seats are actually safer in an incident or crash. But passengers don't like them, we face forward and do that silly bending forward things instead of leaning back in a strong, well designed seat that will offer plenty of support in case of a problem. EDIT: One day I'll learn to finish the video before running my mouth. I still stand by my "passengers don't like it".

[@reboundrides8132]

I love that edit 😂

[@MikeDCWeld]

Just because that's not the primary reason doesn't mean it's not an accurate statement.

[@jhmcd2]

Nope you are 100% correct, passengers do not like rear facing seats. Some airlines have tried it over the years, BA being the main one, and they are the least desired seats on the plane.

[@rex8255]

@Mr. Shark Tooth Thank you, thank you!

[@real_fjcalabrese]

It was more comfortable than the C-130.

[@uss_liberty_incident]

Wow, I bet you guys had a fun time writing this. That part about how both the C5 and Linda Lovelace can take huge loads at both ends had me laughing pretty hard.

[@CorePathway]

Hundreds of men have been inside her.

[@socaljarhead7670]

The C-5 will get down on her knees and take it from both ends.

[@gqqnbig]

Yes, and the ability to kneel is specially important.

[@IRUKANJI]

Sometimes you just need a soft spoken and serious voiced video in a foreign accent to say something completely outrageous about a piece of military hardware just to give some excitement to the day.

[@hectorsilva5376]

I laughed more than I should have

[@Helloreality101]

I love all your little innuendos "can kneel and take huge loads from bith ends" god you crack me up!

[@chrismayer3919]

AND he can do it sideways as well! 😁

[@BruceHurley]

14:00 "Kneeling is especially important." Flashes picture of Linda Lovelace. The innuendo is strong in this one.

[@yuyaplays9311]

I got a chance to fly in a c5 galaxy back when I was in highschool. I was in the jrotc at my school and we did a trip to a nearby air national guard base and they flew us around for several hours. It was really fun and loud since we spent most of our time in the cargo hold.

[@r2020E]

Did you actually? I have my doubts due to how expensive flying a C5 is.

[@yuyaplays9311]

@@r2020E Yes it was definitely a C5 we were not the only JROTC group there that day there were several and they gave us a tour of the plane and we all had to sit in the backwards seats during takeoff. Not going to lie that part was a little unsettling because even though we could not look outside and see ourselves moving backwards you could feel it.

[@straybullitt]

The Air Force was likely doing pilot currency training, a check ride, or similar, in conjunction with taking the JROTC along for a ride. It doesn't really cost anything extra in a big cargo aircraft, that is scheduled to be flown regardless of being loaded or empty.

[@CAP198462]

I believe it, before times changed I got a ride in a C-17 under similar circumstances. Extra seats on a regular transport flight so JROTC got to ride around.

[@TheBarracuda]

@@CAP198462 Space-A is back again.

[@markwybierala4936]

Having flown in a C5 numerous times, I can attest that its not a big deal or very remarkable. Its slightly odd feeling the acceleration facing backwards but other than that, there is not anything exciting. The passenger cabin is upstairs just forward of the tail and there is only one or two pairs of small windows. In the passenger cabin, you’re quite removed from fact that you’re in an airplane most of the time. The lighting is quite dim with a cold metal floor and utilitarian surroundings and the passenger compartment heating can at times be inadequate with an uncomfortable cold draft moving around your ankles. Its also a quite a bit noisier that a commercial flight. The seats are as comfortable as you would expect from a seat that is designed for the military with an intended life span of 40+ years. The greatest enjoyment of a C5 is viewing it from the ground on approach or departure as it seems to be defying gravity seemly moving very slow because its so big.

[@Mike-ukr]

what's the legroom like?

[@SternLX]

I slept on a lot on my flights in the C5. The C130... not so much. So damn loud inside and the fold down jump seats are more uncomfortable than a 1970's folding lawn chair.

[@wheatpuff]

What I think is remarkable about this plane is the cargo it can move and the mobility it gives to forces and weapon systems. There are helicopter squadrons that can operate anywhere in the world within 72 hours because of this aircraft. That's world class capability right there, so I mean that is pretty amazing.

[@chrisryanbeltran]

My last flight in a C-5 is when I was 13yrs old. I have lived half of my life in Military bases. My dad served 26yrs for the U.S. Navy. My family and I decided to move back to California from the Philippines. It took us about 3 days of travel/layovers because we had to drop off and pick up from other bases. We started from the following air bases, Clark AFB, Hickam AFB, Luke AFB and finally to Travis AFB. We switched to a commercial flight back down to LAX. That was very tiring, I have flown on other cargo planes such as C-141 and C-130, since my family and I would move every 3 years between Japan(Yokota AFB/Atsugi NAF), Okinawa(Kadena AFB) and Philippines(Clark AFB/Subic Bay). Miss being a Military brat, no worries at all haha.

