C-5 Galaxy

I found some cool images of this immense aircraft, and thought I'd share them.
Right-click in the image / open in new window opens the picture in full resolution.
Here we go!

My dad was a C141 crew chief in the AF when I was a kid. Him and the C5 guys woulds always be argueing about which was better could move more cargo etc.. The main arguement usually centered around the C5 could carry more in one load but was usually broke down often enough that the 141 could make several trips. To a 5yr old me both planes where huge setting in the hangers, though the c5 is much larger.

Ya the C141 was my bird i was at McCord AFB in Tacoma WA. worked on many of them. an a few C5s in the 70s skidder

I've got video of a C5 taking off at EAA this year.

http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g220/98hd/EAA%202009/?action=view&current=MVI_0247.flv


It was amazing how quickly it left the ground, the announcer said it had just received new engines that greatly reduced the amount of runway needed to lift off.

I was told that the C-5 required nearly 200 man hours of maintenance per flight hour (averaged over time). Early F-15 took about 15 as I recall.

Bigger yet, AN-224.

roger-wilco-66 said:

I found some cool images of this immense aircraft, and thought I'd share them.
Right-click in the image / open in new window opens the picture in full resolution.
Here we go!

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I hate to be the joy kill.. But the second image... IS NOT A C-5.

That my friend is a Antonov AN-124.

Notice the horizontal stab position on the tail.. NOT on top of the vertical stabilizer..

And I can't think of a single C-5 that's painted like that.

No offense. Just correcting a discrepancy.

Thanks for the pics though!

hey 13f10, no prob, no joy kill at all, you're right of course. My bad.
But then again, it is amazing how similar the design is, isn't it.


Cheers,
Mark

98hd said:

I've got video of a C5 taking off at EAA this year.

It was amazing how quickly it left the ground, the announcer said it had just received new engines that greatly reduced the amount of runway needed to lift off.

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That must be flight test #1 with the GE CF6-80C2 engines.

The entire C5B fleet is supposed to get glass cockpits and GE-80C engines. The C5a's are going to use the spare engines from the B models until 2016 when they have an appointment with the scrapper.

The new model designation is C-5M.
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2009/090819ae_c5_1st-mod-lands.html

The 80C engine has 15K more thrust than the TF-39 that they are replacing while using significantly less fuel.

You ought to see that bird take off using less than 3500 feet of runway.

In the Air Force Times this week, On Sept. 12th 2009, the new modified Dover AFB C-5M Lockheed Galaxy unofficially broke 41 records in time to climb and payload records with the new engines and glass cockpit.

check out: C-5 Galaxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
or Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy Sets 41 World Records | Fly Away Simulation Flight Simulator Blog

Mac
USAF/ AFRES Acft Electrician since 1986.
F-111F; A-10; C-141B, C-5, KC-10.

My son worked on the C-5 when he was stationed at Dover Airforce base. I remember being at the end of the runway,(during a visit) watching them do "touch and goes" It amazed me that it looked like it was barely moving... but when it got close.......wow

we loaded a bunch in '02 from HAAF, supporting our sister Co's deployment to Africa. i ran the night shift, which, for whatever reasons was about 4 times as busy as the day shift.

anyway, at one point we had 5 C5s and 3 C17s on the ground staged to be loaded. that was a sight..... and a busy night.

the largest load (physically) we put in a C5 was a PLS w/ trailer (empty) and HMMWV in one lane, and a 1088 w/ ROWPU and HMMWV in the other lane. we topped them off w/ about a half-dozen quad-cons.

the heaviest load that we loaded was a Hemtt wrecker, FMTV wrecker, LMTV (loaded), and FMTV (loaded), topped off w/ more quad-cons. i know it wasn't anywhere near max payload, but it was a lot in my book.

it was amazing to see those planes eat something as large as a 1088+trailer as if it were a giant "hungry hippo."

A very sweet (comfortable) ride and awe inspiring when you see this monster take off! However, I was a C141B mechanic for 7 years (at Charleston AFB, SC), not saying it's better, just my favorite!!

For all you Johnny Cash fans, there was a good video put together to commemorate it's (the C141's) service....very sweet AND if you watch carefully, you'll see the very important "Weinermobile" cargo..............

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Z6mrL1KzbM[/media]

Hijack terminated

I once loaded 2 each M1A1 tanks and a radar trailer on a C5A going to Kuwait...

i like the c141 too. went oversea several times on them. some time we have tv dinners or the box lunch to eat. . i sure miss it all. i flew from panama up to charleston, they sure had a lot of the big plane there. the air force was all way good to us army folks. thank you

mudguppy said:

we loaded a bunch in '02 from HAAF, supporting our sister Co's deployment to Africa. i ran the night shift, which, for whatever reasons was about 4 times as busy as the day shift.

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Because at night the AF pilots are at the O-Club trolling. Then clock in at a convient hour the next morning to begin their shift driving.

The C-130 is a real airplane, it has props.
I have 3500 hours on A & B models as a Loadmaster.


Bob Martin
Brooklet, GA

Hawkman (AKA Dad) here is the C-5 i flew to scotland to fix. They do require a RETARDED amount of maintenance to fly, but they are still one of our most valuable mobility assets to date. Comfy flight too

sounds about right

williamwerner326 said:

...Comfy flight too

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Most comfortable flight I ever had was a C-17 from Kyrgzstan to Germany. We had one baggage pallet and about 40 pax. All of us sprawled out on the floor sleeping must have looked funny. It sure beat getting packed into airline type seats, on a seat pallet or like sardines on a commercial bird.

I help biuld the C5B at Lockheed in Marietta Ga.
AEC Retired Tony