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

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Not What You Think

Not What You Think

Жыл бұрын

The C-5 galaxy, the largest strategic airlifter in the United States Air Force will boggle your mind with its the 90-degree rotating landing gear, the fact that it can kneel down, the ability to travel in reverse, and its strange passenger deck with seats that face backward toward the rear of the airplane. The C-5 has a few really cool nicknames, one of them being Linda Lovelace (You read that right!), but the reason, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
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Tiger Beat - Tigerblood Jewel
Virginia Highway - Tigerblood Jewel Take
Torpedo - Tigerblood Jewel
Rise of the Velcro - Gabriel Lewis
The League - Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen
Blue Texas - Rockin' For Decades
We Are Giants - Silver Maple
Hyena - Tigerblood Jewel
Lagom - Ooyy
On the Trail - Tigerblood Jewel
On the Trail - Tigerblood Jewel
Sidelined - Dip Diet
Flightmode - Chris Shards
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@NotWhatYouThink
@NotWhatYouThink Жыл бұрын
Did you spot the biggest inaccuracy in our video?
@EliranC
@EliranC Жыл бұрын
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
@bhupendragurram3026 Жыл бұрын
rediculous is not correct 1:00
@rizaskeee
@rizaskeee Жыл бұрын
nope im clueless 🙃
@k53847
@k53847 Жыл бұрын
M1s don't weight 60 tons. They weight 70+ tons.
@andrewday3206
@andrewday3206 Жыл бұрын
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
@Butter_Warrior99 Жыл бұрын
Fred is a special man. He’s big, he’s useful, and he can deliver large loads.
@kalactose348
@kalactose348 Жыл бұрын
Hmm. Large loads thy say
@thenhentaiguy8353
@thenhentaiguy8353 Жыл бұрын
Be like fred
@TriqxterRB
@TriqxterRB Жыл бұрын
And he’s chubby af 😆
@whitemarmite
@whitemarmite Жыл бұрын
fred dropping huge loads all over the world, hopefully theres no child support he needs to deliver
@Iianator
@Iianator Жыл бұрын
Tasty😳
@yuliakochenkova8516
@yuliakochenkova8516 Жыл бұрын
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.
@MichealleShoemaker
@MichealleShoemaker Жыл бұрын
380mm Battleship cannon
@ForzaMonkey
@ForzaMonkey Жыл бұрын
AC-5 👀 While the C-5 might be able to take big loads, the AC-5 will be GIVING big loads.
@Blutankalpha
@Blutankalpha Жыл бұрын
Atomic annie
@Blutankalpha
@Blutankalpha Жыл бұрын
@@MichealleShoemaker Atomic annie
@MyLonewolf25
@MyLonewolf25 Жыл бұрын
Fuck that. Give it a 155 and a 120! A couple 40m and a 30m or 20m Gatling
@Helloreality101
@Helloreality101 8 ай бұрын
I love all your little innuendos "can kneel and take huge loads from bith ends" god you crack me up!
@chrismayer3919
@chrismayer3919 20 сағат бұрын
AND he can do it sideways as well! 😁
@BuckRogers2000
@BuckRogers2000 Жыл бұрын
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
@VIDALITO23 Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 👍🏼
@Ishitzunot
@Ishitzunot Жыл бұрын
We use to have keg parties after the 1st flight out of ISO
@GZUS96
@GZUS96 Жыл бұрын
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
@carrjeep7538 Жыл бұрын
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
@BuckRogers2000 Жыл бұрын
@@carrjeep7538 Thanks. I forgot about the Reserve and Guard units. My mistake.
@randyj4452
@randyj4452 Жыл бұрын
"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
@ANWRocketMan Жыл бұрын
I read this comment before that part in the video. Still laughed!
@bigcity2085
@bigcity2085 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, that gets "laugh of the day".
@RoadTr
@RoadTr Жыл бұрын
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
@71charger318 Жыл бұрын
The C-5B had the system but, it was removed during the C-5M conversion.
@brealistic3542
@brealistic3542 Жыл бұрын
Well it never hurts to take your runway with you because one never knows when you might need one.😉
@BruceHurley
@BruceHurley Жыл бұрын
14:00 "Kneeling is especially important." Flashes picture of Linda Lovelace. The innuendo is strong in this one.
@davidbowman2716
@davidbowman2716 Жыл бұрын
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!!!
@chrisryanbeltran
@chrisryanbeltran Жыл бұрын
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
@stevehope5574 Жыл бұрын
God bless you, your family and the Philippines.