[@stevehope5574]

God bless you, your family and the Philippines.

[@kevinberdine3022]

Fat Albert is the real nickname my dad was airforce and that's what they called the C5a

[@chrisryanbeltran]

@@kevinberdine3022 aka Big MAC, White Elephant and FRED (Fantastic, Ridiculous, Economic Disaster). Also, "Fat Albert" is a nickname given to the C-130J Hercules for the Blue Angels.

[@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE]

Are you in the military now ?

[@chrisryanbeltran]

@@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE I never joined the Military, I had other plans within the US Govt👍

[@ChadLuciano]

@1:32...."can kneel and take loads from both ends"

[@natas74d7]

💀💀

[@FundyTheAstronaut]

🤨🤨🤨📸📸📸📸

[@bobbyaustin8478]

It's sucks , blows , kneels and takes it in both ends .

[@jul1anuhd]

Your videos always mark the official start of the weekend for me. The videos are just perfect. In my opinion one of the best aviation/military KZbin channels or maybe even the best there is. The weekend won't start without a Not What You Think video.

[@NotWhatYouThink]

We would not be where we are without you and others like you who choose to watch our videos. So thank you! We get energy from comments like this 😊

[@jul1anuhd]

@@NotWhatYouThink No problem. Watching a nice 15 minute video about an interesting topic is more of a reward than a job for me, but it's Not What You Think. If you upload only one video per week, it is always something special. Quality over quantity and saturation. Better one F-35 than 10 F-4s. Greetings from Switzerland. I wish you all a nice weekend 😁

[@williamyoung9401]

Loved Lovelace! 😂 (14:05)

[@blepapsula]

"C-5 Galaxy can kneel and take huge loads from both ends"😏🤨

[@Kuro-mg8vc]

🤨📸

[@abdhaiamrialias9794]

Fred is gay

[@stanleybochenek1862]

What is that pfp…

[@blepapsula]

@@stanleybochenek1862 wym it's perfect

[@stanleybochenek1862]

@@blepapsula uh..

[@lgwappo]

I was a communication/navigation technician in the Air Force Reserves & worked on the C-5 Galaxy in the 90s. I've been all over the jet & stood on the tail & the size of this jet always amazed me. I remember the sound & if I hear one flying over I know it's a C-5 without looking.

[@jimfox9719]

I was a C-5 Instructor Pilot in the 90s.. A few thoughts: FRED is the nickname, even being used as the local (training missions near the base) callsign at Travis AFB. The Linda Lovelace thing is funny, but I never heard it used. Reverse thrusters on the ground were almost never used due to risk of tipping back on the tail when braking. Reverse thrusters in the air were almost never used due to the high probability of them failing to close properly (you have to shut down the engine). I carried the equivalent weight of 2 M1 Abrams many times, but for a long flight it would require so many air refuelings it just doesn't make sense.

[@matthewvincent4818]

Agree. I'm an Air Force logistics officer with 22+ years in. While "Linda Lovelace" made immediate sense to me and gave me a laugh, I've never once heard it used before for the C-5 in a career surrounded by aerial porters and C-5 missions.

[@mjleger4555]

That truly IS funny, but also true about the load, on both counts!!

[@billakers6082]

Thats why you never use brakes when you powerback. Come out of reverse and apply brakes when you start moving forward.

[@robhaney8568]

I'm pasting this from an above reply: I was stationed at Altus AFB '80-'82. I got to go on a night air-refueling training mission (in the cockpit), gut wrenching surreal experience. The Cpt. in-training couldn't grasp the concept that it took 2-3 seconds for the C-5 to respond, he couldn't keep it stable. The instructor had to slap the throttles and dive "breakaway, breakaway, breakaway " putting us into a nose dive ... 3 times. I became a little weightless, we were on the floor behind the pilots seats with headsets on. I finally went back to the passenger seats and strapped in, whew ... didn't want to get sick. Amazing experience!!!

[@mjleger4555]

@@robhaney8568 All I can say about your story is WOW! I don't know if I would have liked that or not! As a GA pilot, I'd give my eye-teeth to get to be in the cockpit of a C-5, but not at night, I'd like to see. I hope you had plenty of altitude for those antics!

