The Insane Amount of Power US Largest Aircraft Needs to Takeoff 

I've always been amazed by the fact that those engines can move that beast fast enough for it to take off and fly.

It’s really amazing how they were able to come up with create an engineer, the parts to build such a creation as this jet, watching them service the engines on this plane looking at all the wires the connections these things have to be thought about invented. It’s just an amazing process That they have come up with just to be able to fly even a much smaller plane. It’s truly amazing.

When I was stationed at El Toro MCAS I always enjoyed watching these beasts take off. It is so large you swear it can't move. Once it starts its take off, it looks like it is going so slow it will never be able to take off. Once it does take off it looks like it is going so slow it can't keep flying but is does

Flying 50 years makes me feel old. When I was in the Air Force, they were just trying to keep the wings from falling off. LOL

I rode a C5 into Iraq quite a few times and its a great ride! So, back in 2003 to 2006, i went to Iraq 3 times (not year deployments) and we would have a C5 to ourselves with our gear (Tier 2 Unit working for Tier 1) and fly into Biap. At the time, there was a rule that C5s could only come on at night. They are big and slow. They can be spotted from miles away, giving people time to set up RPGs or missiles of some sort, so only flying in at night. I always sat in the jump seat to watch and listen. Best seat in the house, to me at least. So, come into Iraq at like 40k feet, as we got close to the Landing Zone (LZ) we came down a little bit, maybe 8k feet or so. Once we got close enough, it was game on! They basically flew over the airport until they reached the center (idk, I'm not a pilot) and we would do a steep corkscrew down maneuver with a steep pull at the end for the landing. Maybe it doesn't sound like much, but when I'm looking down at the ground (you can see lights, ground itself Most of the time) from a c5 at dead of night, in almost a spin? It was fun and kind of nerve wracking at the same time. I hope a C5 pilot that flew into Iraq, early Iraq war, can tell us more about it here.

It's just incredible! Hats off to all who made this possible.

I was a crew chief on the C-5 at Kelly AFB, Tx. She is a thing of beauty and she has a distinct sound. She lumbers upwardly into the clouds, call her Big Bertha.

Absolute beast of an aircraft and marvel of aviation power and engineering.

I remember as a kid going to Van Nuys Airport in So Cal and seeing several Guppies there at any given time when I went flying with my dad!

While in the US ARMY and stationed at Ft. Campbell, KY at 160th SOAR, I was sent to load planner certification each year. This included air, rail, ship and ground transport. You really can’t conceptualize the size until you see apaches and Blackhawks being loaded aboard. Awesome to fly in as well. Great aircraft, along with the C17. 🫡👍

C-5s fly over my house all the time from Dover AFB. I'm glad they overhauled them with new engines that make them much quieter. In the 80s and 90s they used to scream when going over.

When I was getting my private pilots license many moons ago, while I was doing my cross country flight (in a Cessna 152) going into Stewart AFB/International and the tower called while on final and said “152M please hurry up you have a heavy behind you.” I turned around and saw nothing but GREEN out my rear window! Clearly the tower either didn’t know or care a 152 is a pack of gum with wings and a rubber band. I touched down ASAP and took the first taxiway, and the C5 blew past me. It was exhilarating and terrifying all at the same time.

I had one of those all to myself flying home from Iraq for R & R. In 2008. When I boarded it in Kuwait, there were two Air Force guys catching football in the cargo bay. They weren't screwing around either. They were running speed out & slant routes.

I worked on a offshore drilling rig in the high Arctic. North pole. The rig sat on the ice. We moved the rig with c130 Hercules amazing planes

I’ve flown FCC on tail number 7030 and was DCC on 7032. I was an Engine Run Certifier on C-5s for several years in Germany. The larger commercial aircraft like the 747 and A-380 are modern wonders but seeing an M1A1, semi-truck, or rocket booster on a C5 is awe-inspiring. FRED is a challenge to maintain but it’s fun.

I worked on those C5B ships @ Lockheed Martin in Marietta Georgia

The refueling part brought me back memories of my brother who used to fly the C-5. I have some fotos of him at this. The landing gear part reminded me of when approaching Ramstein AFB, Germany, the front wheels failed to open! Talk about a harrowing skid landing⚠️

These engine mechanics are truly amazing!!!! What amazing skills they have

C5 will be like the B52, a work horse that will preform it's tasked assignment for a very long time.

Totally intriguing! Can't wait to see what's next.

its insane how the engines look so small on that huge aircraft

WOOHOO, What a beast of an aircraft ! Ohhhhh how I love big !