@kevinberdine3022
@kevinberdine3022 5 ай бұрын
Fat Albert is the real nickname my dad was airforce and that's what they called the C5a
@chrisryanbeltran
@chrisryanbeltran 5 ай бұрын
@@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
@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE 24 күн бұрын
Are you in the military now ?
@chrisryanbeltran
@chrisryanbeltran 24 күн бұрын
@@FLORIDIANMILLIONAIRE I never joined the Military, I had other plans within the US Govt👍
@Name-qj9ql
@Name-qj9ql Жыл бұрын
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
@MK-1010 Жыл бұрын
Agreed, I've seen similar footage of a C-5 crash. I got butterflies when I saw that odd shift during ascent. 😟
@floppi7098
@floppi7098 Жыл бұрын
Bruh thats a 747 not a c5
@mactep1
@mactep1 Жыл бұрын
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
@viruspter1dactl Жыл бұрын
I don't think it was meant to be a clip of reverse thrust...
@erichildebrandt9490
@erichildebrandt9490 Жыл бұрын
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
@djs82a29 Жыл бұрын
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
@socaljarhead7670 Жыл бұрын
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
@evanalmighty9444 Жыл бұрын
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
@bbbbbb3734 Жыл бұрын
Super interesting stuff.
@TheBarracuda
@TheBarracuda Жыл бұрын
@@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
@PeskyTheWabbit Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@edutaimentcartoys
@edutaimentcartoys 10 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your knowledge about American military aircraft through this video
@HuebietheGuru
@HuebietheGuru Жыл бұрын
Wow, what a beast. Thanks for the video. Keep up with the good content 🙂👍🏻
@alohajonah7563
@alohajonah7563 Жыл бұрын
That transition at 14:06 got me😂 “Kneeling is specially important”
@lukashorky7300
@lukashorky7300 Жыл бұрын
looked like subliminal advertising, had to rewind it as im i bit drunk:)
@ska042
@ska042 Жыл бұрын
I guess it's true, she can be loaded from the front and the back and can kneel down before opening her mouth
@fallengalaxy4253
@fallengalaxy4253 Жыл бұрын
We're just gonna act like that didn't happen lmfao
@joevicmeneses8918
@joevicmeneses8918 Жыл бұрын
😂😛
@abdhaiamrialias9794
@abdhaiamrialias9794 Жыл бұрын
Fred is gay
@rex8255
@rex8255 Жыл бұрын
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
@reboundrides8132 Жыл бұрын
I love that edit 😂
@MikeDCWeld
@MikeDCWeld Жыл бұрын
Just because that's not the primary reason doesn't mean it's not an accurate statement.
@jhmcd2
@jhmcd2 Жыл бұрын
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
@rex8255 Жыл бұрын
@Mr. Shark Tooth Thank you, thank you!
@real_fjcalabrese
@real_fjcalabrese Жыл бұрын
It was more comfortable than the C-130.
@theoiv
@theoiv Жыл бұрын
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.
@l-cornelius-dol
@l-cornelius-dol 3 ай бұрын
Appreciate your style and humor!
@uss_liberty_incident
@uss_liberty_incident Жыл бұрын
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
@CorePathway Жыл бұрын
Hundreds of men have been inside her.
@socaljarhead7670
@socaljarhead7670 Жыл бұрын
The C-5 will get down on her knees and take it from both ends.
@gqqnbig
@gqqnbig Жыл бұрын
Yes, and the ability to kneel is specially important.
@IRUKANJI
@IRUKANJI Жыл бұрын
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
@hectorsilva5376 Жыл бұрын
I laughed more than I should have
@blepapsula
@blepapsula Жыл бұрын
"C-5 Galaxy can kneel and take huge loads from both ends"😏🤨
@Kuro-mg8vc
@Kuro-mg8vc Жыл бұрын
🤨📸
@abdhaiamrialias9794
@abdhaiamrialias9794 Жыл бұрын
Fred is gay
@stanleybochenek1862
@stanleybochenek1862 Жыл бұрын
What is that pfp…
@blepapsula
@blepapsula Жыл бұрын
@@stanleybochenek1862 wym it's perfect
@stanleybochenek1862
@stanleybochenek1862 Жыл бұрын
@@blepapsula uh..
