Inside the C-5 Super Galaxy: The Ultimate & Biggest Military Transport Aircraft,

[@AmalaMariah]

Earned some knowledge...well explainedd❤..

[@Learnfromthebase]

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[@gamingzonezone1]

How an automatic watch work make detailed video on this topic

[@NagarajaNagu-h3n]

❤❤ Jai jet

[@j.need4qlife483]

I have been a maintainer for the C-5A, B, C, and M models for 26 years. The C-5 Galaxy makes it possible to provide logistical support for vast amount of humanitarian crisises, infrastructure, and military. I have had the privilege to see the world to repair broke C-5's and years later, I have never been prouder of been part of C-5 history.

[@cruisinguy6024]

That’s so cool you get to do that, these truly are a strategic asset and the C-5 is such an impressive piece of engineering. Are the toilets vacuum flush like on commercial aircraft or the more basic design that one has to manually empty each toilet?

[@MrMcbear]

it makes us the greatest logistical power in the world. Thank you for your service in keeping them running.

[@salmanbabar2286]

Ok

[@miguelagonzalez63]

I worked C-5s at Rhein-Main AB, 1991-1994, and more recently worked on the C-5M mod at Lockheed Martin in Marietta,GA.

[@jimjohnson2190]

I worked in Kuwait 2007 I saw several c- 5 s I am thankful for all our military and properly proud .

[@Salty_Balls]

The Air Force used to give kids tours of these at the Dayton Air Show when I was young. I got to sit in the pilot seat, it was like being in a 3 or 4 story building. They gave us kids unit patches and stickers, and the crew was always happy to show the bird off to us kids and our parents.

[@dgsantafedave1]

I took a tour of the C-5 at Travis AFB and got to look out the forward hatch above the cockpit and see the vast wingspan of this plane. Very awe inspiring! They had this plane next to the B-52 and it made that plane look small!

[@wolverines5279]

@@dgsantafedave1imagine what this thing could carry if it ever were converted into a bomber

[@StolenValor24]

I was in the European air force and I flew the F8, C7, DC 67, HT 9 for 25 years

[@arkwill14]

We loaded 3 Black Hawks and a HEMTT on one to take to Jamaica in the early 90's. I remember asking the crew where we were going to sit - and they took me "upstairs" to see the troop seating area that I had no idea existed. My mind was blown.

[@cassandratq9301]

I'd ♥️to see this plane in person.

[@FlyBikes089]

Same here! 👍 And, thank you for your service! Salute to you! 🙌

[@LefaMorobe]

So do tell; Any reason why they made the troop seating face the tail and not the front? I find that very curious...😅 Thanx in advance...

[@arkwill14]

@@LefaMorobe Short answer - it's safer. In the event of a crash passengers facing the rear have a better chance of surviving the deceleration. So you might ask, why don't commercial airlines face their seats backwards? They don't do it because paying customers prefer to sit facing forward (it's what they are used to) and facing forward also helps with motion sickness. Since the US military doesn't really _care_ what non-paying passengers flying in their C-5s prefer, or if they get airsick, they opt to go with the safer option.

[@mikec538]

Same here when I was stationed at in Alaska. We flew to Cali for a mission. The C-5 barely made it off our runway. I was blown away by how huge the plane was in person. I felt like our black hawks were like tic tacs to that plane.

[@2WhiteAndNerdy]

I was a loadmaster on the C-5 for years. I'm still in awe. What an amazing aircraft!

[@TangoSierra888]

I’m a -130 Load, & always been in awe of your bird. I can only imagine the stuff you guys carry!

[@MBBHMM]

​@TangoSierra888 I'm envious of both of you. I had the chance to leave the army and be a load on C141's in late '89 with Charlston ANG. I passed on the opportunity cause I was sure I was going to make E-7 the following year. Which I did. Always regretted passing on it. My first C141 ride was in '76 on my way to Germany, for my first assignment. I was in awe and thought that load master was the coolest dude in the world. I flew and jumped out of 130's and 141's for years.

[@TangoSierra888]

@@MBBHMM Hey, we all gotta do what we gotta do for our career progression, & so don’t look at it with regret. Sometimes that means passing up certain opportunities for greater opportunities. But I will say this - I joined in 2003, but didn’t cross into the aircrew world until 2012. This is by far, the best job I’ve ever had. Makes me a little sad that I’m coming up on the final leg of this journey, but it’s been an incredible ride.