I remember going to the Greenham Common Airshow in the UK in 1979 and we had the opportunity of walking through this gigantic aircraft. We were awestruck by its sheer size and volume. incredible that its now been in service since 1970. (Mind you there are still 58 B-52's in service and the last one rolled off the production line over 60 years ago!)

Just think when this plane is fully loaded between the weight of its cargo, and the weight of the plane itself the landing gear, I cannot even find the words to even describe the landing gear that has to be able to sustain such ana massive amount of weight I take my hat off to all the engineers that make this possible

its insane how the engines look so small on that huge aircraft. It's just incredible! Hats off to all who made this possible..

All of us still waiting to see a shot of the C-5 wheels actually touching down and kicking up some cool rubber smoke. I'm starting to think it's not going to happen.

Worked the B and M models. They're impressive but the engines on these aren't particularly powerful and are de-tuned as well. Also any video clips on this with the engines with the sucker doors making a lot of noise is the old TF39 which was even less power. But the C-5A/B was by far the best sounding airliner/cargo style plane ever made.

Interessante saber que a maior fábrica de motores da GE, que fabrica o motor do maior avião militar de carga, fica no Brasil !

It's incredible that so much weight can be flying 1000s of feet in the air, but we still haven't accomplished solving the small problems society has

I've seen these taking off and they are huge in person, they slow us to bring the fight anywhere in the world.🇺🇸

The footage shows both the current engines and the older TF39 engines despite labelling only the modern type of engine.

The video shows a mix of the original General Electric TF39 engine and also the latter General Electric F103 engines that were put on the M model. The smaller booster fan in front was was unique to the original TF39. I once was talking to a C5 pilot, and he loved flying the models with the upgraded engines. The way he described it was that it felt like the plane had a fifth engine!

I was in Airfield ops and trust me the galaxy is an amazing aircraft. The wings are designed to lift that monster on short runways.

I used to see and hear a wing of these near Martinsburg, WV when they would fly over my house in VA. The engines of the C-5 make a unique sound that I could always identify immediately.

*_Former Boeing Everett.... home of 747, 757, 767, 777, 787, and soon 797..._* Wonder what the C-5 Galaxy would be like if they traded those tiny GE engines for the same we use on Triple Seven? The C-5M Super Galaxy transport aircraft is powered by four GE CF6-80C2 turbofan engines each developing a thrust of 50,580lb. The length and diameter of the engine are 4.26m and 2.69m respectively. The dry weight of the engine is 9,860lb. 777 uses 2 GE90-115B engines, which reigns as the world's most powerful jet engine. Each engine puts out as much thrust as 2 of the smaller engines used on C-5 combined. The 777 engine is larger in diameter than the entire fuselage of our 737. Main fan is nearly 11 feet in diameter itself. Add containment and cowling the engine is huge. *_Maybe Lockheed doesn't want to take military advice from Boeing..._*

Super view of what the Navy does in protecting our country ..

Aww man….I’m missing the Antonov AN224 all over again. I love the C5, but the AN 224 used to be the largest cargo transport in the world

A lot of focus is placed on the power of the engines -- and rightfully so. Not discussed is the incredible strength of the mounting gear that prevents those insanely powerful engines from breaking loose, or shifting in any way. Also not discussed is the incredible strength of the wings, to hold 840,000 pounds off the ground, without snapping off or cracking. And when the plane encounters turbulence, or makes turns, perhaps more than a "G" of force on a turn, that doubles the weight that the wings are carrying. And it is not just the vertical weight... those wings are what pull the main section of the plane forward. The engines pull on the wings, and the wings pull on the rest of the plane. I am curious how many engines would need to fail, before the plane would not be able to maintain altitude. I am also curious about how many engines are needed to lift-off, given a long enough runway.

Why are we sending engines off USAF planes to Brazil to be overhauled...

Had the pleasure of hearing this thing take off every Saturday morning from Pope.

Thank you for sharing this amazing video. It's great to see.

My Dad used to take me to the Air Show at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio. I remember seeing this plane in person. Such a massive piece of machinery. They had it open from both ends so you could walk through it. They had the cockpit open as well. I remember one year they had an airliner at the Air Show. I went inside and sat down. I thought to myself, "I guess I'll never get to experience flying in an airplane". And then in 1996 and 1999 I went to California to visit my brother who was in the USAF stationed at Edwards A F.B. We went for Christmas (1996) and then I went alone for my birthday (1999). The plane that I rode on both times was the Boeing 747. I wish I could do it all over again. What memories!!! Loved the video. Thanks!! ✈️💙✈️💙✈️💙✈️💙✈️

I flew on one of these along with TWO D-9 Caterpillar Dozers from Houston Texas to Kuwait Airport in 1991.

