The C-5 Galaxy: US Air Force Largest Plane Ever Made | Documentary 

I spent 26 years in Air Force maintianing the C-5, retiring in 2010. My last six years was dedicated to the development of the C-5M which would allow the C-5 life to reach 2040. The modernization has significantly enhanced its reliabilty, crew work load, and increase abilities that wasn't avaible before. I often would travel to repair broke C-5 and would return with the aircraft. Lot of memories....so many stories about C-5`s.

I flew with my Marine Attack Helicopter into Saudi Arabia in a C-5. Six AH-1W Cobras (total of 12) in two C-5s. We were the first Marine Attack Squadron on the ground in preparation for Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1990. The C-5 is an amazing flying machine.

I deployed twice in the C-5, and other than it being extremely loud inside, was great. In one AC we carried 3 Black Hawks, spare parts and crews. It was impressive

I was a young boy, my father an E-9 in the USAF stationed at Hickam AFB on Oahu, Hawaii'. It was the late sixties and we were able to walk through the latest and greatest cargo plane in the arsenal; the C5 Galaxy. At eight or nine years old, I was in absolute awe of that magnificent aircraft. That's a memory I'll never forget.

Crew Chief on the C-5 was my second career in the Military. The 1st 5 I was an active duty Imagery Interpreter. My second career was a Reservist as a Crew Chief on the C-5. It was a great Aircraft and surprisingly easy to work on. To be honest if you could read, comprehend, turn a wrench you could be a C 5 Crew Chief. The hardest part of the job was the extreme weather conditions you would encounter on cross country trips. Travis and Dover were cold in winters, Texas was Hot in summers. You go SE Asia and its either hot or raining. I retired in 97 so I'm certain it's changed quite a bit over the pat 26yrs.

I have worked on the big girl for almost 40 years. I'm always impressed.

What an absolute beast... And to think that it was built in the 60s is just unbelievable

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Massive doesn't describe this plane. You have to see it. I am always in awe when I get to see it at EAA every year.

I had the honor to fly in this marvelous plane from Spain to Delaware, it was a very comfortable flight.

I had the privilege of going aboard the first C-5 Galaxy to fly across the Pacific. It landed at Clark Air Force Base in the Philippines, where I was stationed as a Lieutenant. This was in the summer of 1970.

My favorite plane to fly stand-by back in my active duty days.

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When this type of plane exist bring a smile to my face what a marvelous aircraft.

I was stationed on Shemya AFB in the Aleutian’s in 1983 when a C-5. crashed short of the runway. Ripped everything from the main gear back to the cargo doors out. They rebuilt that dog and flew it gear down back to Georgia for permanent repairs. Incredible plane. Great documentary.

Как всегда, отличная работа

I lived next to an Air Force base in the 70s (when I was off school, id watch the planes as much as I could)....I did 30yrs in the Air Force.....loved every second/minute/hour/year

Amazing A/C..We had 3 of them stopover one night at Glasgow Airport in the early 1980's .One of the crew attended hospital for an injury..Then they refuelled and took off early in the morning..

Amazing aircraft. Proof, that if you put enough power behind anything, you can make it fly.😊

I was stationed with these at Altus AFB in Oklahoma. This plane is so big, it looks like its flying in slow motion. Seriously. It also has it's own distinctive sound.

I've flown in a couple of these. They are beasts. When i was in Kandahar with the 101st in 02', we were next to the airfield and heard them land/take-off every day. Ol' girl is loud.

Loved watching these fly out of Dover

thanks for this real good docs

What a beast of an aircraft.

Excellent pour la re migration!

Couldn't agree more! Science is like magic in action.

LOVE THAT PLANE ❤🛫

What an absolutely beautiful bird not just aesthetically but in design. What a thrill it must be to fly her or on her. Just impressive.

Fantastic ! 🌟

It's an absolute modern marvel... .. period! 😮.

wow. this is amazing !

Awesome ❤❤❤

What a beautiful beast!

Insane. The gas consumption of these alone is remarkable, along with being gas stations in the sky while transporting to destination of large fleets. wow. Gr8! Peace ☮💜Love

Thanks, everyone, for your C5 stories! Most impressively is the absolute respect you all have for such a remarkable machine! I would love to see 1 .. WOW! THANKS AGAIN! WOW!

So in the early 1960's I lived about one mile form Santa Monica Airport. Douglas Aircraft was there and building rocket parts. C-124's and C-133's would land and takeoff there on a pretty consistent basis. For a kid this was so exciting to experience. I was at that airport all the time and saw many very cool aircraft.