[@MBBHMM]

@TangoSierra888 You're right, of course. Like most people, that's on my coulda, shoulda, woulda list. Thanks for your service, brother . And enjoy the rest of your time. 👍🏾💯🇺🇸

[@Awesomes007]

Do you put an Abrams in the very front and a chinook in the middle like the thumbnail?

[@chrisaguilera1564]

This plane is over 50 years old. There were some incredible engineers back in the day.

[@olddog103]

SOME GREAT LOCKHEED ENGINEERS

[@iMarsiTV]

no engineers are better today, they just dont have the same possibilitys

[@ej0080]

No it’s 60 years old actually.

[@pieterjlansbergen6988]

It has the same age as the Saturn V of the Apollo missions

[@janmacek1648]

last planes were made in 1989, so some of them are not that old

[@gleytch]

On the first of my two Space-A flights on a C-5 an engine failed 3 hours out of Rhein-Main. The plane jerked violently to the right when it happened. The pilots quickly righted the aircraft, and we flew for another 15 minutes or so before diverting to an airbase in England. It was afternoon when we exited the plane and had to go through customs and then left on our own. We were told to return the next day by some morning hour that I don't remember. I had my two pre-teen stepsons with me on the flight and we spent the night in a B&B near the airport. This was a time before cell phones, so not so easy to do. We returned the next day and boarded the same plane and flew on to Dover, DE without further issues. Unlike a normal airliner, the C-5 is not noise insulated. You have to wear hearing protection when flying in one.

[@stephenolson532]

How this MONSTER gets off the ground is absolutely amazing. LOUD!!!

[@miguelagonzalez63]

Some minor corrections 1. C5-As were buikt in the 1960s and, except for the two C-5C SCM aircraft, have all been retired. C-5Bs were buikt in the 1980s and, along with the SCM aircraft, were upgraded to C-5Ms. 2. Across from the bunk rooms are two avionics compartments. 3. Theres a couple of reasons for the empty space in the hayloft. Main one is, it's behind the pressure bulkhead, which lines up with the cargo hold's pressure door/loading ramp. Also, tge control cables for the empensge run through it. 4. The empty space behind the oressure bulkhead is bigger than the cargo space on a C-130. 5. The, so-called, drive through loading doesn't exactly work as depicted. The aircraft can be aft kneeled to load/unload vehicles from the back and forward kneeled for the same purpose. IOW, you can load a truck or tank through the back door, and drive it out through the front. 6. The aft cargo ramp is in two sections. The drive-up ramp serves as the pressure door. The aircraft can be level knelt, which brings it up to truck bed height, lije a C-130 or C-141, in whic case the pressure door is stowed up along the ceiling. This is also done for airdrops. Using K loaders, pallets can be loaded without kneeling the aircraft. 7. Usually, both forwar and aft ramps are not lowered at the same time as they would require shoring under the support pads. I've only seen it done st sir shows for static displays. 8. Each main landing gear bogie can be raised or lowered independently. This can allow tire changes when no jacks are available (done it) or keep the a bogie away from the ground if it fails to rotate when extended (seen it a couple of times).

[@RoyDees-t2k]

You need to proof read before publishing. That's spelled BUILT not BUIKT.

[@miguelagonzalez63]

@@RoyDees-t2k BFD

[@centralplains7608]

Best to proof read before posting, but got the gist of your informative details. Thanks for this extra info and Thanks for your service and work on C-5's. God Bless.👍🏽

[@michaelm67720]

Great details and info

[@michaelm67720]

@@RoyDees-t2k Thanks prof for enlightening readers that the poster didn’t mean “BUIKT”. I was confused for a second.

[@Thomaat116]

0:22 Oh, here in the Netherlands we measure with teenage tigers.

[@eggfwydrice02]

thats about the size of 2 and a half football fields i guess

[@blockmasterscott]

I got to go inside one once when I was in the Marine Corps. Those things are huge, a video does not do the size justice.

[@sheltonterry6589]

I did too while in the Army. Amazing aircraft.

[@Wadethewallaby2001]

My grandfather Chester was a mechanic the main mechanic at Scott Air Force Base belleville, Illinois, United States. My mom would tell stories about him that he did a lot of things for the Air Force even went to Antarctica and one time. Unfortunately, he died before I was born he died. On October 13, 1999. He was struggling with cancer, but he was recovering, but the bone marrow transplant didn’t go very well. He went to a coma, and they eventually pulled the plug. He was a great man. He loved repairing things. I was only born on January 15, 2001. I love airplanes, even when I was a baby. I always pointed up in the sky when there was an airplane when I was months old I knew that I can be a pilot but unfortunately, because of our money problem, I can’t train The only thing I can do is fly flight simulator X. I wish my grandpa was still alive. He would be so proud of me.