You should also give the standard metric for your international audience.

Passenger 747-400 and 747-8 aircraft both have heavier take off weights than the Galaxy. The passenger version of the 747-400 with Royce RB-211 turbofans produces 240,000 lbs, 40,000 lbs more thrust than the C-5. And let's not talk about Russian transports like the recently lost Antonov Mriya which leaves both the 747 and C-5 for dead--as is often the case with Eastern European aircraft.

I get mind-flucted every time I watch these videos..

I jumped out of these back in the day. Oh yea it has power

Is there anyone other than me concerned that Brazil joined BRICS and our military aircraft are being maintained in Brazil?

May God Bless the USA and may HE protect and bless our Troops across the World Over. AMEN!!!

Great video! Thank you for sharing!

The engines seem so small relative to the size of the aircraft...but hey, it works.

We took a hop from Delaware to Germany in a C5 and it was the smoothest, fastest and most comfortable flight ever!!

Flew on one in Afghanistan in 2008. It was an experience I'll never forget. The next leg of that trip was on a Blackhawk helicopter, landing at Bagram. It was a Pentagon-sponsored trip to improve voting for troops. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲

Amazing

Why does GE have it’s aircraft engine factory in Brazil ???

من عاشق پرواز با هواپیما هستم . ای کاش یک خلبان بودم . 😊 چقدر زیباست ❤

You forgot about the 747-400 Dreamlifter. Incredible aircraft

Try comparing one of those engines to the GE90 on the 777 :-)

Please do convert the measuring units to metrics. I was only thinking about their value the whole time.

Fantastic machine C5! Love it.

My God, this plane is so exciting to fly

Simply amazing.

Good and great work for you and your team to hear from USA and I am very happy, DK Mehar from india invented to you and your team

At 0.48 that is a M109 A6 paladin howitzer. Not a M1 Abram battle tank.

Brazil? Why? I don’t understand the practice of outsourcing work to maintain/rebuild these engines to another country. I think we are now learning the consequences of outsourcing work for cheaper labor in a big way (i.e. China), and this is another example that seems ridiculous. Especially with the military.

You forgot the Boeing Dream Lifter.

Its powerful, technology has moved, and evolved faster.

প্লেন নামার সময় রানেওয়ে থেকে ষ্ট্যান্ড পর্যন্ত কত জমির প্রয়োজন হয়। দয়াকরে উওর টা দেবেন।

Jet engine facilities in Brazil. Why can we do this in America? C5 a phenomenal aircraft.

Awesome video I love it thank you for sharing.

The entire first flight of the Wright brothers could take place inside this aircraft! It will load 18 Grayhound scenic cruisers shut the doors and take off! Fat Albert is some air plane!

Amazing!

Those engines are great for blow drying a wet runway.

Damn I can't keep getting these recommendations ugh I'll watch this and adjust my work alarm ⏰

Very nice 👌

Beautiful big bird!

The fact that engines are taken to Brazil is extremely disturbing. How has this been allowed to happen?

Maintainers ore the backbone of the military.

Amazing! Well done.

Impressive, pity the data was not given in metric measurements.

Do you also have a video on the Antonov.

Even at 36.000 I can spot this ship.

I'm over here wondering if can carry a tank and thinking "probably not". Then I get to the part where it says it can carry two! 😮😮

I had to replay to make sure,.. but yeah "military". The AN-225 MRYIA still takes the cake

The tires look so tiny in comparison to the fuselage…. Like toys

Thank you.

That is a galaxy-class airship we are no match for them!!

GE has its largest engine factory in Brazil ? This could be one of the reasons China is speeding up building relation all aspects with Brazil, the most recent done deal being currency exchange for trade purposes.

*Would have been nice if you told HOW MUCH BUGGER An-124 is than the C-5 for comparison???.*

I've never understood what the real difference is between the C5 and the C17, on the face of it they seem similar?

Nice plane for Mick Jagger in concert!

A scary plane... don't forget the ammo.

Big up to the engineers

Do you think it will get off the ground when our present government says it needs to run on batteries? 🤔

Wonder how plane will perform when converted to all electric.

0:46 M109A6 Paladin, not M1 battle tank 👌👍

Thanks for sharing 🙌😃

I remember one of those flying over my airdale friend and I one drunken endevores.

Very good thanks from hamou fahem Algeria

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