Insane Screamer | USAF - Lockheed C-5B Galaxy incredible SHORT take off from Gdansk Airport !!

[@richardmazzara6242]

This has to be the best C-5 takeoff video on the entire Internet.....I keep coming back. This is like the 10th time I've visited this......and I always watch it a couple of times at least each visit. I guess it's because we can't ever get that sound again in real life, now that they've updated them. So yeah, this is the one for that "fix" we need every so often.....

[@frogfoot_media]

Thanks, means a lot

[@richardmazzara6242]

@iconoclast That's a nice video of a landing and a takeoff of the "Beast" but it was after the new engines replaced the original "screamer" ones. So that's why it sounds completely different than this video here. But thanks for the link!

[@darinbell6982]

I used to love seeing those take off out of El Toro back in the day. I could always hear it before I could see it.

[@Yelloww]

Planes and Games I remember watching Gag’s videos as soon as they went live back when he was getting footage of the last A’s airborne. Good stuff

[@Billy_Darley]

@@darinbell6982 seems like i remember them flying in and out of Castle once in a while. id have to ask my dad it he ever saw these there. he worked there in the service and as a civilian up until it closed. Malmstrom is way overdue for the chopping block. contrary to popular belief it is absolutely not needed. they could literally service the missiles up at the national guard.

[@richardmoebes4275]

Was privileged to fly these bad boys for 15 years. It's an amazing airplane in so many ways. The aerial refueling was probably the most challenging part of flying but it opened up a whole new aspect of the plane's capabilities. Loved flying it.

[@bobballon5799]

Me TOO

[@jackwertz8301]

My only experience refueling these bad boys was in an R-9 fuel truck when I was stationed at Mather AFB, CA. We had hydrants but they didn't extend to the transit ramp. Had to fill em with with fuel trucks at about 4500 gallons a piece.

[@jackwertz8301]

323 SUPS/POL 85-89

[@jackwertz8301]

I was lucky enough to fly in a C-5 out of Rhein Main and RAF Mildenhall. My daughter's first ever plane ride was out of Mildenhall.

[@geraldwilson9843]

I was stationed at Naval Station Rota Spain70. 73 for my last 2 years i worked transit line. Ran the panel to refuel C 141 and just got certified to refuel C5 towards the end of of my tour. I was Navy but the majority of aircraft i refueled were Air Force. Most c141 and c5s came from Mcguire AFB

[@wardentex1810]

The most incredible sound, never to be heard again... Loved living at Travis for 4 years while my father was a Crew Chief on these beasts. Cool story. Went to the base with him on a Saturday while they did engine runs. My brother and I sat in the truck. (I was only 5 at the time) The Captain came and got me out of the truck, took me into the cockpit, sat me on his knee, and let me flip all the switches, and introduce fuel on startup. If only that guy knew he started my aviation career that moment, which I now make a living flying corporate jets.

[@jrvapor]

Hey cool story Tex, isn't amazing what an experience and some inspiration can do!!!

[@edwardhalpin7503]

Makes perfect sense to me. How could you resist the lure

[@tashammcglashan]

Awesome, former Travis kid! 😊

[@firefighterpk2440]

To be asked " what do you want to do when you grow up" and have an absolute answer. 😎

[@patriot-wf1er]

That's really good story

[@andrewmiller4573]

The sound of those engines is probably my all time favorite sound. I started plane spotting when I was 5 years old, living right across the highway from Honolulu and Hickam AFB. 747's and C-5's all day long!

[@WA4Dog]

Well I’ll add one of my C-5A Stories to the comments. As a Cameraman for NBC news, Me and 2 other colleagues flew Via C-5A to Dover AFB In Delaware. from Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (via Zaragoza) during Desert Shield. 1990. (the run up to Desert Storm). As I recall we left Zaragoza, Spain in late afternoon. The aircraft bay was empty and there was seating on the upper deck for about 25. Around 10pm the Crew chief stopped by our seats and said, “Hey. You guys want to play Frisbee?”- we laughed and said Hell Yeah!-- We climbed down into the bay behind the crew chief - and he turned on the lights and “BOOM!” The huge empty cargo area was totally alight. He pulled a well worn frisbee from the wall of the aircraft- and we took positions 50- feet away - and here comes an expertly thrown frisbee. Our way!!! It was a hoot! We played for about 15 minutes- some where in a box I have a still photo of us with frisbee in the air-- When we arrived at Dover AFB there was some kind of Drill underway- where C-5A’s and C17’s. - were doing the equivalent of Touch and Go- except their “Go” was to climb immediately after take off in a tight spiral up to some specific altitude. One after the other. We watched drop-jawed for an hour on landing as this exercise continued. I don’t know what it was called - but it was interesting. As if it were some kind of emergency sortie exercise.

