@gomilitary68 well it's not a fighter so that's a pretty obvious statement.. Unless ofcourse, it's being defended by most Western Modern fighter Jets..
I was in the Australian Air Force and back in the 70's we had an exercise in Australia with the US Airforce, and some of the equipment they brought over was amazing just like this big beast. Impressive indeed.
As a US Marine, had the opportunity to fly in a C-5 a few times. Most notable was when we had to pack up our whole squadron in MCAS Tustin (HMH-465) and move 12 CH-53E, all assets and all personnel to MCAS Futenma Okinawa in 1991 for the 1st CH-53E Squadron in Okinawa. We started tearing down and loading the 53Es extremely early in the morning and had to remove the auxiliary fuel tanks, the number 1 and 3 engine, tail rotor blades, main rotor blades and the motor rotor gear box to get everything to fit. I think with the tear down, we were able to fit 3 53Es in the bay. Everything occurred at MCAS El Toro. We had 5 C5s and 2 C-141s to move everything. Remember seeing the local newspaper the next day and they thought we were returning to Iraq due to the high volume of activity. Flying in the C5 passenger section with rear facing seats was an experience. Not many windows and lots of cigarette smoke. We made a stop in Hawaii then continued on to MCAS Futenma Okinawa. As a CH-53E Crew Chief, it took about a week to put my bird back together. Great experience.
@@ryanwimberley2164 Correct, a Super Stallion was unable to fit in a C-141. It was difficult to enough to fit it in a C-5. The purpose was to replace the legacy CH-53Ds (Sea Stallions) and retire the Deltas. Therefore, all assets - personal, aircraft, tools, were moved from MCAS Tustin to MCAS Futenma. So, not a typical deployment. Everything went. Needed a variety of air assets to move an entire USMC CH-53E squadron over the Pacific.
I believe I was on Tustin for that event. I was stationed up the road at ElToro and spent a lot of time at Tustin. Sky Hawk / F-18 hydraulics-man. I was around at the time whe Lcpl Foote stole the jet. He was in my Squadron.
Public Affairs 105MPad MSGT Carl K Mar was my father who recently passed. 29 1/2 years from Vietnam to Iraq 2009. I grew reading his stories in the last 10 years of his service. I love your reporting and just knew you had to be public affairs. Thank you for your videos. I know my father would have loved your work.
As a Soldier, I had the privilege of being a passenger on a C-5, shortly after 9/11. The Air Force crew was absolutely professional in their wartime mission to get us to our wartime destination. Hats off to the US Air Force!
Retired Air Force here. I never flew in a C5 but I did get to go into the cockpit of a flying C-141 which was the baby version of this. Quite an experience.
Those of us that were building the C-5 at 19 and 20 years old in Marietta are now thinking about retirement. That was my first job. I'm 57 now with 35 years of seniority at an airline.
The level of competence and intelligence of the support crew and flight crew that operate this aircraft is insane. These guys are the best of the best. Thanks to you for all you do to keep out country safe.
My dad was one of the original seven load masters in the AF. I basically grew up at Dover AFB, DE, home to the C5 A,B and M. And now the "little" C17...😊
@@Midnight.Rain.747. The letters refer to later generations of an aircraft. First gen. is A, 2nd gen. B, and so forth. Generational change is when major modifications are done to the entire fleet, such as re-doing the wingbox, or designing new engines. I don't know why the AF went all the way to M, as I was gone by the time this happened. Hopefully a current or recent Galaxy crewmember will come along and tell us that.
