*QUICK TAKEOFF* Massive Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy Takeoff from Dover AFB!

For Father's Day, My Dad and I traveled down to Dover, Delaware. The Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover AFB was having "Open-Aircraft" day, so most of the aircraft, you could go inside! Anyway, I saw this beast pull out of the flight-line, and raced to see my favorite bird takeoff! Sadly, this didn't have the classic TF-39 engines, but I love the Super Galaxy! Enjoy! Sorry for the shakes!

[@UNITED38Heavy]

Well over six years later and this video is getting LOTS of attention. Thanks for the comments! Nothing like a good old C-5 video to rally the aviation community and other people interested. Take care everyone.

[@geraldmessier9495]

Rode on them a couple times they are huge

[@kevindepew5705]

Well you deserve it

[@Flickerbrain]

I'm always in awe when something that big takes off. It seems to defy gravity!

[@jakemoeller7850]

Look at the Antonov AN-225 take-off and landing. It is a 6-engine powerhouse that was destroyed by Russia early on in their incursion into Ukraine.

[@MScotty90]

When I was in college these things would fly over my dorm when coming in to land at the nearby base, and the only way I can describe it is that it looks like a building just hanging in the air. They're so big that when they're flying slowly it almost seems like they aren't moving. Even though I understand the principles of physics that allow planes to fly, whenever I see something like that in person I feel like I almost have to force my brain to accept that something that large is actually in the air.

[@1marcelfilms]

Why its just simple physics and complicated physics

[@johnb9394]

Well... it is defying gravity....

[@bryanseitz8137]

Every time I watch one of these massive planes fly, I imagine the look on Orrville & Wilbur's faces.😆😆😆

[@josephastier7421]

They could have flown their first powered flight inside a C-5.

[@theboothy91]

One of them lived long enough to see commercial aircraft I'm pretty sure

[@meerkat192]

Wow I’ve seen something even bigger then my mother in law 😳

[@lordazn]

@@meerkat192 this guy wins the incentive flight.

[@neurospizz75]

Exactly

[@schoolly357]

25 seconds from spool up to airborne, amazing

[@brucebangeman8627]

@schooly357-i counted 15 seconds from brake release, to front wheels off ground

[@oneolddog8809]

I’ve seen these in Wurzburg Germany. I still marvel at the fact something so huge can fly.

[@sabyegrp]

We live less than 4 miles from Travis and see these beasts all the time, often doing touch and go training, and they still amaze me.

[@robertedwards9186]

I was stationed at Dover AFB, DE from 1993-2000 and I worked near the flight line a majority of my time there. The C-5 is one of my favorite aircraft in the USAF. Thanks for sharing!!!

[@UNITED38Heavy]

My pleasure, I used to see them up here near Stewart in the Hudson Valley of NY when the 105th still flew them. Thanks for the awesome comment!

[@cycleguy1943]

Takeoffs and landings at Lajas Field,Azores a lot in my time stationed there in’83-94🇺🇸

[@saulfernandez8876]

what a roar they make...i had the privilege of watching these as a kid since i lived close to military base. What a thrill it was, such majestic looking craft.

[@gracien2008]

Ohhhh, this never gets old... I love that Bird :)

[@johnnyandersom9226]

Just incredible that something that big and heavy flies and takes off with seemingly little runway.

[@johnshields6852]

I drove a rig back in the 90's and on the highway in western Mass I saw three of these things take off in succession, remarkable huge aircraft. God bless America.🇺🇸

[@UNITED38Heavy]

Amen! Happy Thanksgiving!

[@alangeddes268]

It was during the Airborne certification jumps that I first walked up the ramp and was awed by its size. During the airdrop configuration testing it was amazing what we could get inside. Loved that big old truck.

[@rickyparrish8310]

I understand the the avionics of flight ✈️ but it still amazes me how these heavy of planes especially fully loaded can fly 😮😊

[@nenaddimi8319]

i loved watching them take off heavy. When the spool the engines to build up rpm, the ground shakes

[@brandontrini]

Awesome video!! Great sound even though those are the newer engines, liked!

[@adonislimes6156]

Fun fact: A C-5M can take off using 30-40% less runway length than equivalent weight 747.