[@RoadTr]

Ex C-5 flight engineer here. You cannot deploy flight reversers in flight they are locked out of.operation. There actually was an accident at Ramstein Germany because a thrust reverser deployed accidentally . They do sometimes keep two engines with thrust in descent because they need bleed air to keep the interior pressurized. The reason you only take one M-1 tank because if you take two tanks you cannot carry a full fuel load. You can put three Chinooks in a C-5.

[@RobertSzasz]

It's the C-17 that uses thrust reversers for a tactical decent. It'll happily make a 20,000+ ft/min decent

[@Nathore1]

My guy your wrong, you can do the inboards only

[@chris784100]

Thanks I will never think of the work LOAD the same again.

[@clan_houltz]

@@Nathore1 "Ex c-5 engineer" "NO YOUR WRONG"

[@wwill2516]

Some airplanes pressurize better than others

[@nathanroberson]

I was a structural specialist on C5 (USAF), and I never heard it referred to with any nickname, not once during all my years. And I worked with hundreds of people on the this plane.

[@socaljarhead7670]

I was a Marine air winger in the 90s and I heard it from airmen who stopped by El Toro a few times.

[@mikehawk1673]

I’m a crew chief and we call it FRED all the time

[@DojhromTRW]

Called it FRED occasionally out at Travis in the 90s, but as com/nav, we typically used tail number and got to work. Wasn't nefarious meaning like this video though.

[@eddycurrent9988]

I've heard Fred and Fat Albert, but we didn't call it that on the flight line at Travis in the 80's.

[@geopolitix7770]

@David Maciaszek not like a BUFF then?

[@justinwolf7490]

Fred used to fly around where I grew up in marietta GA. Fred is like a floating aircraft carrier. I hope everyone gets to see Fred fly at some point. It’s pretty awesome.

[@PRC_E5]

Can’t forget their unique high pitch whine. I miss going to school at Ramstein AFB and seeing them fly in over our school bus on the way to school. Also, you could hear them landing and taking off all the way from the Landstuhl castle

[@jackmehoff2363]

You kids in rammstein had it better than us kids in baumholder

[@PRC_E5]

@@jackmehoff2363 I went to Ramstein high school for my freshman year before moving back to the states but before that I went to school in Landstuhl and also Vogelweh. All better than Baumholder though. I remember going there once and it blew. But typically I stayed off base skateboarding anyways. Didn’t spend too much time on the bases themselves except for school. Nice name, too. Nice to meet another man of sophisticated humor 😂😂

[@TedBronson1918]

As a retiree I had the opportunity to fly on a C-5 (Space-A) and I can tell you the thing is just humongous ! I was used to mainly catching hops on C-130's or med-evac flights, but flying in a C-5 was like flying backwards in a cave (no windows). What's funny is that I trusted that aeronautical cavern to be able to climb into the skies and fly more than I did a 747 the first time I flew in one of those (but that's another story).

[@desmond-hawkins]

Regarding using reverse thrust on the ground (called a powerback): as explained many planes can technically do it, but it's generally banned because it has major downsides compared to using a tug. Running engines with significant power is dangerous with people nearby, there's no rear-view mirror, debris from the ground could be sucked into low-mounted engines, and it also costs way more in fuel. In some airports only DC-9s with engines much higher up were allowed to do it.

[@singleproppilot]

Also, you can’t stop an airplane quickly during powerback. If the pilot steps on the brakes, the airplane will tip on its tail. The only way to stop is to put the engines in forward thrust and add power.

[@hammond2600]

I flew in a C-5 back in 1986. Back then, there were only 47 rear facing passenger seats and there were no windows. Clearly some improvements have been made over the years since then.

[@c17nav]

47 seats? Sounds strange. Were you in the cargo hold? The upper rear compartment above the cargo hold had seats for up to 73 passengers plus 2 loadmasters.

[@iarissei]

I used to work this airframe. Pictures and video don't do it justice for it's size and capabilities. Kneeling the aircraft is a pretty cool process, and changing a tire is pretty easy, when you kneel one boggie. Fly on, Fred!

[@dallasarnold8615]

In 1990 and 1991 for Desert Shield / Storm, my Marine squadron was loaded on three C-5's, which included 21 flight ready AH1J Cobra helicopters ( 7 in each of three ), all of our tools, spare parts, technical publications, personal gear and all personnel ( around 130 of us ). Short flight to Dover AFB then non stop to Saudi Arabia, and back when it was over. We were the last operating squadron of Vietnam vintage helicopters HMA-773.

[@davidgolde4310]

😆

[@Hiterally_Litler]

That's crazy! Wow these things must be ENORMOUS.