@wookiewolf1421
@wookiewolf1421 7 ай бұрын
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
@Photonphantom 13 күн бұрын
Sorry for being a total piece of sh*t but, It is *dying
@pabloenriquegorga4222
@pabloenriquegorga4222 10 ай бұрын
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 😀
@ChadLuciano
@ChadLuciano Жыл бұрын
@1:32...."can kneel and take loads from both ends"
@natas74d7
@natas74d7 Жыл бұрын
💀💀
@FundyTheAstronaut
@FundyTheAstronaut Жыл бұрын
🤨🤨🤨📸📸📸📸
@bobbyaustin8478
@bobbyaustin8478 16 күн бұрын
It's sucks , blows , kneels and takes it in both ends .
@justinwolf7490
@justinwolf7490 Жыл бұрын
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.
@stevenpristoop3236
@stevenpristoop3236 4 күн бұрын
You guys are very informative.
@jcarp8471
@jcarp8471 Жыл бұрын
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
@Nitrecz Жыл бұрын
So you're 7 and you can spell better then me?
@decayedabandon
@decayedabandon Жыл бұрын
you’re lucky than most of us.
@GnuReligion
@GnuReligion Жыл бұрын
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
@Ilijah_Senteno Жыл бұрын
@@Nitrecz I think he meant when he was 7
@descendant0fdragons
@descendant0fdragons Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@yuyaplays9311
@yuyaplays9311 Жыл бұрын
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
@r2020E Жыл бұрын
Did you actually? I have my doubts due to how expensive flying a C5 is.
@yuyaplays9311
@yuyaplays9311 Жыл бұрын
@@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
@straybullitt Жыл бұрын
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
@CAP198462 Жыл бұрын
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
@TheBarracuda Жыл бұрын
@@CAP198462 Space-A is back again.
@pierinifitness
@pierinifitness Жыл бұрын
When I was assigned to Osan Air Force Base Korea in the mid-1970’s, I regularly saw these amazing aircraft take off while standing on an outside deck of my barracks. It was an spectacular sight and the mass of the C-5 hid the sky of its blue.
@geraldtrudeau3223
@geraldtrudeau3223 5 күн бұрын
Thank you! That was the best laugh I've had all day.
@markwybierala4936
@markwybierala4936 Жыл бұрын
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
@Mike-ukr Жыл бұрын
what's the legroom like?
@SternLX
@SternLX Жыл бұрын
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
@wheatpuff Жыл бұрын
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.
@boowiebear
@boowiebear Жыл бұрын
That Lovelace nickname is exactly the crass yet witty humor I expect from the military! 😂
@dougball328
@dougball328 Жыл бұрын
Along with the almost subliminal shot of her toward the end of the video.
@marcuscheng9413
@marcuscheng9413 Жыл бұрын
@@dougball328 Timestamp.
@OGPatriot03
@OGPatriot03 Жыл бұрын
@@marcuscheng9413 14:04
@luisderivas6005
@luisderivas6005 Жыл бұрын
@@dougball328 Haha...."Aditionally, kneeling is specially important"...😮
@RichardHinds-qs2mi
@RichardHinds-qs2mi 6 ай бұрын
I like the style of your channel brother. Subscribed.
@GamerOfLegends163
@GamerOfLegends163 10 ай бұрын
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
@RoadTr
@RoadTr Жыл бұрын
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
@RobertSzasz Жыл бұрын
It's the C-17 that uses thrust reversers for a tactical decent. It'll happily make a 20,000+ ft/min decent
@Nathore1
@Nathore1 Жыл бұрын
My guy your wrong, you can do the inboards only
@chris784100
@chris784100 Жыл бұрын
Thanks I will never think of the work LOAD the same again.
@clan_houltz
@clan_houltz Жыл бұрын
@@Nathore1 "Ex c-5 engineer" "NO YOUR WRONG"
@wwill2516
@wwill2516 Жыл бұрын
Some airplanes pressurize better than others
@nathanroberson
@nathanroberson Жыл бұрын
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
@socaljarhead7670 Жыл бұрын
I was a Marine air winger in the 90s and I heard it from airmen who stopped by El Toro a few times.
@mikehawk1673
@mikehawk1673 Жыл бұрын
I’m a crew chief and we call it FRED all the time
@DojhromTRW
@DojhromTRW Жыл бұрын
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
@eddycurrent9988 Жыл бұрын
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
@geopolitix7770 Жыл бұрын
@David Maciaszek not like a BUFF then?
@hammond2600
@hammond2600 Жыл бұрын
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
@c17nav 5 ай бұрын
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.
@norizammastor9072
@norizammastor9072 Жыл бұрын
..with most of the runway taking off as well.!! I just sitting in my truck waiting for my turn suddenly smile to hear that line.