[@19brittani]

Flew on a C5 once from Dover to Ramstein . it was Space A travel and it was cool to sit upstairs. no movie or wi fi in the 80s ,just a bag lunch and bug juice. lol

[@jamesdaughton8017]

Rode upstairs from Diego Garcia to the Philippines - no food at all. Few passengers, so I could sleep across three seats.

[@nohandleforme....]

@@jamesdaughton8017 They fed us, but is was not enjoyable.

[@subicstationditosailor4053]

I remember the bologna sandwich and chips is a whits box.

[@rickt.1870]

@@subicstationditosailor4053 Yep, bologna sandwiches. We didn't get chips, but we did get a tiny apple juice container with the sandwich.

[@shawncarter8151]

I grew up a few miles from a reserve air force base. We saw (and heard) them constantly. It was normal to just stop your conversations mid sentence when they were flying overhead. The older engines SCREAMED. The newer ones are significantly quieter.

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

It's a big part of our global reach, we can bring the military anywhere in the world, quickly, efficiently 🇺🇸

[@Max_Flashheart]

Nice animation good work. The C-5 kneels at both ends and allows the loadmaster to tweak clearances for difficult loads I believe. I think one went from Christchurch to McMurdo Station in Antarctica in 1990. They had an open day we were guided through C-5 and the normal c-16 Globemasters that are station here. My father was really excited to see the C-5 and C-17s.

[@Retiredtraveler1961]

I’ve flown on them “ space A” twice, one hell of a ride!

[@iconicboxing91]

Ha why a hell of a ride?

[@Retiredtraveler1961]

@@iconicboxing91 AF pilots are not as conservative in maneuvering as commercial pilots. Plenty of comfortable space to spread out. Casual atmosphere.

[@markchapman2585]

Awesome video. Crazy how something so big and heavy stays in the air.

[@vanroeling2930]

I toured the inside of a C-5 many years ago- very impressive!

[@GlamorousTitanic21]

Having seen one of these beasts up close, the pictures and graphics don’t do it justice. It is a colossus of the sky.

[@chriswhite3692]

Always been impressed with these behemoths. With their layout and cargo capabilities, they seem less like planes and more like flying ships.

[@KingTriton1837]

I was in the aerial port at Travis AFB and worked on these for 10 years! Along with the KC-10, C-17 and the KC-135!

[@matthewpuzzo8997]

I visited the Air Mobility Command Museum's C-5 Galaxy during one of its open cockpit days two years ago. It literally dominates every other plane on display at the museum. If I remember correctly, the guide that day said that, during one mission, he and his crew had seven Hueys on board fully fueled and ready to go.

[@baseigs]

I love this aircraft. I was fortunate enough to go on board during an air show.

[@sethmarkowitz6660]

I've only seen a C17 Globemaster III in person and am not emotionally prepared to see this thing lol.

[@MoraleIsHigh]

I've been inside of a C-5 and the sheer scale is difficult to comprehend.

[@RHO-Mark1]

I walked through the C5A and the C17s fly over my house almost daily. I fell down the C17 ramp in the rain at Andrews Air Force Base.

[@Peezy71421]

I was able to sit in the jump seat in the cockpit of a C-17 from one location to another. In one location the pilots placed Kevlar panels underneath them and to the sides of them to protect them from potential small arms fire shortly after takeoff. After gaining altitude they removed them. Was an amazing 5 hour experience, especially seeing a takeoff from pilots view.

[@philhand5830]

​@@Peezy71421it's not a cockpit... in large multi piloted aircraft, it's called flight deck... "Cockpit" only applies to fighter aircraft.

[@Peezy71421]

@@philhand5830 Oops. Still doesn’t take away the fact that it was an amazing experience, even better that I was a civilian and not even military. With that being said the crew member who asked the pilot on my behalf to ride in the flight deck said I had to couldn’t bring my government issued M4-A1 with me haha. No problem.

[@lestercoons3962]

I worked on C5's as well as many other aircraft. Those seats in the rear are very comfortable. I loved flying on C5's. One time after leaving Travis AFB I got to sit in the left seat and actually fly a C5 West over the Pacific into the sunset for a half hour or so! That was almost 50 years ago...brings back alot of memories!

[@Hokie2k11]

Loved my time in the C-5 community, however brief. The USAF mobility aircrew truly are a class and community of their own, I highly recommend joining it if given the opportunity.

