Skilled US Pilot Pushes C-5 Engines to Extreme Limits During Insane Takeoff

Unbelievable machine...

The C-5M is like the Beasty Boy of cargo aircraft. F.R.E.D. has been improved! :o)

I was stationed in Guam with the Typhoon Chasers back in 1982. Back then, C-141s and C-5s were prevalent. A C-5 came in one day and had a radar problem. I stupidly volunteered to help the tech take the essentials and his tool bag to the flightdeck. Little did I realize how freakin' far up in the clouds the flight deck was situated. My thighs were screaming by the time we hauled everything up there. This is a huge airplane. I flew to the Philippines several times in one, and the passenger compartment faces aft. It was very humid in Guam in the summertime, so when the a/c was trying to overcome the arid temperatures, it looked as though fog was being purposely pumped into the cabin. I know the Antonov is bigger, but this behemoth will certainly do. The cargo bay is relatively cavernous as well...

Makes me glad I joined the AF 55 years ago!

Beautiful beautiful beautiful! 🤩🦾

Quite a few hops in the old C5As! Those times are long gone and like the "Vulcan" howl, I miss the C5As screaming GE TF39 engines, even though I'm aware of the increased efficiency of the CF6s

Sweetest sounding engines in all of aviation!

I flew on one in 1971 from Hawaii to Marine county , incredible ride !

Love the sound of those TF-39's, T43171E Altus AFB 70-79.

What gives the C5 Galaxy its unique whistling Skilsaw sound? Many use the same engines found on many 747s, 767s, MD11s - GE's CF6-80 - and a couple of Airbus models. None of them sound like that. Older C5's use the TF39, a known screamer but what makes them screech?

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I remembered that a C-5 pilot told that he kept the brake applied at the thresold until all engines were in full power in order to take off in a short runway. Stunning when i heard that.

Watching this bird leave the ground is amazing!

There is a reason why the C5 was designed as a shoulder pad: -The cargo space is not affected by the continuous wing holster, as it runs above the cabin; -The engines can be suspended under the wings and still have sufficient ground clearance. This prevents too much swirled dust from being sucked in when using semi-paved slopes. This ground clearance is also important for another feature of the Galaxy: To facilitate loading and unloading, the entire aircraft can be lowered via the landing gear hydraulics.

Been there, done that. CSAR. Those are wicke compared to the UH-60 or 47

I was a crew chief on KC-135A no one knows the responsibilities and hard the work was. But I loved it and wouldn't have wanted any other job.

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Spent four years at Kelly in 80's-90's. Used to love seeing the C5 fly overhead from home. It seemed like they just floated in the air.

On the refuel , why not have a computer link in the refuel arm that sets both aircraft into synced auto pilot upon confirmed connection . That way the pilots get a donut break . :O)

I used to work at the end of the West runway at Norton AFB back in the late 80's and early 90's. You would hear the sound of those engines and go out to watch them take off. At the East end they would turn around by the golf course, and see the players crouch down. When it took off, you could read the writing under the wheel wells. It was always amazing watching so big fly.