[@premiumaviation1911]

Thats because of the ammount of lift that its high anhedral wing design creates the same can be said with a c17

[@eelyeoj5799]

Brings back memories when I was a crew chief at Dover Afb De. from 1991-1995 on C-5B tail number 6013.

[@louferrao2044]

Nothing like the Galaxy. I flew in them in the 80's while in the Army and it never stops amazing me.

[@pacificrules]

GREAT footage. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@mylosairplanefan]

Spectacular to see, what a big beast! Well done! :D

[@theDoubleH63]

Powerful takeoff, awesome catch!

[@dljones915]

Ahhhhh its too quiet. :( I miss the old screaming C5A

[@semco72057]

It is nice to see the aircraft take off and land, and the C-5's are our largest aircraft and they can put on a show.

[@Mostopinionatedmanofalltime]

I flew in C-141 starlifter, that’s as big as I’ve flown in.😢 Never got a chance to go in the C5A.

[@superyoshibrosjgplush7671]

The C-5M Super Galaxy is most definitely my favorite airplane ever made, and even if the older engines have a unique sound to C-5s. I prefer the newer engines on the C-5M being much more powerful, and they sound cleaner. Also the C-17 is my second favorite plane, which Dover AFB houses both of them.🇺🇲🩶

[@UNITED38Heavy]

Couldn’t agree more! The C-5 is my personal favorite aircraft, Stewart (KSWF) used to be home to 13 C-5’s. I sure miss the screaming TF-39 engines, but it’s nice to see the Galaxy modernized up to current standards. The C-17 is insane too, an aircraft of that size being so maneuverable is no easy feat. They don’t build them like they used to!

[@Wolverines77]

Great footage and capture of the "Banshee Scream" as I took to calling it on our 2nd tour at Rhein Main AB (80-84)...

[@99carnot]

Awesome view of this! Very cool to see the gear retract. Liked-nice work!!

[@thomasblankinship98]

My Grandfather built the landing gear assembly and installed it on the original A model . Don't think they have changed anything on it .

[@patjackson1657]

That's the biggest STOL airplane I ever saw! Thanks for sharing!

[@UNITED38Heavy]

The C-5 sure is impressive, when empty she gets off the ground quick! Thanks for watching!

[@RossAviationWorld]

EPIC TAKEOFF THERE!!!! Fantastic catch and video of this HUGE BEAST! :DD

[@JRoberts33]

Very cool, I'd see those take off every now and then when I lived in Tucson next to Davis Monthan AFB.. There's no sound like an C-5 Galaxy taking off, unmistakable...

[@Boeingspotter1]

Awesome catch, that thing's huge!

[@jrftworth]

Compared to the TF-39, this thing gets moving quickly

[@Roddy_Zeh]

Nowhere near as good as the TF-39, _but_ ...not a bad sound either. Thanks for the video!

[@fpolanco125]

I Love The C-5M Super Galaxy Thank You So Much!

[@anthonyscott4589]

I like the old engines,too!

[@mah584jr]

Great takeoff! Nicely filmed!

[@neilbolger2679]

Amazing for their size and impressive too. Great vid and thanks for sharing this good vid

[@UNITED38Heavy]

Appreciate the comment, glad you enjoyed!

[@jakemoeller7850]

I was stationed at Clark AFB in the early 70s when these bad boys were delivering hardware.

[@alangeddes268]

Eighth year as a paratrooper and the first time they opened that door it scared the hell out of me.

[@raymondtrippy3610]

God Bless America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@UNITED38Heavy]

@@raymondtrippy3610 Amen!

[@dereksmith1013]

Although it doesn't have the classic sound of the TF39 engines anymore, kind of sounds like a DC-10 or a 747 now...still a little bit of a classic in that sense.

[@Thoe_mason]

The new engines are faster as well.

[@rg689]

Every time I drive by that place I hope to see a take off or landing! 🤞

[@Russell1971]

If any of you can believe it, the Airbus A380 double-decked airliner has about the same size footprint as this C-5M - the C-5 being just a few feet longer.