[@pyrocali68]

I have a friend who flies fighters in the USAF and he said they do drills where they practice launching as many airplanes as fast as possible in the event of a air raid on a base. I guess many bases do not have hardened bomb resistant hangers because of the cost of building them so they put more effort into having the ability to defend/deter attack. You can not use a hardened hanger to bomb the enemy. Its a trade off between having more planes to fight a war or a fixed structure, He said depending on the threat picture often the fighters are kept fueled and with air to air missiles loaded so all you need is the pilot. In one of the Israel-Arab wars the bulk of the Syrian and Egyptian air forces were destroyed on the ground in a massive and highly successful air raid, They had a decent warning of tens of minutes but were unprepared to scramble their aircraft. They saw the planes coming on radar but they did not react fast enough. More or less the same thing happened to the Soviet Union when Germany attacked. He said they especially practice scrambling as many aircraft as they can from bases in Europe and more eastern Europe and South Korea because of the far shorter time to react from attack from Russia, North Korea, and China. They try to scramble the cargo planes also because in a air raid many of the attackers will be bombers or fighter bombers focused on the ground attack not on shooting down enemy cargo planes. Better to get your C-5s, C-17s, etc. up and away where perhaps they can scatter and reach a safe base.

[@geraldinalagos]

That sounds awesome!

[@pierredecine1936]

I spent 3 yrs at Dover ...

[@chrisbaker2903]

My first duty station in the Air Force was at March AFB, which was at that time 22nd Bomb Wing Headquarters. We had 30 B-52C and 30 B-52D bombers with 10 or 12 on the ready alert line. While I was there we had a couple of Operational Readiness Inspections(ORI). We got notified about 15 minutes after their plane landed. In less than another 15 minutes the first Buff was rolling on the runway and when it was about a third of the way down the runway number 2 was rolling and after that it would be 1 lifting off 1 halfway down the runway and 1 starting till they were all gone. The last 3 or 4 takeoffs were a bit wobbly from all the turbulence from the previous launches. I guess nobody will ever see another MITO launch of B-52s. I've forgotten exactly what MITO stood for, possibly Minimum Interval Takeoff.

[@cliffordadventures3774]

I’m from Delaware thats cool man live 25mins from there

[@mikec7478]

This was a frequent sound when I was growing up but never got tired of it. I would scramble out of the house like a scalded cat to catch a glimpse as they flew over on test flights after being manufactured. Truly the good old days.

[@shoe3727]

My dad worked on every C-5 ever built at lockheed in Marietta Georgia . I was on highway 41 (Cobb Parkway now ) when the first one ever flew 8-9 yrs old asleep in the car :( but i was there been in many of them when i was young . Thx Dad for the memories Every time i see one i think of him

[@krisknowlton5935]

Hey Shoe, during the test flights of the first C5A they would fly directly over our house in Gwinnett County. It looked to be low and slow. Years later when I was stationed at Ft. Campbell I got to watch 23 of them take off one right after the other. You never forget the sound of them running down the runway. It was an awesome sight.

[@shoe3727]

@@krisknowlton5935 thats awesome Kris I still hear them and know what it is instantly

[@MNGLD-do2kc]

What a true hero. He sacrificed his ears so that he can film this masterpiece.

[@Vector_Ze]

I'll never forget the first time I laid eyes on a C-5A. Summer 1973, moved to Charleston, SC for a couple months for a job. First time stepping out of the car and a C-5A was passing low directly overhead, gear down for landing. The sheer size of the aircraft and the SOUND, indelible! Saw them a lot that summer with the fleet at Charleston AFB. It was always a bit surreal to watch them in flight. Due to their size, they always seemed to be in slow motion.

[@mrs.c5471]

My youngest brother Chief Senior Master Sargent Murray was stationed there. He was in charge of the, planes and helicopters. I got to climb all over and in one of these monsters! My Dad worked on the B-52’s in Montana and McCoy and I thought they were the biggest planes ever, until I stood next to these.

[@podunkcitizen2562]

Yes, they seem to be in slow motion and I'm always amazed how their color blends in so well with the sky. I see them often near their base at Westover Air Reserve Base Chicopee, Ma.

[@Jethz]

taking off by the power of 4 massive engines and an immense disrespect for gravity 😄

[@ZEZERBING]

I still can't wrap my head around the fact that these things can fly.

[@LunarDelta]

That's a silly thing to say. Airplanes work *because* the laws of physics, motion, etc are the way they are.

[@dennisweifenbach2647]

Lunar Delta - Ah, Duh. What a buzz kill. You and Sheldon.