@GTRdrift35
@GTRdrift35 Жыл бұрын
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
@Marsheh2 Жыл бұрын
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
@Ungovernable_Schizo Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@Nexfero
@Nexfero Жыл бұрын
13:33 yup it sure can take off with most of the runway too! lol 😄 Great video! 👍
@lgwappo
@lgwappo Жыл бұрын
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.
@paynectygardener2033
@paynectygardener2033 Жыл бұрын
There was a C5 at an air show south of Muskogee, OK some decades ago and it was open for people to view inside. I took a look and was greatly impressed by the interior volume. It was HUGE!
@fwix771
@fwix771 Жыл бұрын
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
@puck4801 Жыл бұрын
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
@txcrix9236 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. This one and the B-52 crash really mess me up inside. 😞
@Oooonumbers
@Oooonumbers Жыл бұрын
@@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
@harmless-kun Жыл бұрын
i recognized that one... damn...
@donbunson5031
@donbunson5031 Жыл бұрын
@@Oooonumbers Why would you watch it over and over again?
@F0KK3RM4N
@F0KK3RM4N Жыл бұрын
The C-2 Greyhound also uses back facing seats, although that’s probably because of the forces from the catapult and arresting gear
@ForzaMonkey
@ForzaMonkey Жыл бұрын
most likely the reason, unless it has 5-point harnesses, helmets, and HANS devices for all passengers.
@F0KK3RM4N
@F0KK3RM4N Жыл бұрын
@@ForzaMonkey oh it definitely does have the 5 point harness and helmets, spent too much time in them already lol
@fracturedframe1462
@fracturedframe1462 Жыл бұрын
In the navy😈
@k.h.1587
@k.h.1587 Жыл бұрын
Forces from catapult would not be the reason for backwards seating, but the arrested landing, for sure
@Inspadave
@Inspadave Жыл бұрын
@@k.h.1587 exactly. When on the cat passengers lean forward (towards the back of the aircraft).
@clank1013
@clank1013 10 ай бұрын
Great video, keep up the good work
@trig1900
@trig1900 Жыл бұрын
I saw C-5 Galaxy's close up in the mid 1970s when they were operating into and out of RAAF Amberley Base in Queensland during a big Joint exercise. A beautiful aircraft with incredible capability.
@CyriacS
@CyriacS Жыл бұрын
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!
@PRC_E5
@PRC_E5 Жыл бұрын
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
@jackmehoff2363 Жыл бұрын
You kids in rammstein had it better than us kids in baumholder
@PRC_E5
@PRC_E5 Жыл бұрын
@@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 😂😂
@milesmeyers7654
@milesmeyers7654 Жыл бұрын
I flew the Galaxy from ‘83 through ‘86. The ‘E’ in FRED stands for Engineering my friend. Engineering because of the work-around we used to do to make it operate. Also, some systems never worked but we hauled the dead weight around with us. Then there was the gear system with crosswind and kneeling capability. How many times did that break! Otherwise, any C-5 video is fun to watch. Good job! Still, of everything I’ve flown in my 45 year career I’d take Freddy any day!!!
@fredcrenshawjr.194
@fredcrenshawjr.194 10 ай бұрын
The C-5 Galaxy original Nick name is Fat Albert. I was at Travis AFB when Travis received the first C5s in 1970-71.
@chld9078
@chld9078 Жыл бұрын
11:04 Thank you, NWYT, I needed that laugh today. xD Great video as always, I'm a big fan of your work!
@TedBronson1918
@TedBronson1918 Жыл бұрын
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).
@kbstevens15
@kbstevens15 Жыл бұрын
Great presentation!! 💯
@justandy333
@justandy333 Жыл бұрын
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!
@jimfox9719
@jimfox9719 Жыл бұрын
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
@matthewvincent4818 Жыл бұрын
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
@mjleger4555 Жыл бұрын
That truly IS funny, but also true about the load, on both counts!!
@billakers6082
@billakers6082 Жыл бұрын
Thats why you never use brakes when you powerback. Come out of reverse and apply brakes when you start moving forward.
@robhaney8568
@robhaney8568 Жыл бұрын
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
@mjleger4555 Жыл бұрын
@@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!
@Chuckles..
@Chuckles.. Жыл бұрын
Hats off to the wide range of engineers who design and build such craft. Truly stunning achievement.
@oscarpittman640
@oscarpittman640 3 ай бұрын
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
@uprebel5150
@uprebel5150 9 ай бұрын
That receive large loads at both ends definitely got my sub.