Clear presentation and quality visuals. I stayed with my mate, near Rota airbase, Cadiz, Spain. C5 lifters flew over the house to land at Rota. The sound of their engines was awesome as they feathered down to land. Maybe 400ft. above !. Lovely. Thanks all and lady presenter. Dave

Dover AF base, they are fun to watch, especially overhead when they get on the throttle,cool sound.

Used to spend time near Dover where we saw these beasts always. They did a lot of practice takeoffs and landings outside of their normal operations. The gent across the street from where we were got us a tour where we got to be in the cockpit. Felt like being in a skyscraper.

Am a humble prop pilot Australia here, saw one coming in on a RAAF base and that's one piece of heavy iron indeed. What many people may not realize whether it be large or light iron its exactly the same aero dynamic and flight principles producing lift ect, admittedly the larger the airframe the more hours needed in the log book and with the behemoth here untold hours of training and time under hand. Grey beard here am happy with twin , VFR/IFR and a few other current ratings. @09:17 what a beautiful flare indeed met the black stuff in glide mode and kissed it quietly. @11:25 son that is how choppers are born :) Both are STOL that in itself to me is amazing considering just their ramp weight. mmm the super guppy was also an amazing piece of work from memory NASA (Never A Straight Answer) had a lot 2 do with it? Am making comments as I watch and just noticed it had the NASA logo and was prop driven yet the other guppies where shown where high bypass jet driven. But I digress have been told I do that good people.

I flew with my Marine Attack Helicopter into Saudi Arabia in a C-5. Six AH-1W Cobras in two C-5s. We were the first Marine Squadron on the ground in preparation for Desert Shield/Desert Storm in 1990. The C-5 is an amazing flying machine.

We got in to one of the C-5s last Saturday at Travis Air Force Base during the air show. It’s really huge.

I used to work in the Motorpool at Pine Gap Alice Springs, we used to unload the Galaxy cargo onto Prime Movers and take it back to the base, lovely aircraft, we also used to unload the starlifter as well.

Big and good-looking 👍 How long do you think the C5 will remain in service, and what do you think the successor will be like?

Loved the early gray and white airforce livery

Amazing 1 million plus pounds held up by air❤

The best flight I ever took was on a C-5 from Yokota AB Japan to Travis AFB California. I had four seats to myself, 4 pillows, 4 blankets. Right after takeoff, I fell asleep and was woken up when we were on final into Travis. I wish all flights were like that.

Awesome!

Great video but until you've been in one, you just can't understand how awesome this plane is.

Es fabuloso el c5 galaxy enorme avión

Incredible heavy transport aircraft. It looks like Russia and Airbus stole some of our ideas. Fabulous video! Thank you. 😊😊😊❤❤❤

Smoothiet plane ride in any weather conditions

I have had the privilege of seeing and going inside one of these beasts some time ago, awesome is an understatement, how they are able to fly staggers the mind.

Like aircraft carriers or subs, its hard to appreciate completely from pictures or video. In person, and even more inside, this things insane. Its hard to believe it flies.

I was stationed at Travis AFB the day the first C-5 flew in. It flew around the tower at an amazingly low altitude and so slow it looked like it was floating! Such a unique sound too

l live by moffet field in calif. Loved it when they used to fly over. Man they can scream!!!!

EXCELLENT👍

We flew Space-A on a C-5 from Dover to Ramstein. It was like flying in a metal city! It was huge!

Massive size aircraft.😮

I was blessed to be Air lifted out of Fort Hood to Norway in 72. We went there for a training exercise. Like taking the entire city block with you

I read where several guys talked about how loud these birds were if you lived on base or off, and they are correct. I still think Seymour J in NC with the B-52s and F-4s were pretty dang loud also. Anyone agree? Retired in ‘94 from Wright Pat, super quite base. Thanks to all my brothers and sisters for all you did…..

.....very cool plane. It still staggers me how it leaves the ground. Question: Fully loaded, how high can it fly, or does weight not make a difference? 😎☯️🌱

I wonder how much more Powerful this Plane would be if they upgraded to the Next Generation Engines used on the 747-800 because for such a large Aircraft it is still using engines with the thrust capacity of the 747-300?!

I grew up in Upstate New York in the Hudson Valley and Stewart Air Force Base was where a lot of C-5's were stationed. They often flew very slowly over our homes and high school rather low in altitude and they were a massive sight to see in the sky! Their GE engines have a distinct sound and it was awesome to hear the pilot throttle up in speed!