[@shawtywithnobrim1931]

If you want a plane, call Boeing. If you want it to fly, call Lockheed.

[@siyanbiswas]

Your videos are amazing 😍 love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

[@11C1P]

Got to fly space A on a C-5 on leave from Germany & back again, shortly after desert storm. It is an amazing plane.

[@Three_Random_Words]

Same war. From Al Dhafra UAE, to Torrejon outside of Madrid , then to Westover ANGB in MA, then to Robbins in Georgia, and finally home up to Shaw AFB in SC. Was in the UAE for 8.5 months, starting about 6-7 day after Saddam's invasion.

[@alwaysready5188]

Lol yep same war one hell of a ride back to Germany!

[@ronalddechosa3048]

Science+technology"⭐= WorldClass!!!!!💥💥🏆🏆

[@josemoreno3334]

I'm retired USAF and i always got a kick seeing them take off and land. Awesome .

[@ixnorp4270]

Even crewmembers who have thousands of flight hours on the Galaxy will stop what they are doing and watch when one taxies by. It is just so strange when something the size of a large building goes rumbling by.

[@GreenGuy0113]

Great Animating Skills!

[@mark5368]

I would love nothing more than to fly one and or work on one. I marvel at the engineering.

[@Jaeh1]

Im retired Navy Logistics, and I enjoyed working with the heavies in the Middle East. We got a chance to work with C-5s at the same time, AN-124s were being worked right next to and/or facing each other on the flightline. If it hauled cargo, we saw it, worked it, even the AN-225 (RIP😢) stopped for a cou0le of visits. We got to load a Riverine unit into a C-5...truck, trailer, boat, and crew. It was hotter than black leather outside in AZ summer heat. The C-5 left out of there screaming and struggling to gain altitude.

[@TAllyn-qr3io]

I was a load planner at Ft. Campbell, KY in the 160th SOAR. We were always loading out and deploying that it seemed I did more weighing of every imaginable piece of equipment in our TO&E. From Blackhawks to Herman Nelson and from Connex’s to tire cages. I love the C5’s!!!!

[@rickt.1870]

I was a Unit Movement Officer at Ft. Hood. I recall having little cutout paper sillouettes of Cobras and OH-58s to determine the most space-efficient configuration. And yeah, the Loadmaster wanted our weights down to a gnats @ss.

[@dmoore319]

Great video. Part of the Super Galaxy upgrade was replacing the TF39 engines with the commercial CF6 engine that was used on the 747, 767, and a few others. It gave the aircraft more thrust and improved efficiency and range etc.

[@cruisinguy6024]

For deeper info the CF6 has a handful of variants, the one the C-5M has is the same as the 747-400, 767-300ER, 767-400, and the MD-11. In other words the C5M uses a later and significantly more powerful version of the CF-6. The increased thrust is actually more than if they’d installed a 5th TF39 on the C-5 which is freaking impressive.

[@dmoore319]

Nice thanks for the additional info did not know that.

[@Rudipu]

The explosion of tech in the 50s/60s was so crazy

[@c-028]

And this plane built before Boeing 747😮

[@retiredcolonel6492]

In my Army career I’ve flown on a few missions in a C-5. Very nice aircraft. One time, on a trip between Frankfurt and Dover, we were about half way across the Atlantic. It was the middle of the night and the troopers around me were sleeping. I couldn’t sleep and was reading a book when the plane fell. Yes. Fell. Dropped just like an elevator. It seemed it did for several seconds but I’m sure it was only a couple. Scared the crap out of me. The crew was nonplussed. Apparently we hit a downdraft or something. Man, I thought I was going to die. No one around me woke up.

[@bmurray330]

The Wright Brothers would be awestruck.

[@katoy9976]

Tamam👍

[@WendyWilson-f6f]

I had the honor to work on this aircraft from 1981 to 1994 I was a electoral environmental system specialist on this plane it was a big beautiful aircraft

[@larrybaker5316]

amazing aircraft. I was USAF 1968-71, and saw a lot of aircraft, but never a C-5 or B-52. thanks for sharing

[@thirdactwarrior317]

When I was a Navy officer leaving my squadron on USS Eisenhower in the Med, I got helo'ed into Sigonella, Sicily and got on a C-5 to Dover AFB in Deleware. That C-5 was not configured with upper deck passenger seats a in the video and there was no cargo on board. They just had to get the empty plane back to the states. I was the only passenger on that whole huge plane! I sat on fold-down webbed seating in the cargo hold. I had to climb that ladder up to the crew quarters to get coffee and food, and to use the head (restroom). What a trip!