[@Cigarsnguitars]

Amazing how little runway required to get a Lockheed C-5B Galaxy airborne. 😎🤘

[@torino390]

That was about 26 or 27 seconds from rest to airborne. Wow! 😳

[@Wolverines77]

Quest TV has a 2 or 3 part special hosted by Richard Hammond of Top Gear fame on the inner workings of the Galaxy without needing to be a aeronautical engineer to enjoy. Viewable on KZbin

[@TheFokker03]

you should try standing near a landing C-5! i've done it a few times at RAF/USAFE Lakenheath in the UK.Although Mildenhall normally handles them,runway repairs caused them to be diverted to Lakenheath. F15's landing are also fairly loud!

[@jamesevans1104]

Fun fact #2 with the old engine the c5 could lift 560 ton of cargo. All of the c5 have the new engine that can go faster and lift more cargo. But we are about 100 years behind in technology on m5. M5 is in the the star system in Capricorn. 5.6 light years away .

[@smw381st]

I sure liked the sound of the older engines a lot more than the new ones.

[@UNITED38Heavy]

I agree completely, such a powerful experience when heard in person. I look back fondly on those classic TF39 sounds, looking forward now I’m just grateful the C-5 still flies!

[@smw381st]

@@UNITED38Heavy Living close to the runway at Bangor International they have touch and go aircraft a lot and even Air Force One!

[@PopulismIsForBottomFeeders]

Yanks like to complain about them being quieter now and how they don't sound like the old models, but counterpoint: I like that I can now watch C-5 take offs without having to shut off my car alarm between vids.

[@smw381st]

@@PopulismIsForBottomFeeders I guess i just like loud airplanes but hate loud trucks and loud motorcycles. And there is a C5M headed this way right now to do the touch and go landings.

[@skbenergy]

awesome !!!!

[@allgood6760]

Awesome 👍✈️

[@robertkabatoff817]

Love the fence....Awesome.....

[@UNITED38Heavy]

Yeah, you’ll find those surrounding most military bases....

[@JohnJohansen2]

It's amazing that such two little barrels under each wing, really kan make that giant machine fly.😲

[@jamesbumgardner3476]

AWESOME

[@kalef1234]

looks like it was going so slow but I guess that's because it's so massive! crazy. Wonder if the Planetside 2 devs got the name for the large troop transport from this aircraft haha

[@Wolverines77]

I have watched the C-5 A & B models taking off into 30 to 50 knot headwinds at Ramstein AB where the literally looked like they were levitating at about 500 feet altitude, being held aloft by those massive, screaming engines and those enormous leading and following edge flaps. As amazing as it was to watch and listen to the F-4E's screaming off the base ans later the F-16's nothing compares to watching and listening to this BEAST taking off and landing. Growing up as an Air Force brat I was in and out of those birds dozens of times at airshows, even getting to climb up to the flight deck before security was forced to tighten up. It wasn't until I was in the Marine Corps taking 3 weeks leave after finishing my MOS training and flying back to Ramstein to visit family and friends that I was able to fly in one from Dover AFB to Rota NAS in Spain. So weird sitting in the troop deck, facing the tail instead of the nose.

[@judithbyrne4928]

Incredible

[@Chuck59ish]

The big advantage the C-5M has with the higher thrust engines, the TF-39 have 44,000 lbs of thrust and that compressor howl, while the CF6-80C2 has 50,580 lbs of thrust and meets the Stage 4 noise and emission regulations. I remember when Canada had the old Boeing 707-320C aircraft with the Jtd3- engines when they took off they'd set off car alarms and when they took off from airports like Winnipeg and Vancouver they were find $ 10,000 CDN for being too loud. So that was the problem with the old C5s with the TF-39 engines and their howl, too much noise.

[@iarissei]

Yeah, but that howl from the old tf-39's is the most unique sound of any turbo fan, akin to the engines of the a-10 (though they got re- engined, too, I think?) I miss the flightline. 😁

[@Porsche4life]

@@iarissei yeah I think they use more powerful Bombardier CRJ engines from the crj 700 I believe

[@KB2HSH]

What a monster!

[@maxkoll118]

Superbe giant !!

[@KManXPressTheU]

You can tell instantly an M Model from the A/B: The Engine Noise.

[@d.r.chrischristensen4820]

Great aircraft

[@ximenoworks]

You can tell in either had a very light load or is empty.

[@wtstfire]

To see an airplane as big as a strip mall jump into the sky with such authority... If you've never witnessed it firsthand and heard those engines scream...