@petershanks3030
@petershanks3030 Жыл бұрын
During my military career I have flown numerous times on the C-5 cargo jet, my last flight was my most enjoyable and a exciting once in a life experience. On March 1st 1995, I was the only person needing a ride from Dover Delaware to Charleston Air Force. The flight crew ask me if I would like to be seated in the area near the pilots. I did not tell about my relationship with flight, I am the owner and pilot of the 7-40-7 DISCO. life is great! Only in America
@jason_sleek
@jason_sleek Жыл бұрын
0:12 finally a plane that does more push ups than me.
@Ikbeneengeit
@Ikbeneengeit Жыл бұрын
Airlines: "If we use passenger spines as a crumple zone, we could save 1%"
@muskiet8687
@muskiet8687 Жыл бұрын
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.
@AmsterdamHeavy
@AmsterdamHeavy Жыл бұрын
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.
@AC_702
@AC_702 Жыл бұрын
You get an instant subscribe! Love the millisecond Lovelace flash when the C5 was kneeling!🤣
@jayden4243
@jayden4243 3 ай бұрын
that just scared the shit out of me 😂
@ikennaokoli4213
@ikennaokoli4213 Ай бұрын
Took it in both ways
@FranktheDachshund
@FranktheDachshund Жыл бұрын
I lived about 40 miles north of Travis AFB during 1970-1990 there seemed to always be a C5 cruising by at pretty low altitude. They have the most unique engine sound.
@Owlies_L1011
@Owlies_L1011 22 күн бұрын
"I'd like a big mac sir" "Then go to the airbase duh."
@gean31
@gean31 Жыл бұрын
"... can kneel and take huge loads in both ends."
@jul1anuhd
@jul1anuhd Жыл бұрын
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
@NotWhatYouThink Жыл бұрын
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
@jul1anuhd Жыл бұрын
@@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
@williamyoung9401 Жыл бұрын
Loved Lovelace! 😂 (14:05)
@weidles
@weidles 3 ай бұрын
I love your saying from both ends, I am still laughing.
@edwardhazzard9792
@edwardhazzard9792 Жыл бұрын
In the early 1970's, my family lived near the main entrance to Elmendorf AFB. We used to watch C-5A's flying around Anchorage all the time. I recall an air show one year where they let us walk through the cargo bay of one. FRED was a big ole boy!
@dallasarnold8615
@dallasarnold8615 Жыл бұрын
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
@davidgolde4310 Жыл бұрын
😆
@Peter_Pepper_the_Pickled_Piper
@Peter_Pepper_the_Pickled_Piper Жыл бұрын
That's crazy! Wow these things must be ENORMOUS.
@doodoo66
@doodoo66 Жыл бұрын
So you mean to tell me they wasted all that money bringing all the equipment back. Damn. Sounds dumb. Lol
@dallasarnold8615
@dallasarnold8615 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@bobfognozzle
@bobfognozzle Жыл бұрын
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!
@Harv3st
@Harv3st 8 ай бұрын
I live in Dover Delaware, seeing these guys daily is apart of growing up here. We have a big Air Force base right in the middle of our town. The engines used to be so much louder, now you hardly even notice them.
@TobyStahler-yp9ll
@TobyStahler-yp9ll Жыл бұрын
Back in the 80s, I was fortunate to watch a couple C-5s land and depart, NAS North Island, something I'll never forget.
@thespalek1
@thespalek1 Жыл бұрын
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
@raven4k998 Жыл бұрын
wait Fred is a porn star omg🤣🤣🤣
@johnbarker5009
@johnbarker5009 Жыл бұрын
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
@RemoteCamper Жыл бұрын
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.
@kentGrey
@kentGrey Жыл бұрын
The way you mentioned that the C-5 could "kneel and take huge loads" after referencing Linda Lovelace was not lost on us.
16 күн бұрын
When the customer doesn't know what they want, the requirements keep changing.
@MrTurbo_
@MrTurbo_ Жыл бұрын
8:44 i was expecting a your mom joke here
@wenaldy
@wenaldy Жыл бұрын
1:06 that flapping thing in wind tunnel always got me 😂
@soaringvulture
@soaringvulture Жыл бұрын
Well, it can't fly without flapping its wings.
@FundyTheAstronaut
@FundyTheAstronaut Жыл бұрын
It’s the biggest bird…
@patrickb.8485
@patrickb.8485 Жыл бұрын
Very cool vid, what an amazing piece of engineering.