[@doodoo66]

So you mean to tell me they wasted all that money bringing all the equipment back. Damn. Sounds dumb. Lol

[@dallasarnold8615]

@@doodoo66 Right ! Just imagine who would have thought of that ? But we did burn all those old dry rotted tents. We dare not let those fall into the hands of the locals.

[@F0KK3RM4N]

The C-2 Greyhound also uses back facing seats, although that’s probably because of the forces from the catapult and arresting gear

[@ForzaMonkey]

most likely the reason, unless it has 5-point harnesses, helmets, and HANS devices for all passengers.

[@F0KK3RM4N]

@@ForzaMonkey oh it definitely does have the 5 point harness and helmets, spent too much time in them already lol

[@OrbInDaFrame]

In the navy😈

[@k.h.1587]

Forces from catapult would not be the reason for backwards seating, but the arrested landing, for sure

[@Inspadave]

@@k.h.1587 exactly. When on the cat passengers lean forward (towards the back of the aircraft).

[@edutaimentcartoys]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge about American military aircraft through this video

[@bobfognozzle]

My wife and I flew to and from Europe several times. The flights were great, friendly crew, smooth flights, food service was ‘bring you own’ but an experience of a lifetime!

[@Goldn177]

That video at 4:27 is still heart wrenching. I’ve seen some fucked up stuff online. That’s one of the worst accidents I’ve ever seen.

[@puck4801]

That was an accident? I've never heard of a plane doing anything like that before; do you have more info for anyone wanting to read about it?

[@txcrix9236]

Agreed. This one and the B-52 crash really mess me up inside. 😞

[@Oooonumbers]

@@puck4801 The load shifted on takeoff. I believe they were carrying heavy up armored HUMVEES or MRAPS out of Bagram Afghanistan and the tiedowns broke. Extremely heavy vehicle(s) rolled to the back of the plane causing a massive out of CG condition and furthermore crushed some of the tail control linkages as things smashed into the back of the plane. The video is all over the internet and the parents of one of the pilots has expressed the heartbreak in seeing their son die over and over with the video being so common.

[@harmless-kun]

i recognized that one... damn...

[@donbunson5031]

@@Oooonumbers Why would you watch it over and over again?

[@thespalek1]

One of the best vids so far.😁👍👍 The script, effortless humor, hidden puns and narrative skills are what makes this one of my favourite channels ever. Thank you, Not What You Think -ers😁👍👍👏

[@raven4k998]

wait Fred is a porn star omg🤣🤣🤣

[@wookiewolf1421]

Take page loads from both ends then the Linda clip pops up 😂😂😂😂😂 I'm dieing 😂😂😂😂 bro this is great knowledge and comedy this is a must watch.

[@Photonphantom]

Sorry for being a total piece of sh*t but, It is *dying

[@Nexfero]

13:33 yup it sure can take off with most of the runway too! lol 😄 Great video! 👍

[@Chuckles..]

Hats off to the wide range of engineers who design and build such craft. Truly stunning achievement.

[@oscarpittman640]

Funny, only the companies, and maybe their chiefs, bosses and such, tend to be mentioned, not much the designers themselves; saying the more important of those would be nice, which is done a few times

[@Scott-j8m]

Thank you again for Great content. Love this channel! Just wow!

[@chld9078]

11:04 Thank you, NWYT, I needed that laugh today. xD Great video as always, I'm a big fan of your work!

[@GTRdrift35]

So we're are just suppost to skip over the fact that there are two S15's and a Gallardo cruising together at 1:39

[@Marsheh2]

All those cars have to be at least a decade old, including the sport cars. I wonder what year that clip was filmed.

[@Ungovernable_Schizo]

@@Marsheh2 i think you can bypass that if their show and display cars or race cars. I seen dozens of s15s in the US over the internet.

[@AmsterdamHeavy]

Many years ago, pre 9-11, I was driving through McGuire-Dix (not joint at the time) and one of these things landed directly over my car. It was...impressive.

[@muskiet8687]

I've been on a 757 at an airport where we couldn't find a suitable tow-bar and I talked the pilot into a "power-push" using the thrust reversers instead. But... we were parked at a wide-open ramp without anything around that could be blown over, had several spotters stationed around us to be our eyes, and the pilot was well aware that you cannot use the brakes to stop since that could cause the plane to start tipping onto its tail.