[@mikehabic6314]

ZEZERBING My platoon had been deployed to Central America the 1st time I'd even heard of these monsters. I was posted at Entry Control to a SCIF when the screaming buzz of the engines got louder and louder as it came in to land.....Friggin thing was like a flying eclipse.....The amount of payload that was taken out of it was impossible for me to comprehend. It was like watching a town's population, and all their vehicles, offload. I was Army.....and a punk kid at the time.....So, my odds of ever seeing one were small.

[@LunarDelta]

Anytime my friend, anytime.

[@onlyme112]

Mike Habic, Great story -- thanks!

[@jumpercable20]

Way back in 1973, I served in the USAF. I was stationed at Pease Air Force Base as a member of the 509th Bomb Squadron, Strategic Air Command. I was a assistant crew chief on the FB-111. I was fortunate enough to be picked to assist refueling a C-5. This aircraft made a stop at my base and It was somewhat out of the ordinary as most of the time it was just FB-111A's and KC-135's. These are massive aircraft and I remember over 4 fuel trucks coming out to refuel the one I was tasked with supervising and assisting the refuel. Something I'll never forget. Ohh, the memories of the bygone years.

[@ph11p3540]

When my 60 year old mother was taken out to an airshow to see one of these she said it can't fly it was too large and then she stared in disbelief when it appeared to take up so little runway to take off from. That's all she could talk about for the rest of the 2 hour drive home from the airbase.

[@raymondhaskins3433]

Phillip Mulligan. The c5 can land and stop within 3 lengths of itself. I have seen it happen. I watched one start to lift off then shut it down. It was at a dead stop within 15 seconds. Not fibbing. They are awesome......

[@Nighthawke70]

They used the STOL feature in many a emergency location where the runways were compromised by flood, debris damage, or simply too short. They put a C-5 down at Joplin Muni to offload supplies when that EF-5 hit, wrecking St. John's Medical center and a good chunk of the residential district. The rest of the supplies were delivered by C-17 and C-130s.

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

@Philip Mulligan >>> THANK YOU for posting that -- you made my morning! 😊😊😊

[@mrhoffame]

LOL awesome story my friend!

[@Tireshredderjoe]

Hahaha that’s great

[@paulcrocker4553]

I live about 40 minutes from Westover, when the C-5's go over my house really low, I still never get tired of just standing in my yard and stare up at them in amazement.

[@kentbullard6917]

I will never forget in 1969-1970, early in the service of the C5, one flew into Kelly Field in San Antonio. I watched it land, then got to go onboard. I was amazed that it would fly, even empty. Then was able to watch it take off and remember that buzzing sound as it took to the air. Thanks for the video that brought back very fond memories.

[@jackwertz8301]

Never get tired of the sound of those engines. Sounds even better from the inside! My daughter's first ever flight in an aircraft was a C5 we flew from RAF Mildenhall to Dover AFB. AIRPOWER!

[@Thetequilashooter1]

Glad to see the USA being friends with the Poles. I visited there a couple years ago and the people who I met were all very helpful and friendly. I wish them well.

[@bwacuff169]

MILITARY: We need a new heavy lift aircraft. ENGINEER *SLAPS FOUR DEMONS, TWO WINGS AND A PILE OF WHEELS ON A RANDOM GRAY WAREHOUSE*: Good to go!

[@georgebowen2935]

BW Acuff Awesome description 👍

[@nelod9863]

Now that's amazing picture you just made bro.

[@bilanoid22]

LMMFAO very good description if you weren't able to see what it was lol....

[@LastExile1989]

You killed me with that one.

[@timscalla8685]

Bruh...i just choked laughing lol

[@TheRealChrisOwen]

Tower: "C-5 Galaxy, please remember noise abatement procedures" C-5 Galaxy: "Lol"

[@Allan_aka_RocKITEman]

😝😝😝😝

[@davecrupel2817]

This ain't called the Galaxy for nothing!

[@Johnny64ism]

C 5 : Noise abatement what's that ??? *pushing the Throttles all the up 100% Max Power* BRAHAHAHA

[@pointlagrange4823]

It's the B1B that shakes the world

[@msk3905]

I had the pleasure of being the spotter (stood several feet in front of plane watching that nothing got sucked into engine) during engine tests for a C5 when in the Air Force and I can tell you these turbo fans scream at full throttle! But the B1B was louder under afterburner still nothing beat the SR-71 under afterburner that is the ground shaker!

[@samj1185]

object centered in frame, steady hand while filming, proper use of zoom; very well done. A rare feat!

[@Chuck88keys]

Man That looks more like "super short" takeoff. I am aware of the mechanics of the whole damn thing, but i STILL work my brain trying to imagine all that weight being lifted from the ground. Awesome! Go USAF

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheretrix]

@QUE x Lobz the new ones takeoff in alot shorter distance because the new engines are apot more powerful. In fact I was told they actually debated the engines because they are capable of making more power than the airframe can handle.