[@axheminati60]

power of a superpower ❤

[@AndysAircraftHistory29]

The C-5 is a very interesting aircraft there are very few aircraft still flying that need an in flight engineer but this has two !

[@JohnPerron-z5m]

I flew on a C-5 from Clarke airbase Phillipines to Diego Garcia in Dec of 1980. Amazing aircraft.

[@rotorheadv8]

Got to fly on one. Smoothest ride ever

[@Mrbuckaroonie..]

Brilliant. Very interesting. I would hate to be paying for the fuel!!!

[@robincz3474]

Super video 👍👌

[@TGWazoo1]

Used to play frisbee inside them when empty. That nose hatch nearly always took extra hours to close properly. That was an issue.

[@jfb3-Ret]

I've flown on a C-5 a few times during my AF career, a Guam to Hawaii and Travis CA as a (Mission Essential Ground Personnel) MEGP. Then the next time was Dover DE to Mildenhall UK as a Space A passenger.

[@Hurst6969]

Had the pleasure of writing and creating the first-ever C-5 egress video for Military Ailift Command (MAC) back in the 80s After the horrible incident at Travis AFB MAC decided to creat emergency egress videos for MAC aircraft to be shared around the world. Had combat camera crew come in from Nellis AFB and spent about two weeks making the video, It was a great experience and if anyone has a copy of the video can you please reach out to me???

[@peterpelemo2090]

Awesome..we need this in Nigeria Air Force

[@mxr572]

great USA engineering and construction unmatched by all others. never underestimate America.

[@QueenDaenerysTargaryen]

Impressive ❤

[@CaptCaveman7570]

When we deployed to support Desert Shield, we flew a C5 from McChord to Zaragoza. The plane ended up breaking down so we had to work on it.

[@JeiBurke]

I've flown on a c-5, I still remember the backwards seats and the unique smell.

[@ayoCanada0921]

One word to describing it, WOW !!!

[@jakehowe8864]

My dad SMSgt Wayne Howe, worked at Westover AFB in Massachusetts. He maintained the Fleet of C-5 Galaxies. I've been up on the t tail, in the cockpit, and Ive been in the plane when they test the engines. Crazy. There is a treeline at Westover behind the hangers, when they would start up the plane, those trees would bend.

[@МихаилАндреев-м2л]

Потрясающе

[@RonnieDavis-x1f]

Smoothest Airplane ride i have experienced from Frankfurt FRG to St Louis in 1990

[@robertklund8931]

It's amazing something like that can get off the ground!

[@philhand5830]

The principles of flight are constant regardless of aircraft size and weight...

[@bomguy999999]

You are not landing a C-5 on grass but once. The engines are CF6s. You do realize there are several ways to load cargo on the plane without kneeling it right? Plus, you can just do a forward or aft kneel. You don't have to do a full kneel.

[@xNightflyerx]

When I was In military our crew got a walkaround and cockpit familiarization of this monster. It really is something to see and walk around in.

[@cassandratq9301]

Those tires rotating before they stow themselves electronically is a sight to see - even in animation.

[@chikenledum1789]

FLYtastic❤ FUNtastic

[@ringmasterjeb3453]

Before an air show at Nellis back in the 80"s we played indoor soccer game inside a C-5. Good Times.

[@patclark2186]

I've ridden in both the C5 troop compartment and in commercial aircraft in economy class. IIRC the C5 was more comfortable and the food better. I thought the cabin was quieter also.. but I could not prove that.

[@thebronzetoo]

No you are not correct. The seats in the Troop Compartment suck.

[@ixnorp4270]

I have several thousand hours on the C-5 (not a lot in the airlifter world), and I never thought the cabin was quieter than that of a commercial airliner. In fact, we had to hand out earplugs to any and all passengers. But the food was pretty decent at times. It just depended on how good or bad the flight kitchen was at the airbase from which we were flying. IIRC, Dover AFB had a pretty decent pasta salad for a while.

[@snakeman48]

I worked at the Bendix Corp in So.Bend. IN as a Machine Repairman. They made the inner and outer rear landing gear components. The lathes that were use to machine them were so large, the operator rode in a chair on the carriage. The was on the C-5A version. One flew into the So.Bend airport to pickup a load of Humvees. It's lakeoff was a sight to see. It just floated up and away. It was LOUD too.