[@oldschoolchartist]

I remember as a kid seeing these fly over our home on a few occasions. Due to the immense size, the perception of the air speed and altitude is deceiving. I grew up just outside of Atlanta and would see passenger planes constantly flying overhead at probably 4000-6000 feet AGL on approach to ATL. Then you see one of THESE looking like it is 2000 feet and barely moving... while in fact they were as high or higher than the passenger planes. Sort of spooky looking.

[@boowiebear]

That Lovelace nickname is exactly the crass yet witty humor I expect from the military! 😂

[@dougball328]

Along with the almost subliminal shot of her toward the end of the video.

[@marcuscheng9413]

@@dougball328 Timestamp.

[@OGPatriot03]

@@marcuscheng9413 14:04

[@luisderivas6005]

@@dougball328 Haha...."Aditionally, kneeling is specially important"...😮

[@AC_702]

You get an instant subscribe! Love the millisecond Lovelace flash when the C5 was kneeling!🤣

[@jayden4243]

that just scared the shit out of me 😂

[@ikennaokoli1]

Took it in both ways

[@joeykornegay4587]

I don’t care what anyone says. My opinion will NEVER change. The C-141 was cool. The C-130 is a historical icon, and the C-17 is certainly a sick view taking off when flying overhead, but THIS? That iconic screaming high pitched amazingly, excruciatingly loud screaming whine of those TF-39 engines?Those same engines that are just as insanely loud from far away whose low pitched rumble can silent a neighborhood as it cruises over you? Unforgettable. I’m a port dawg myself and it sucks doing any sort of work on this aircraft but man does it have an extremely nostalgic place in my heart. Ever since I was a child I’d been in love and would spend all day looking out the windows watching them do touch and gos at Yokota AB. Sure, the aircraft got massive upgrades and all to extend its service life and that’s great, but man, nothing will ever replace that iconic sound. The real sound of freedom.

[@djwarner7144]

I spent time at Edwards on the C-5A certification program and several years at Dover AFB after they were introduced to service. The C-5A development was rushed due to Viet Nam needs. This is why the wing flutter issue was not discovered until it entered service. One feature of Fat Albert was that it would not "cube out". In other aircraft, the cargo cubic feet space limit was often reached before reaching the gross cargo weight limit. With the C-5A this was not a problem. This was a major advantage of the Lockheed design over Boeing's. Another issue was that Lockheed's design did a better job of operating under wartime conditions.

[@shackamaxon512]

I was living near DAFB when the C-5s arrived. There was a lot of fanfare and an open house. They were giving out press kits with a lot of interesting details and some pics. Thumbs up for Fat Albert. That's the name I remember

[@AA-tz2bm]

makes sense. the 747-8f can carry higher gross but probs less volume

[@djwarner7144]

@@AA-tz2bm While I was at Edwards, the C-5A fulfilled a contract requirement with an 800,000 lb. gross take-off weight, a world record at the time. Boeing was there doing flight testing of the 747 prototype. They wanted to best the Lockheed feat for publicity purposes. Problem was the empty 747 airframe weighed 50,000 lbs less, so the had to make up the missing weight with more sandbags laying on the belly of the empty plane. When the day came, the press was called out to observe the record breaking flight. The 747 took off slowly climbing to pattern altitude. It slowly made its way around and immediately landed to the hoots and hollers of the Boeing people in the press room. Boeing made a maximum publicity effort out of it. What no one was told was that the 747 had popped rivets from stem to stern and sat quietly on the ramp for 3 months being repaired before it flew again. Imagine what the aircrew thought hearing pings, pangs, booms, and bangs as the rivets gave way.

[@pyrobeav2005]

My buddy works in Aerospace Ground Equipment, the folks who bring the fuel and coordinate all the equipment the plane needs to be serviced between flights. He said if they kneel a C5, there's a 50% chance it will not be able to raise and require maintenance. Also said that it becomes a 100% failure rate if it's somewhere nice like Hickam AFB, Hawaii...

[@socaljarhead7670]

The breakdown rate at places like Hickam and especially Rota, Spain are beyond comprehension.

[@chordsofgratitude2073]

🤣🤣🤣 I bet it becomes 💯 out of service in Hawaii for at least a week or three🤣🤣👍

[@nurlindafsihotang49]

Uh huh.....only in nice place huh?

[@CyriacS]

I want to say that NWYT is rapidly becoming one of my favorite channels! Every video is well put together, always presenting in an interesting and captivating way no matter the subject and also funny as hell! No other explainer channel names me chuckle! Thanks!

[@jackfrost3573]

I remember my father telling me he worked on the development of the landing gear system.