[@Starset1881]

I like how you idiots praise the military. One day the very things you all praise will go against you.

[@elr456]

It BREACHED the air, like a beautiful whale reaching for the sky. That was incredible

[@hongkong7358]

@@Starset1881 not every military is USSR and Iranian military that attacks it's own people

[@laughtoohard9655]

About five years ago, I had just walked out of a Walgreens, looked up and right above me was a Galaxy heading into Luke AFB. It couldn't have been 200 feet above me. Very impressive sight. The flaps were fully extended and I couldn't believe how slow it was flying.

[@jdsb-3707]

After 24 years in the USAF, I am still amazed how slow and powerful these are. Something this big and commanding can take all the time it wants. You’ve got to respect the C-5 of any model. As a F/Sgt, I was given the treat of being allowed to climb through the tail and up to the top where the tail light is. 5 stories up. There’s a little ladder up to the top. That was a great experience. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@2259r3z]

They're not moving as slowly as they look. It's an optical illusion with all jumbos. Their size makes them look closer (and therefore slower) than they really are. They're actually moving just as fast as any other heavy jets on takeoff roll, rotation, climb out, approach, etc.

[@raymondhaskins8204]

I was told 90 feet from ground to bullet tip by the mechanics. They were the same hight as the 747. Used to have to lift up engines with crane in wing. How? I do not know.

[@olivertoeknuckleiii2093]

Dad was a fuel systems technician on C5 A Galaxies at Travis AFB. I’ll never forget the tours around the airplane as a child. I will never forget the sound of those giant engines as they flew over my house all day long, every day. Such a unique airplane. And effective as well.

[@calvindurham9253]

That juggernaut of a C5 Galaxy beast is just truly an awesome and amazing freak of mechanical ingenuity.

[@deepseadirt1]

the most haunting engine sounds of all time.

[@elainericketts8820]

I always thought that honor was bestowed on the F-4..........

[@laykenhinch7804]

Tie fighter has the worst sound

[@planespottingathamburg]

Which I never heard or saw in person sadly and there are basically no alternative planes that sound like this :(

[@beckylipps7286]

Pete Jones the 52 isn’t exactly whispering! I call her the Whistle Bird!

[@drakonisasmrtist9471]

I’m really sad they changed the engines.

[@TheGreeneyes777]

When I lived in Sunnyvale California the C-5 would fly over my apartment during final approach to Lockheed and every single time I was amazed at how slow the plane appeared to be moving without falling out of the sky. It also amazes me at how little runaway it uses during take off. Anyway amazing video amazing airplane "amazing"

[@anonymike8280]

@Andrew E I lived in Mtn. View in the 70s and 80s. I saw and heard the C-5s many times. My brother told me once he driving east on Arques Ave and saw a C-5 flying straight over at a very low altitude apparently not able to climb or gain airspeed. Eventually it did but who knows if it was close to stall speed or not. The new engines were needed.

[@JMAC-rs6ey]

Thanks for watching captain. Captain and shift commander LABonte air mobility command patriot wing commander.

[@2259r3z]

That's an optical illusion with all jumbos, or any large object. Their size makes them look closer and thus slower than a smaller aircraft or object. They're actually moving about the same speed as any other heavy fixed wing aircraft at that particular phase of flight. How much runway it uses depends greatly on how heavy it is. Here's the other extreme, a C-5 takeoff with a heavy load. Run the engines up to takeoff thrust while standing on the brakes, then down the runway with the engines straining and accelerating like a freight train while eating up almost every inch of a two mile-plus long runway. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4HWpaxurqiYrcU&ab_channel=dasspr

[@kingofrandom4816]

15 sec from throttle up to take off. Thats amazing

[@billythekid3234]

Hello, it was 24 -26 seconds. only the c-130 using jato can get airborn that fast, cheers!

[@joyl7842]

@@billythekid3234 did you watch the video and count the seconds? because it seems to me you cannot count to 16

[@JSmith-zr2ve]

BILLY THE KID Wrong

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

It’s those engines is the secret to its sheer power

[@spdcrzy]

A full assault takeoff (that's with a full load of fuel and completely stuffed with vehicles, equipment, crew) apparently takes 22 seconds from start up to gear up and just under 2km. And it can land with just over 900m of runway, which doesn't even have to be paved. Insane.