I doff my hat to you military for your selfless service to protect us here and even the world at large. May God reward you and your families in ways exceeding your humble expectations.

I live in Suffolk and about 10 of these must go over my head every day. US must be shipping some serious cargo to or through the UK right now

I was on "wheels watch" in MCAS Iwakuni Japan and had 2 fly in. Incredible aircraft. Huge is an understatement. There were little air devils (mini tornados) for 20-30 minutes after they landed.

Good video - However, one detail you got wrong is the engines on the C-5M -- the TF-39 engines have been discontinued - and the fleet is now equipped with GE CF6-80C Turbofan engines developing 50,580lbs pounds of thrust each.

This plane is crazy

The first time you walk up to and then into one is an OMG moment. When they open the doors or the ramp to jump out it awe inspiring. Love these monsters. PS: They are too big to fly. Its all done with mirrors I think.

When I first heard they were looking to replace Airforce One, my first thought was the C-5 Galaxy as the only comparably sized aircraft. It would have the added advantage of being easy to conceal on any airbase if you kept the Olive Drab colouring.

Wow Gigantic

I worked on that very aircraft in the opening shot! The Patriot Wing is Westover ARB in Mass.

Oh The Sound Of The Engines, You Could Always Tell It Was A C-5, Before You Seen It.

840,000 pound payload! Incredible!

I've had the pleasure of seeing both the C-5 galaxy & Super Guppy in the skies over Lake Charles, Louisiana @ our Northrop Grumman industrial airport.

I’ve flown on the C5 twice, very fun ride. I call them screaming Mimi’s. I was in the military, 27 years, and when I was on deployment to Rota Spain, it was a major hub during the war, and those guys would be screaming down the runway at all hours of the night. The passenger compartment above the main cabin is a nice quiet ride. The only weird thing is you have no clue when you’re about to land since there is only one window by the emergency exit.

I was one of very few pilots with the honour of flying many of these big rigs in the sky. BUT Then I woke up from my awesome dream :P

I appreciate everyone's military service thats commented. Being that my father was a fulIbird and mom a major i never had to move. Would guess not too many people in the world have been able to witness as many flyovers of the C5 as I have and continue to. Born at lackland afb and growing up in san antonio I can tell the sound of one of those minutes before I can see. Even as a kid it was jaw dropping to see an aerial warehouse flying several hundred feet off the ground. The sound that thing makes and how slow it looks like it's traveling is a testament to the absolute absurd size of this. Blessings from TX

Just imagining the first pilots to fly the C5. "You want us to do what with this thing???"

Yeah we got two tanks and a couple of houses in here .lol.. impressive aircraft

I enjoyed that..

I really enjoyed this. Thank you

Impressive.

I love these engineering behemoths. What a shame Russia had to destroy the Ukrainian Antonov. I guess that was a bit larger than the C-5

Its also is/was the jet with the best sounding engines although not quite as good as the old engines.

I lost count of how many times I flew on the C5 during my 24 years in the USAF. Mostly out of Clark AB, Yokota AB, Osan AB, and Andersen AFB, Guam. It’s amazing a plane that big can get off the runway! If I recall correctly, only 2 crashed. One during Operation Babylift from Vietnam and one in the Gulf War.

A1C Grove me 436 fms Dover thanxz great video

Yes, this is good!

I worked Fuels Systems on the C-5 in the 90's.

What a amazing aircraft!!

was at the mockup in 1966, with my tank, from fort Benning Georgia.

My old bird right there! I flew C-5’s for 20 years. For the last eight of my tenure I was also flying the 747 (which I still fly today).

I would like to know what the total tab is for maintenance and annual inspection is on this airplane? Please let me know within 10,000 dollars USD the annual cost to operate and have this inspected.

I remember walking around in one of these at an airshow... felt like being in an airport hanger :) PS - It seems like it could carry a whole lot of Rapid Dragon pallets :)

That’s my favorite MDS in MAC.

I was stationed at Dover AFB Delaware. A C-5 base. I've loaded a lot of cargo on C-5s.

that's a big ass building with wings. i applaud the engineers.

I've seen one at an air show many years ago. A real giant, very impressive. Just looking at the plumpish fuselage, it's hard to imagine it could actually fly, and fly it did, the plane took off and did some very impressive manoeuvers.

It would be more effective with Rolls Royce Trent engines - more power, lower fuel burn.