[@aivehn]

As an Army Ranger, we spent a lot of time riding in, and jumping out of, USAF aircraft. I did get a chance to ride in a C5A in 1984 or '85. Amazing aircraft, and I only regret the ride ended at the tarmac, and not with a jump. The rearward facing seats are interesting to say the least.

[@warfarenotwarfair5655]

It was probably broke down again 😂😂

[@samiawal4189]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@gimmeaford9454]

I had an old loadmaster buddy that was part of the developement of freddy and he told me the reason there werent many people jumping out of it was bnecause during testing a few jumpers died after hitting the fusalage becasue of the jetstream. it was probably good that you didnt get to jump out of it. plus the aft cargo doors had a tendency of not closing in flight.

[@johnbarker5009]

Thanks for mentioning the sound of the C5. I never heard anything that sounded quite like it, with a beat almost like a giant propeller and a deep, deep, deep tone.

[@RemoteCamper]

I worked on them when I was in the AF. I could tell if they were loaded or empty when taking off by the sound of the engines.

[@miragelee9754]

:o that’s some big boi over here! 0:56 bruhhh 😂😂

[@uprebel5150]

That receive large loads at both ends definitely got my sub.

[@wenaldy]

1:06 that flapping thing in wind tunnel always got me 😂

[@soaringvulture]

Well, it can't fly without flapping its wings.

[@FundyTheAstronaut]

It’s the biggest bird…

[@alandowney6961]

I was stationed at Fort Hood in Texas during Operation Desert Storm and can confirm that they flew the C-5s A LOT. Some times of the day there was another taking off every couple minutes. Memories.

[@llywelynddraig853]

Ahhh, Americas endless violence. Nostalgia.

[@wjrasmussen666]

Had the same experience at NAS Norfolk.

[@jz55859]

I was stationed in Okinawa and the Philippines in 75 (USMC). I got to take a ride on one of these one night - I and my entire Battalion. We just sat in the empty cargo hold, not the fancy seating. We went up for about 20 or 30 minutes and landed again. I suspect we were tagging along for a training flight just to get the experience. I remember thinking we could have held a basketball game in there such was its size. I also remember thinking it got off the tarmac awful fast for something that big. An awesome experience.

[@handbananaistherapist642]

We would play basketball with a makeshift hoop on the forward bulkhead.

[@Roset595]

A pilot recently clued me into the fact that cargo planes, when empty, have crazy high thrust to weight ratios. It's kinda like having an empty panel van with a hellcat engine

[@guywhite1004]

The Wright brothers could have made their first flight inside the C5’s cargo hold.

[@Raptor747]

The C-5 is an amazing aircraft that we should have built more of. Logistics are not appreciated nearly enough, and C-5s are wonders of engineering and logistics both.

[@mazdaman0075]

"Amateurs talk tactics, professionals study logistics" (see Russian invasion of Ukraine 2022)

[@dallasyap3064]

I agree they should have built more or at least modernize more of them. Currently, I think there are only 50+ of them in service.

[@Sal-kk1nk]

@@dallasyap3064 and all of them are crap lol they are flying liabilities

[@jason_sleek]

0:12 finally a plane that does more push ups than me.

[@cerealkiller9076]

You should have mentioned that when the C-5 is maneuvering near other aircraft or buildings there is a hatch that opens up right above the cockpit and a guy hangs out of that hatch guiding the pilots. God, what a view that guy has!

[@Nick-yj4jk]

In 12 years flying C5s, never saw such a thing!

[@chordsofgratitude2073]

Ok Captain Crunch.... Get back in the plane....

[@cerealkiller9076]

@@Nick-yj4jk maybe it's only on the C5M super galaxy. My stepfather is a retired Chief Master Sergeant and I've seen the guys on top of the aircraft when taxiing. I don't know how to upload at photo on here but there are tons of pics of the guys right above the cockpit of those aircraft all over Google.

[@GamerOfLegends163]

Got to see one of these in person in AC a few weeks ago and it's truly hard to imagine the size of this thing until you see it in person

[@erodgenator]

I flew in the C5 A in a medical vac flight from Iceland in the 70 s . Man it was incredible, like being in a flying building! Amazing going backwards, the bathrooms are on the second floor and you have to go up a flight of stairs!

[@tombastian100]

I had the privilege of not only flying on these massive planes a few times from Germany to Dover AFB but i was on the flight that brought our 241 deceased marines from the Beirut bombing to Dover. It was a very somber flight

[@peteby485]

Can take a load from both ends classic line mate had me laughing over that 😆 🤣 😂

[@josephtf3188]

God I just love aircraft, especially military ones, there are so many cool aircraft. Aviation is so cool.