[@ahmadtheaviationlover1937]

That thing is sooo loud!!!! Definitely lives up to its name of the video insane screamer! Thou it’s a recorded video and it’s that loud imagine being up close in person and hearing it for yourselves I can imagine that most people will suffer temporary deafness from that magnitude of volume

[@av8rjacq486]

40 years since I was in a c-5 galaxy and I'm still at awe of her sight and sound. 😀😀

[@OVERHERE-OVERHERE]

Proud and lucky to of been called a United States Air Force airman

[@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783]

Can’t believe an airplane that large can hold that angle of attack right after take off. That thing is amazing.

[@JamesTheCaptain]

Just proves if you attach enough thrust you can make anything fly lol

[@7249xxl]

@@JamesTheCaptain ksp tought me thjs

[@steveperry1344]

i used to be in the air force the 1st year this plane came out and that take-off still amazes me. wow!!!

[@Turboy65]

The new engines on the C-5Ms are better in every way....but they just don't sound AWESOME like the TF-39s! It's the sound that always told you there's a Galaxy in the air.

[@Bruceman17]

Better in every way except the sound! TF-39s ftw!!!

[@G.21gemini]

God I miss that sound :'c

[@rickwilcox5131]

Ditto nothing sounds like the old engines used to be able to tell it was a c5 without looking.

[@elijahdunbar3932]

@@rickwilcox5131 we3

[@dwaynemorris6190]

Its the sound that draws the crowds

[@hectorfregoso3034]

That’s incredibly amazing to see something like that fly over our skies , that large and heavy and to take off so quickly, wow I’m so amazed

[@2259r3z]

Massive thrust + massive lift + light (or no) load = short take off roll

[@404macon]

Great vid thanks. Gotta admit how impressed I was by the number of Poles to come out for one launch. Poles a great Allies, and I’m proud to have them on our team. Outstanding. Ranger Johnson.

[@Tim_Gagnon]

I do believe that practical FRED is from the 439th, based at Westover AFRB, Chicopee MA. I always love the sound of freedom that makes!

[@michaelo1929]

There are no crowds like this with the Ms. They aren't impressive without the TF39s. They are what make the Galaxy, a Galaxy. Awesome video 👍

[@drw1926]

Truth.

[@citibear57]

Amazing to watch this plane taking off. The choreography of the main landing gear is awesome. I love how those bogies rotate 90 degrees while retracting (or extending). An incredibly complex engineering feat

[@joebledsoe257]

And they go up and down to allow it to squat down for load and unload.

[@citibear57]

@@joebledsoe257 Thanks Joe. Very impressive engineering.

[@Dontpanic4242]

Those turbofans are so beautiful sounding. i could listen to that GE TF39 at night and it would put me to sleep. Such a great sounding engine

[@bob39434]

I lived in base housing at Travis Air Force Base, California in the 80's and 90's. When they performed maintenance engine runs in the wee hours of the morning, it sounded like the damned thing was in my back yard.

[@moondreamer1870]

When I hear these bad boys I come running outside to watch them. Loved them since I was a kid.

[@Redman147]

I love coming back to this and to think I used to be up close and personal with these aircraft for years. Even had the pleasure of flying on one a few times. This particular aircraft, as stated in the description, was from a base I was even stationed on out of Chicopee Massachusetts. Amazing aircraft and I miss seeing it in the sky.

[@shoe3727]

My Dad worked for Lockheed in Marietta Ga. and worked on every C5 ever made i was asleep in the car on 41 highway /cobb parkway ( not to far from the Big Chicken if anyone knows what that is lol) when the first C5 ever flew it was a parking lot so many cars stopped to watch , the runway was at an angle that it took off over the parkway and flew into the sun so i was told when i got older . I been in a lot of them at Lockheed open house they are HUGE lol . I grew up loving planes and then was crew chief on flight line in the Air Force 78-82 every time i see one i remember him he been gone a long time Love you daddy

[@larryburton5516]

I had the privilege of working on the final assembly line of these C-5's in 1969 and 1970. And, I agree one of the most awesome aircraft of all time. I also had the privilege of being on the ground crew/crew chief of the B52 from 1966-1969 with two tours overseas during the Vietnam War.

[@marstuv5068]

Guam??

[@scott4269]

Very impressive sight and sound; that F'n sound is unique and awesome - Made in USA over 50 years ago!!

[@jerrymunsch1349]

There will NEVER be another sound like this one!

[@fiveoclocksomewhere7404]

Punched in 'Shes a screamer' and this is what I got. Excellent!

[@mr.commonense8177]

16 seconds on the runway at full power, then lift off....incredible, even when no load on board.

[@stranahanhigh8910]

Loved the Space- A / MAC flights on these back in the day @ Yokota AB, Japan 👍 👍 👍 👍!!!!!

[@MrIamnoone]

I was privileged to stand inside of one of those giants at an airshow. Once you've seen the inside, you can't believe something so large (and usually fully loaded) can even take off.