@carolpreston2353
@carolpreston2353 4 күн бұрын
I was in the USAF in 1972 stationed at Dover AFB 436 MAW, i worked on the C5A. We called it " Fat Albert "a twist on Bill Cosby stand up routine. Spent 14 years never heard FRED till i got out ..
@SaltyVagabonds
@SaltyVagabonds Жыл бұрын
We fly in these all the time with the space a program. Such a huge airplane when approaching them on the ramp. Thank you for the history lesson and in depth details. Hopefully see you on our next C-5 adventure!
@djwarner7144
@djwarner7144 Жыл бұрын
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
@shackamaxon512 Жыл бұрын
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
@AA-tz2bm Жыл бұрын
makes sense. the 747-8f can carry higher gross but probs less volume
@djwarner7144
@djwarner7144 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@thomasblankinship98
@thomasblankinship98 5 ай бұрын
My grandfather built the landing gear on these beasts. Employed from 1951- 1978. Lead research mechanic/ hydraulic specialist. Worked on every aircraft through Lockheed Marietta plant those years.
@utsuhoreiuji2309
@utsuhoreiuji2309 10 ай бұрын
I find it amazing that this military transport looks to provide more leg room for its passengers than "first-class" seating in actual commercial airlines
@blkjet117
@blkjet117 Жыл бұрын
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.
@iarissei
@iarissei Жыл бұрын
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!
@cynicalrabbit915
@cynicalrabbit915 7 ай бұрын
I've seen the C-5 Take off from a fairly short runway and it only used about half the distance a KC-135 fully loaded tanker used. The Galaxy and 747 both seemed to just start floating into the air at half this particular runway. At one time I wished that I could buy one from surplus and turn it into a house. the upper passenger deck could be divided into about 3 bedrooms (1 Master and 3 smaller the cargo deck could have the height halved so you could put in a kitchen and a living room. Then the actual cargo surface could become a multi vehicle garage.
@jasonmelendez5216
@jasonmelendez5216 4 күн бұрын
Dover AFB jet troop 2007-2013. Best job i ever had. I ran the first 3 M models out of ISO.
@miragelee9754
@miragelee9754 Жыл бұрын
:o that’s some big boi over here! 0:56 bruhhh 😂😂
@MichaKasprzak
@MichaKasprzak Жыл бұрын
"-with most of the runway taking off too" I love those jokes
@jbrunsonjr
@jbrunsonjr Жыл бұрын
My grandfather designed/invented the visor nose and squat system while working at Lockheed in Marietta , GA.
@UKinQ8Gaming
@UKinQ8Gaming Жыл бұрын
I love this channel!
@alandowney6961
@alandowney6961 Жыл бұрын
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
@llywelynddraig853 Жыл бұрын
Ahhh, Americas endless violence. Nostalgia.
@wjrasmussen666
@wjrasmussen666 Жыл бұрын
Had the same experience at NAS Norfolk.
@jz55859
@jz55859 Жыл бұрын
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
@handbananaistherapist642 Жыл бұрын
We would play basketball with a makeshift hoop on the forward bulkhead.
@Roset595
@Roset595 Жыл бұрын
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
@guywhite1004 Жыл бұрын
The Wright brothers could have made their first flight inside the C5’s cargo hold.
@greendragonfly4831
@greendragonfly4831 8 ай бұрын
I live between Westover AFB and Barnes ANG. They're not screaming overhead as often as yesteryear but it's still a suspension of disbelief every time I see them. Yuge.
@mexico7662
@mexico7662 Жыл бұрын
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
@bosesebi6685 Жыл бұрын
No. Thank tax payers who deal with costs of repair - maintenance of those old planes with millions every couple of years of service.
@salimmachila5736
@salimmachila5736 Жыл бұрын
Cz they don't fly like passengers plane and cloud ☁️ or sky don't evolve
@mckeighanjoshua
@mckeighanjoshua Жыл бұрын
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
@user-oh2hs6jh5x
@user-oh2hs6jh5x 3 ай бұрын
In the 1970's it was the C-5A Galaxy. I got to walk through one that was on static display at the air base I was stationed at. The interior of the Galaxy is massive, and if I recall, you can carry full size tanks inside of it. I also remember that they had some sort of instability or turbulence due to its shape.
@spankyharland9845
@spankyharland9845 Жыл бұрын
I walked through the front and exited by the rear of this plane and was amazed how big this flying machine was. you can sure fit a lot into this monster of a plane.
@tombastian100
@tombastian100 Жыл бұрын
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
@oldschoolchartist
@oldschoolchartist Жыл бұрын
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.
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