[@olexandroderiy6646]

Аn-124-100М-150 «Руслан» ( NАТО - «Condor»).. Maximum commercial download -150t. An-225 "Мрія" (NATO-Cossack). Maximum commercial download -250t. Ukrainian design and construction.

[@DizitSjet]

Soviet actually. Not Ukranian.

[@vigoedwinpandika1545]

2:52 The C-5 Galaxy plane wants to eat😃

[@Thegaming_husky]

I was at an airshow recently and a few crew from one of the 2 c-5s. That was at the show where standing in the tail hatch and watching the air displays. They has the best "seat" at the show.

[@sleep_deprived_stormworker]

that tanker compared to the C-5 is just "you vs the guy she told you not to worry about"

[@PuffPuffPass0420]

My dad was on a C5 galaxy returning back from Vietnam. He was seated in the cargo bay with caskets covered in US Flags of American soldiers who died in combat. Quite a somber moment. I saw one close up at Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts in 2000.When the rear ramp goes down its like a small wind storm🌪🌪🌪

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

A masterpiece

[@steveo6034]

It CAN carry two M1A1 Abrams tanks but no longer does because engineers found that it places too much stress on the airframe. Either way, what an amazing plane built using slide rulers, not computers!! 🇺🇲

[@bdog7262]

Does anyone recognize that so many of the best aircraft were built in the 60’s and 70’s ?? Amazing

[@kdm_entertainment]

Why do the seats face backward though?

[@arthurdavis4558]

backwards facing seats are safer in a crash

[@xavierrodriguez9306]

..so why aren’t all passenger aircraft made this way?

[@arthurdavis4558]

@@xavierrodriguez9306 makes people more motion sick and generally uncomfortable. army doesn't care if their soldiers aren't comfortable they just want them alive

[@edraymond2657]

@@xavierrodriguez9306 because everyone would see them go to the bathroom.

[@ryanm4013]

@@xavierrodriguez9306Because military aircraft are more likely to be shot down than civilian ones??? 🤷‍♂️

[@AbhishekK-hn4gd]

This is one of excellent creation whose credit goes to Lockheeds Martins, who made air heavy logistics easy to transport at longer distances..!!

[@boyd-u9t]

I flew on one from Guam to Travis AFB in 75. I use to love to watch them take off, They were going so slow, so it seemed, and just started rising.

[@maxwellcrazycat9204]

I recall seeing one at the Cleveland Ohio Air Show. I was amazed that it could land and take off from a small regional airport.

[@EdwineOnditi]

Flew one from Mombasa Kenya to Area 51 in Nevada,I was the pilot n An Alien friend of mine was an engineer.cooler than the C 17 Globemaster n C 130 Hercules I used to

[@snarflatful]

Amazing.

[@Son.of.4rt]

They need to mass produce this. its incredible

[@josesuarezgenao9765]

Muy buen video.

[@davidhavens745]

Worked avionics instrument on A models in early 70s. Started with endurance tests. Unique aircraft.

[@muhumuzajames8922]

unbelievable but true 👍

[@dundonrl]

Flown on quite a few of those from Hickam AFB to Thailand, Japan, Guam and Australia. (and back)

[@noahkleugh9323]

I had the opportunity to ride home on a C-5 We had 3 tractor trailers and 2 tractors in the cargo hold. We were returning to Tonopah, NV after Desert Storm. We had a contingent of our own security forces and some O&M people. We were lugging home some of the SFM for our aircraft.

[@garymathena2125]

One very important thing, a tank is NEVER loaded onto any aircraft with the gun pointing forward. The gun is pointed over the back deck, and the travel lock is holding the main gun in place.

[@woodrowboudreaux9951]

Would these be ideal for the future deportations and subsequent low altitude dumps ?

[@andreww1225]

Awesome

[@berrywalton3918]

Bad Bird, Go Bless our Troops!!!!!

[@prophetisraelking3759]

Great minds

[@EricNoi-m5]

Massive aircraft!! But why are the passenger seats facing backwards?

[@thirdactwarrior317]

That's a military thing. Passengers facing backwards is proven safer in a crash. It would be safer in civilian aircraft also, but airlines won't do it.

[@Ah-Yuan]

My dream is to drive a super-large transport aircraft👍💪

[@4Gentry4]

Had the orders to ride in one to Incirlik, Turkey. I thought it was never going to get lift off the run way, lol and no windows too! I felt like I was in a flying coffin, so I went straight to sleep.

[@markstrickland8736]

I've been in one. Back in the early 70's.