Wow , you can tell the professionalism, knowledge, in all those interviewed , From the load master , to the pilots , flight engineers , Maintenance crews .... Wow!!!!! USAF , much respect .... With love from kenya
They always bring these to Aviation Nation here in Vegas/Nellis AFB and it's super cool that they let everyone walk through the cargo hold...truly massive indeed :D also never realized there was that many extra seats behind the cockpit
No begging for subscribers, no constant harassment to "let me know in the comments below", no "smash that like button". EXCELLENT content on one of my all-time favorite aircraft. I dearly miss those old engines that were on the C-5As and C-5Bs that made the incredible grinding/growling sound as it approached and the SCREAM as it went past...I remember when these would be doing "touch and goes" all night into Kelly AFB only a few hundred feet over our dorm on Lackland AFB!! Man, it was ANNOYING hearing these things just SCREAMING over the dorm every 15 minutes for HOURS while we were trying to sleep during BMT but oh how I miss it now!! Because of the reasons in my comments you've DEFINITELY earned my subscription!! THANK YOU for realizing just how annoying it is hearing "smash that like button, subscribe, etc" and the "let me know in the comments below"!!! EVERYONE using RU-vid knows how it works and if they are interested in the content and they like the channel they'll subscribe and "like" all on their own without the constant harassment. DEFINITELY going to support this channel!
Having spent my entire 26 year career devoted to the C-5, I feel so honored for those who have had experienced the C-5 in its abilities. I enjoy reading and hearing the stories on how the C-5 made an impact.
As an Air Cargo Specialist stationed at Dover AFB Delaware, I was often on the ground crew. We loaded and unloaded the C-5A in all kinds of weather. My most enjoyable times were when I drove the 55K Loaders during loading and unloading operations.
I was stationed at Dover Afb 1981 to 1985. I worked in ramp services and loaded C5 and every cargo plane that came through the base. I miss being on the flightline
I was an Air Terminal Operations officer at Yokota AB back in the '70s. My most memorable load for a C5 was a propeller shaft from the USS Midway. It weighed over 70,000 lbs.
Next video......Maybe something to do with ground maintenance of aircraft, aero-port (palletized/bulk handling), avionics or other systems maintainers, ATC, etc. I like the idea of things outside of the military but still aviation related. Keep it up !
I flew in one from Travis Air Force Base down to Panama back in the mid-80s, and I remember thinking to myself "Man, you could play a full court basketball game inside of this thing!"
Great video Sam, such a magnificent machine. Hope they can get some or convert them to put out the wild fires it would require minimum trips to put out the wild fires.
I flew on the C5 many times when I was in the Army. This is an awesome aircraft. The rear facing seats are strange during takeoff, but during flight I couldn't tell the difference from a civilian plane. The C5 flights I flew on rarely had any turbulence.
I'm proud to say my dad was on the team that designed the navigation system on the C5A and he was one of the people that went to Newark Air Force Base in Ohio and taught the Air Force how to use it.
You have an awesome job Sam 😎 Question: do transporters like these have fighter escorts when flying close to "unfriendly" nations? I was surprised at the recent video of a Chinese fighter coming so close to a B-52 which is a bomber but was without escort.
I suppose the answer depends on the what the current tensions are with an unfriendly nation. Both Russia and China are known to maneuver their aircraft and ships in ways that are considered “unprofessional” in the West, because they cause the US aircraft or vessel to maneuver abruptly to eliminate the potential for a collision-while in international airspace or waters. In the west, this sort of flying and sailing is called “hazarding your aircraft/vessel,” and is not looked upon kindly by the captain’s superiors. Fighter escorts can reduce that risk for large aircraft, but a ship is usually on its own-the presumption being that if it is a warship, it has weapons to “encourage” an unfriendly vessel to respect its space.
In the case you mentioned, the absence of fighter escorts for the B-52 bomber could be due to a variety of factors such as mission specifics, strategic considerations, or operational constraints. However, it is generally standard practice for military aircraft to be accompanied by fighter escorts in high-risk areas to enhance their security and minimize the possibility of hostile encounters.
Ad retired AF office thank for showing what they do. An as one who has been retired for 17 years I am proud of the airmen and their keeping the air force tradition strong.
I always loved the design of the C-5 and I was lucky to check out this thing on one of the recent MCAS Miramar airshows. I knew a lot about the platform already but still I just couldn't believe the size of it seeing it up close and personal. It was all open to explore and stepping in felt like entering a concert hall. Incredible aircraft and definitely one of the coolest engineering marvels to ever come to existence.