[@UNITED38Heavy]

The TF-39 was the best engine to witness. Grew up with it here in NY, wish they kept the C-5’s or at least upgraded them to the “M” model.

[@Steez51]

TF-39 power plants sounded so much better. Still an amazing aircraft whatever they sling under the wings.

[@ItsKibet]

Nothing like that GE CF6 whine which is pretty much the TF39 that they use.

[@themomentchannel3498]

almost sounds like a 747-400

[@UNITED38Heavy]

Sure does, the C-5M uses the CF6 series engine which is widely used on a multitude of aircraft ranging from the 747-400, MD-11, A300, A330, 767, etc. I believe the military designation for this engine is the F138.

[@MichaelClark-bd2sw]

This plane reminds me of a Bumblebee. It's wings look too short, it's body looks too fat, and yet it still can fly.

[@trje246]

The gear rotates medially 90 degrees before retracting?? That's cool as

[@nerd45paul]

That’s just crazy

[@joshuadowdle9691]

0:50 In the opening of the engines some vapor forms but only lasts a few seconds. Anyone know what's going on there?

[@steveham2622]

That is moisture being sucked out of the air being compressed at the inlet of the engine.

[@sonnypruitt6639]

Wish I could get it up like that.

[@denisesills3111]

Rumbles up in da air!!!!

[@chrisnandhar]

This is GE CF6 engine 😊

[@Nlangkirby135]

Chrisnandhar Ocgy The military designation for the CF6 is the F138.

[@danielpearson6306]

Still an amazing aircraft.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

But the loud ones were Better

[@bestamerica]

' american C-5 super galaxy is a sooo beautifully airplane... almost same as boeing JUMBO 747 airplane

[@khurampervaiz5863]

In mere 26 seconds, from stand still to airborne

[@mountainryder3056]

Impressive old aircraft

[@RailfanKamryn1172]

the md11F and C-5 galaxy had a baby and made the C-5M

[@markflanagan6653]

The power

[@adambadass]

A C-5 told me one time that runways are for babies.

[@UNITED38Heavy]

I don’t doubt it one bit!

[@d.r.chrischristensen4820]

I witnessed touch and goes on the C5A

[@Kuhladestkyicky]

Impulse engines? Stark Tech? Flubber?

[@frankgrimesification]

Probably was lightly loaded. Impressive, nonetheless.

[@Strange087]

They haven't been flying these in a while I live 2 miles down the street and don't hear them like use to I hear the c-17s most the time and I know the difference between that and c5m they whistle loud and since been here since 2012 but this about one of few thing i like about here most stuff sucks

[@Ni-coMargaret]

nice

[@Sophocles13]

They are SO quiet with the new engines. It's a bit of a bummer. Look up a c5a or c5b takeoff with the TF39 engine and you'll go deaf. You used to feel it deep in your chest when they flew overhead.

[@kidkique]

What's the deal with the tf-39?

[@seahydra3108]

F138 better than TF39 in many things. Except sound. Sound of TF39 really better.

[@sreedevirajmohan3806]

Its engines are ge cf6 80

[@jeremiahlong9938]

mis the old C-5 sound

[@doctorcatmeowmeow9619]

im scared of flying but i'd rather fly in this plane than the commercial plane...cause i know theres parachutes...hahaha...probably the shortest take-off...

[@kevindepew5705]

Omg look out

[@user-zj3tq8lq1u]

Great C17 .... Indian Air forse Use this C 17

[@UNITED38Heavy]

This is not a C-17….read the title.

[@patriciosilvarobalino9832]

This is a C5

[@keiffers5]

not as good of a take off sound anymore since they got rid of the original TF-39s.....miss that scream

[@user-vy7mx9lk9p]

C-5 number 1

[@malcolmabram2957]

One can tell a C-5, it has a distinctive whine.

[@Leon-Hardt]

Not like our beloves TF-39 but soun nice 00:45

[@user-kj4pf7zz1w]

Afrique

[@hondarider100r]

They made the C5 sound dumb 😔

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[@alangeddes268]

Actually it's too big to fly. It is all done with mirrors. 😂

[@cochoa12]

Poor filming

[@UNITED38Heavy]

Thanks! Must be why this video got over 200 likes.