The Insane Amount of Power US Largest Aircraft Needs to Takeoff

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[darreno]

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

[ardentlions]

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.

[otway]

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

[MrBassplayer]

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.

[tryinout]

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

[Cupcardriver]

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.

[TAllyn-qrio]

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. 🫡👍

[jsmith]

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

[steveoh]

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.

[morganjefford]

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

[scottsee]

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

[augustinalawson]

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

[MrBassplayer]

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

[MohammadSadeqBozorgnejad-mvrr]

My God, this plane is so exciting to fly

[misty]

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

[dianesaenger]

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

[BrianHaines-xz]

A Perfect example of American Exceptionalism
B. the Haines

[MariannaHaynes]

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

[derrickconnolly]

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

[johnshields]

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