[@matthewcarlon7122]

Thank you for uploading this video. I have been looking for this for ages. I am an air force brat and I miss the old engines and sounds of non stop air traffic and have not slept the same since.

[@wntu4]

Probably the most unique sound signature of any jet ever made. Once you've heard it you always know a C-5 is coming.

[@stevywondr63]

I grew up in Smyrna Georgia my dad worked at Lockheed in Marietta Georgia for many years until he retired for many years I heard those engines of the C5 I've been living in Texas for thirty-plus years one day I was driving in the neighborhood and pulled over when I heard the engines of a C5 one of my neighbors asked me what I was doing. I told him I was looking up in the sky for a C-5. He said what is a C-5? I told him a big Airforce cargo plane. Suddenly it appeared overhead He exclaimed it was the biggest d@#$ plane he had ever seen .How did I know it was coming. I told him the sound of the engines are distinctive and they don't call it C-5 Gallexy for nothing

[@Wolverines77]

I can pick out an F-4 from any other fighter jet and growing up Air Force then being in the Marine Corps as they were phasing out all of the F-4's, A-4's A-6's, AV-8's in favor of the F-18's I grew to know each jets signature noises. The A-10 sounds like nothing else out there. The most unique sound is that of the UH-1. I am not saying I do not love that "Banshee Wail" as I took to calling it my senior year at Ramstein AB.

[@Nfarce]

@@stevywondr63 - Hah! I live in Marietta now just a few miles NE of the end of RWY 29. It's mostly C-130 and UH-60 traffic today, but I first moved there in the early 90s when Dobbins still had an F-15 reserve unit (later B-1B unit short term). It was great watching the F-22 Raptor get put through its paces throughout the 1990s there as well where its final assembly was. And occasionally seeing a "green" one, literally green, without paint yet being test flown! Outside of Highway 41 and the runway viewing area, you'd hardly recognize the area today between Smyrna and Marietta (and everywhere else OTP Atlanta on the north side) if you haven't been there in 30 years!

[@pierredecine1936]

Beautiful - I worked A Models in the mid '70's

[@kelvikelv5322]

This is INCREDIBLE! Such a short takeoff and the sound of those turbine engines. WOW!!! Glad to say, I've flown on the C-17 Globemaster when I was in Iraq, the C-141B Starlifter and C-130 Hercules...

[@davidtimms3201]

We stopped at a rest area on I-70 in western Ohio in August 2018 heading back to Indy, and saw a C-5 flying into Wright-Patterson AFB. I will never forget the sound of the engines. My son and I just stared at it until it disappeared over the horizon. What a majestic aircraft.

[@2259r3z]

Watching a C-5 practice a combat/tactical approach and landing was always fun, especially at night. To lessen their exposure to possible ground fire, they maintain their altitude until they get over the runway, then do a spiraling, steep descent onto the runway. Unfortunately for the local plane spotters, C-5s no longer have those screaming TF39 engines and W-P no longer has C-5's.

[@xVoLxPaYnE]

I typed in "insane screamer" and this is not what I was expecting...

[@reviewswithpappy8058]

Blinder pmsl

[@KumaBean]

Lmao 🍻

[@iDEaXANA]

Wonder what led u to having to type that

[@danieldietsche2954]

Yeah, and it was more exciting too!

[@agnesmelkvi2988]

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[@rogerwhittemore9950]

I had an office right on the approach to Dobbins. I would expect one C5 to end up sitting next to me. Unforgettable sound.

[@frame5098]

That thing sounds angry. What an amazing machine!

[@markhowell3916]

Could JATO be used on this.

[@JDLamps1]

You did an excellent job with sound and holding the cam so steady

[@chrisbaker2903]

I'll never get tired of hearing the C-5's unique sound. First time I heard it was in 1973 at Davis Monthan AFB, near Tucson Arizona. I could see it and hear it from where I lived near the opposite side of the base on Calle Polar. I could see it over the tops of most of the buildings on the base. I couldn't help thinking "That this is never going to get up, it's going to slow.". Heh! It only looks slow because it's so freaking big. The take off in this video is of a very light aircraft, no load and maybe a reduced fuel load. They normally take about 3 to 4 times that much runway to get airborne when loaded down.

[@2259r3z]

Unfortunately for plane watchers the C-5's have been re-engined and no longer have those screaming TF39 engines. The new engines are much quieter and sound just like any other modern big fans. They also produce much more thrust, use less fuel, have better commonality with and parts availability, and require less maintenance. Thank goodness for videos like this one so we can once again hear the TF39 scream whenever we want.