[@moonliteX]

the quality of these videos have gone up SOOOOOOO much since the beginning

[@ianmontgomery7534]

I can remember when we got the first couple of F/A18 centre fuselages delivered to Avalon Airport in one of these. It is a very impressive aircraft. the Loadmaster asked me what height we wanted the deck at to match our trailer but i told him to not worry as our trailer will just match wherever the aircraft deck is. That spun him out a little (remember this was 1983!) as he hadn't sen a trailer like ours before. I had great chat with him about his career and the jobs he goes on. It was a great day.

[@987koolkid]

I live right next to a Air Force base and see this fly in and out a couple times a year. Truly insane to see this thing fly

[@theoiv]

I see what you did there @ 14:05 i literally did a spit take with my beer when I saw that. Dang do i love your videos. please keep up the good work.

[@robertdragoff6909]

Here’s one more thing Fred can do….. I remember hearing that service personnel played a basketball game inside a C5 as it flew…. I guess someone built a basketball court inside of Fred, so……

[@TheBuster0926]

***MILE-HIGHJACK-THE-BALL SIMMONS!*** *Sneaker Squeaking* *Turbulence sends the Navigator's papers all over the cargo hold, theres places the ball can bounce into but not out of--* *someone has to get a small ladder to fetch the ball--*

[@MrSinghKhanna]

Football. Not basketball.

[@blkjet117]

While TDY to Rota Naval Base in Spain, I got to work on a C-5 with an autopilot issue. I was a new 5 level autopilot troop out of Charleston AFB qualified on C-141A/B's. It was an eye opening experience. I never got to fly in one, but I did get to drive 22K Loaders when we deployed our F-117's for Desert Storm. That was a lot of fun.

[@mckeighanjoshua]

My first military aircraft ride was my one and only time riding on a C-5A. It was so confused seeing the rearward seating. Also the climb up a very narrow ladder from the cargo deck to the passenger compartment was a little nerve wracking with handful of gear

[@pabloenriquegorga4222]

i liked the humor added to the commentaries ! 🙂 The scientific investigation of a tank landing on you was very "interesting" never thought of that one 😀

[@DeRico1337]

I currently work on C-5’s. Getting you an incentive flight on one is pretty easy 👍🏾👍🏾

[@MrTurbo_]

8:44 i was expecting a your mom joke here

[@deheza87]

Think Lockheed recovered some of their costs by using the same cockpit setup on the L-1011. I spent a lot of hours maintaining and pre-flighting TWA's L-1011 flight simulators. Went to an airshow and toured the C5 and was surprised how closely the cockpit and flight systems matched the L-1011. The crew said that the flight controls handled very close to the L-1011.

[@Jimmy_Boy_Kalahati]

I rode in a few C5's as a kid, taking hops around Asia, when my dad was in the Air Force. I always found it fascinating that the seats faced backwards and today I find out why. I was also fascinated that the nose lifts up and that it could move large cargo. I also know that the plane has a very distinct sound when in the air. Nothing sounds like it. It's very distinct, like the sound of an A-10.

[@jasestrong]

When I was in the army I was able to fly in a C5 twice, pretty cool, lots of ladder climbing to get into the passenger area.

[@mexico7662]

I am always surprised how old the designs of these heavy and big airplanes are and how long they last. My biggest respect for the engineers! And thank you very much for your awesome high quality video.

[@bosesebi6685]

No. Thank tax payers who deal with costs of repair - maintenance of those old planes with millions every couple of years of service.

[@salimmachila5736]

Cz they don't fly like passengers plane and cloud ☁️ or sky don't evolve

[@gregorygaskill5412]

In the mid 70's at an air show the attendees were permitted to walk into and through the fuselage. What an impressive and huge aircraft! I was about 12 years old at the time and very impressed. I would love to have seen the big Ukrainian machine in person.

[@johnsonhunglo1993]

Military cost overruns are as common as fleas on a backwoods bear. In fact, they are actually expected, and they are built into the production budgets. The MIC depends on overruns to remain in business.

[@stephenwilkens3101]

Seeing the size of that beautiful behemoth compared to that "little" KC-135 tanker is just mind blowing to me

[@broderp]

WPAFB in Ohio use to be home to the C5. They were spectacular to see. The runway landing path crosses RT235, so you could litterally be underneath the plane when it was coming in on glidescope for a landing. Even when parked, they never fit in the hangers they were so large. WPAFB moved to the C15 years ago and although these are also awesome planes, they pale in comparison to the C5. Growing up and living in the area was great, as it was very common to see the C5 as well as F16's and A10's regularly doing maneuvers. The latter two no longer there and the C5 has been replaced with the C15. It's a lot quieter now. It's sad.