When I was in the RAF we had 6 of these beasts in. Its a bit scary marsahlling one of them as when you cross the bats you HOPE the pilot can see you! We were waiting for the load to arrive so USAF turned up and we played '5 a side soccer' inside the C5!!!! Thats a BIG plane!
My dad was in the 126th Air Refueling wing and stationed at O'hare Airport when I was a kid in the 70s. I used to go out and visit him... I couldn't do this today, but I used to ride my bike inside of one of those and dorm the ramps. I would just hang out in most of the planes and hangars!
Honestly this video doesn't do it justice I was in afjrotc in high school and we took a trip to wright Patterson AFB and the C-5 super galaxy is HUGE and I mean HUGE HUGE
Love the C-5! I've had the opportunity to be in the cargo hold several times at airshows over the years, but had never seen the cockpit before. Great video!
USN, 68-74, ETR-2, NAS Miramar, 70-74, maintained GCA RADAR and TACAN. Somewhere I have an old snapshot of me sitting in the cockpit of a C5 with the Miramar Tower in the background. One had come there, and opened up with placards, etc, open to the public for a day or two. Absolutely HUGE
this is exactly what I worked on and where (travis) when I was in the AF 1973 - 1977! Up the tall, on top of and inside the wing and inlet of engine. Brings back memories. Never got to fly however.
I used to drive ambulances, and you have to take center of gravity into account with those, too. Most drivers are used to vehicles where the center of gravity is just in front of them and between the two front seats. In an ambulance, the engine up front is NOT the heaviest part of the vehicle: the box on the back is, since it has the patient, the crew, the medical gear, and oh yeah, a massive steel or aluminum tank of pressurized oxygen that takes a minimum of two people to load. The vehicle just handles differently with COG 5 feet behind you. I imagine the C-5 Galaxy pilots have use the simulator a lot to get used to flying an aircraft that, depending on what it is carrying, maneuvers differently. And obviously, the loadmaster’s job is critical. You wouldn’t want to be flying and have cargo shift.
Whats crazy to me is the pilots probably swapping pilot in control, so that one of them can answer questions during important phases like taxi or refueling.
I fell in love with the C-5 when I first saw one on my first deployment to Africa. I was AGE support and got to help them kneel for off-loading and got a tour of the aircraft.
Hey Sam I don't know if you know this but the C-5A also had a navigator on board. Only two active duty bases still utilize this venerable bird, of course Travis but also Dover, and while it is a proven airlifter it is also the loudest American cargo jet I've ever heard! I'd also suggest you do a video on the KC-10 if you haven't, of the Air Force's two refuelers it is my favorite! Great video, very informative!
I was stationed at Kelly AFB in the early 90's as an SP, we used to play basketball in them on graveyard shift. I will never forget that BUUURRRR sound on take off; didn't even look like it was moving, we used to lay on the hoods on our cars at the end of the runway in AWE. I WILL NEVER FORGET GET. god speed c5 galaxy.
Awesome video Sam, well done!! Like you, I too have always been fascinated by the C-5. I've been a AMT for over 20 years and I'm also a pilot. It still amazes me that aircraft that massive can do the things it does. Keep the great videos coming. Thanks again
At MCAS El Toro it was cool to watch the cabin and tail assembly taxiing above the fog bank. On GCA radar we typically had a return from the nose, the wings and the tail, making it appear to be a flight of three birds, so standard procedure was to verify a single aircraft flight. The pilots always chuckled...Cheers!
After highschool i went to a recruiter to join the air force and i got denied after a heart failure issues i got detected it but always been my favorite salute to all military looking a this young guys so smart flying this massive airplane make me proud of all. Thanks
I was a Crew Chief on C-130s from 1999-2009. The C-5 was a cool airframe but had poor mission capable rates. C-130 Crew Chiefs had a common joke about the C-5, "The Herc is slow but it will get there before a C-5".
My grandfather used to load these in Minnesota, North Dakota, Germany, and Vietnam as a load master in the 1970s during the ending of the Vietnam conflict. He said they used to load unimaginable quantities on those planes