[@thomaswoolard7643]

THANK YOU for the upload. I just ran across it. My father worked at Lockheed and was there for the C-5B roll out, family day, as a wee little boy. Still remember being in aww at it. Joined the AF and had the experience of fueling and watching these mammoths come and go. NEVER got tired of that sound, the high pitch GROWL, always made me pause and watch the take offs. Top 2 aircrafts to see take off, C-5B and the B-52G. Exhilarating experience for those of us who love military aircraft and aviation marvels.

[@pyrointampa7254]

I once sent a C-5 to an airshow in Illinois and I got a phone call from the lady in charge and she was yelling at me. Apparently they had a row of port-a-potties set up at the end of the runway. (See what's coming?) Well my C-5 was taxiing out to come home and apparently during the runup to take off the jet blast sent the port-a-potties flying. The REALLY bad news was, someone was in one of them! The woman told me they were plenty far away and our crew must have done that intentionally. Lol... Yeah.... Some people just don't appreciate the power of Fred.

[@terranceperkins9656]

Pyro In Tampa civilians are so stupid. The old C141 was a screamer.

[@DanTheCaptain]

That sounds like some stupid Jackass stunt. LOL Porta-potty VS. C-5 Galaxy!

[@markscutti9682]

Saw a group of pacs blown across the runway at Dover. They were disembarking one aircraft and dude kicked on the engines! Wish there were cell phones back then! Would have made a great vid. Saw a step van flipped also!

[@LordDonutz]

Who sets up Don's Johns at the end of a runway?

[@av8rjacq486]

Pyro In Tampa FRED for ever.

[@jmaxxtv9912]

This video is so awesome. They don't scream like this anymore, and that takeoff is just friggin' insane. Absolutely love it! Thank you!

[@michaelfarrell8133]

The sound of a Lockheed C5 or any Boeing widebody on take off gives me goosebumps! There's no sounds like them! 👍

[@bhobo09]

that sound..gives me CHILLS!

[@davidrspencer8108]

A C5 was one of several great airplanes on display at the Opening of DFW Airport in 1973. I walked through it. It seems a Toyota Tercel could make a 3 point turn around inside.

[@suppressedinformation]

I am from Charleston, SC and used to go to the base as a junior and senior in HS to watch the c5 Galaxy when it was first stationed there in 1970. They were and still are amazing to watch especially with the short takeoff. We called it watching the subs dive. Years later in the 90s I lived off Dorchester Road near the base entrance and less than three miles from the runways. My home was in the flight path of the runways and I could hear the scream of the engines as they were reving up for takeoff. My daughter loved watching them fly over so low.

[@TheHDAviation]

What a catch, the C-5 is such a beast! Nice to see the big crowd out enjoying some spotting.

[@Tarheel13]

Have mercy!!!

[@miketrafford2571]

Inside galaxy airforce plane

[@scarletbanana6429]

One of the best combinations of size and manoeuvrability.

[@p.v.chandrasekharan5666]

Magnificent sight and a majestic take off! Screamingly a shortest take off!

[@jessegarza1732]

The absolute best sound. Sad to see the tf39's retire. Never be the same

[@MrBerkelyjest]

Man! I love the sound of that bird taking off! Proud to be an American!

[@Papa_-mh9nr]

I live next to Westover ARB I miss that old engine sound! AWESOME vid :)

[@Thesixsixman1968]

I was stationed in Anchorage and would love to hear the C5 climb out of Elmendorf. Would have to spiral/circle at least twice to get out of that bowl between the mountains. Unmistakable!!!

[@mohamedsghaier6702]

what a giant bird and what a powerful engines, few second and the huge airplane is over the clouds

[@carlingas666]

Now that’s how a c-5 should sound

[@JishyFishy4106]

Exactly. The new f138's replacing the tf39's is boring

[@voiceluckan]

I’m watching this from behind a screen and still had to lower the volume, I can only imagine, the people who were close to it must have felt like their ears were about to burst. What an absolute beast

[@billvs6505]

Absolutely incredible short takeoff! Thanks for posting.

[@encoencomen8361]

I use to live in the flight path of Burbank airport. That thing took off one night with the F-117 in its belly and lights off. It was so loud I said a quick prayer thinking it was crashing in my yard for sure.

[@mykahlifischer5267]

This is the best C=5 video ever. Great job, Bro!

[@stephenbouchard2975]

Mykahli Fischer jamcain beaches

[@stang-qn1yl]

Rodger that

[@MrLooj69]

Every time. Every single time I screw my face up with the look of disbelief that something this bloody giant, gets up enough lift after what seems like a few metres and just goes airborne. Its nuts!

[@seanspell9633]

You just can't not love the sound of that power...