[@dougball328]

Did you mean C-17?

[@Ikbeneengeit]

Airlines: "If we use passenger spines as a crumple zone, we could save 1%"

[@nilesanders5110]

I can't believe you said it.

[@gean31]

"... can kneel and take huge loads in both ends."

[@JohnnyMoscow]

This airframe was a blast to work on in the USAF. The thing would break if it was sitting on the ground or if you even thought about turning it on, but our squadron still had the highest operational readiness of any airframe during OIF/OEF

[@thenewkidontheblok]

A blast? Lol ok

[@isthebiblereal]

@@thenewkidontheblok bazinga!

[@thenewkidontheblok]

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[@thenewkidontheblok]

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[@GZUS96]

I was Air Trans in Dover, every time they said, "we're going to kneel it", we were like, why load it, it's going to break and not be able to lift back up. Lol

[@MichaKasprzak]

"-with most of the runway taking off too" I love those jokes

[@cerealeggvr6942]

It is just now that I am realizing the air to air refueling door is off set and it annoys me

[@321riah_]

in the dover airforce base in Delaware, there is a free airforce museum where you can go inside a retired C-5 and lots of other planes. when me and my family went it was the absolute coolest thing we have ever seen. in fact while we were there on our free tour, we saw a C-5 land and it was so sick I highly recommend it extremely

[@321riah_]

and oh might I add, the one in Delaware is THE plane that carried THE first intercontinental missile. so when you touch that plane your touching history

[@kaiyo4u]

I got to fly in one of those coming back from Central America to the US. it was like walking into a football field. The pilots invited us up to check out the view of the Gulf of Mexico from the cockpit. Down almost two stories in the back then back up more stairs to get into the cockpit.

[@martinbayliss3868]

Once all the problems were ironed out the C5 became and is astounding and quite unique. A hard act to follow.

[@socaljarhead7670]

It breaks all the time. Always has, always will.

[@justandy333]

The fuel consumption of the C5 is just mind boggling! 6 Railroad tanker wagons to refuel this beast! Measuring the fuel in terms of railroad tanker wagons is a great way of visualising it and putting it into perspective. Great job doing that!

[@keithjohnsonsr5622]

Thanks for the memories. I was a Crew Chief on this aircraft. Man, the distinct sound it made during take off and flight. It was at times a mechanical nightmare especially when parts were needed overseas. For the family members of pilots who didn’t come back to home base as planned? This a little A.F. Secret amongst the crew when flying into an area that we didn’t want to leave right away. Because Crew Chiefs had the authority to ground an aircraft due to safety concerns, the aircraft was no longer fully mission capable until the Crew Chief signed off on that aircraft. Needless to say, some countries visited were extra days and nights of having nice dinners or whatever other pleasure we’ve found. Additional note, if any person wants to join the Air Force and wants to work on this aircraft, fear of heights should not be part of your character. Standing on top of the winged T-Tail about to change a leading edge with a tether strap on is not for the faint of heart. Work on a fighter aircraft instead. It’s first floor work.Dover and Travis AFB’s, you are truly missed! Also, I actually do have a connection to get you on a C-5 Galaxy. He is very well known in the military community. His name is Sign On Dotted Line Recruiter!!!

[@bigpapa5811]

While I was stationed at Kadena AB in the 80s, as an MWD handler, we had a C5 land and break down. Another C5 landed the next day with parts for the first one, and it broke down. The next day, a C141 landed with parts to fix both C5s, and they finally were able to leave. FRED is a truly deserved name. 🙄🙄

[@socaljarhead7670]

Had exactly the same thing happen at El Toro in the 90s.

[@c17nav]

A long time ago, it was routine for a C-5 to be parked at Clark AB, PI as a cann(ibalization) bird for fixing transiting aircraft or aircraft in the theatre. The cann bird was flown out before 180 days on the ground to swap for a different C-5. The swap was to not exceed regulations/agreements that required permanent assignment of the aircraft for a longer period.

[@Idahoguy10157]

I remember in 1970/71 seeing C-5’s flying in and out of NAS Moffet Field in California. Given it’s size it appeared to hang in the air

[@RichardHinds-qs2mi]

I like the style of your channel brother. Subscribed.

[@The-Drone-Hobbyist]

0:18 I was on this a few years ago. Super cool plane. I've been on many planes and after getting on this the Boeing 757 It felt so tiny. Amazing plane and would love to ride it again