[@arthurpettaway2284]

Gospel music

[@rickyonovitz3214]

A few years ago I toured in one last day of an air show, the next day it made a tight turn right over my head at my house. So cool!..

[@harseybaber]

21 seconds from stationary to front wheels up. Incredible! I have to agree with the comments below - this is the best video I've ever seen of a C-5 takeoff. It looks like cgi for a film but it's the real deal.

[@kevy_metal]

I lived right next to the airbase in Bangor, ME for close to a decade and you heard and saw these frequently, NEVER got old

[@aeromustang4054]

Ya, I remember that sound back in 68.It was the sound of freedom to get us to hell out of Nam after a year.

[@grahambarry7191]

L.p.

[@tesmith47]

Yeah I was just arriving!!

[@scottsheldon4788]

Wow, not a heck of a long longer take off roll than my Cessa 140....amazing aircraft..... ✈

[@pambb5743]

Absolutely incredible!! I love these old beautiful birds! When she lifted up so gracefully, after only needing a short space to ready herself for flight, I teared up. Really, it was so amazing I couldn’t help but tear up watching. I really appreciate these videos. I’m looking forward to viewing the one with my very favorite plane, the B52 Stratofortress. Now that is a real hero...The B52 Stratofortress. 🇺🇸🙏🏻🇺🇸

[@eltonclark2941]

I cry ever time I see this video. I have tears in my eyes as I type these words. It is such a majestic aircraft and the videographer captured it perfectly! I flew on my first on in the spring of 77, and been on many since. God bless these aircraft and their crews. So beautiful!

[@Thestudiedtheist]

Fast forward to 3:40. Yur welcome. Great video and that sound oh yeah. Seen it in person. Toured one at an airshow

[@applejacks971]

That's some fantastic footage, quality, and camera work! Well done!! Thanks for sharing :)

[@MarkFromEastleigh]

One of those videos which, when you watch it once, just have to watch again. 'Insane' an understatement

[@jeffpalmer5502]

wow that is one of the best sound catches I've ever heard from a c-5a on KZbin awesome!

[@frogfoot_media]

B* typo in the video ;) Thanks!

[@amc3]

First time seeing this phenomenal take off. Got to hand it to Gdansk Airport, they cater for plane spotters really well, I was on that viewing place in July this year, direct in front of the runway and apron, its excellent and free to use.

[@scott.c9587]

love the sound of those engines

[@joeh4295]

R.S Cherry brings back memories of my career

[@Disco102]

I was a flight engineer on the C 5 galaxy for about 15 years. I really enjoyed flying on it. Disco J.

[@hooperjaee]

TF-39 engine rocks

[@dwsullivan8583]

I worked at local airport for TransWorld in late 90's. Working the 2nd shift i would wait for the DC-10 Cargo planes from the likes of Fed Ex to take off. Love that sound tooo

[@michaelschumacher3701]

@@hooperjaee yep it is a modified pw jt-9d

[@edwardwhisler5785]

I grew-up within 30 miles of Travis AFB in Fairfield, California during the 1960s. My Dad would drive our family near the base to hear and see the Screamers take off. It was awesome.

[@Nich_Pavelow]

Sounds almost as good as the A10!!! This is awesome!!

[@bobbeane7294]

This C-5 is from Westover Air Reserve Base in Chicopee Massachusetts.....I’m right in the flight path when they land coming from the West...also here is the 104th FW with F-15s! Great Video!

[@knightflightvideo]

Great video. That sound is incredible, indeed. When I lived in Frankfurt am Main twenty years ago I often heard this sound when the C-5A's flew over my hotel, launched from the nearby Rhein-Main Airbase. :)

[@dfolt]

Remember that as well, when on a hot summer day with high density altitude, they were screaming their way over Wiesbaden on one of the SIDs. I loved that distinctive sound of raw power.

[@aviationvideos]

Fantastic Lockheed C5 super Galaxy departure and the sound was incredible!. Nice video

[@frogfoot_media]

Thanks mate.

[@wallymartin3961]

Good job with the camera! Half the time all you get to see is a set of hubcaps leaving the ground. That's a good video.

[@MystikalDawn]

hahaha its so true.

[@billyboblillybob344]

Back in the early 90s I went to an airshow at Westover (I think) Air base outside of Springfield, Massachusetts. As we were trying to find a parking spot, the C-5 was doing its aerial show. It was breath-taking as it flew overhead that it seemed to fly so slowly that it was defying gravity. It was just hanging there going in seeming slomotion. As we wandered in, it landed and before we arrived inside the display area, lo and behold, a U-2 took off and went straight up then it circled like a condor again in seeming slomotion...amazing stuff. It was really cool that the C-5 was opened up for walk-throughs...could have played a few games of basketball inside the damned thing...