Unfortunately, the C-5 has been involved in several accidents. Most notably, during Operation Babylift, which carried orphans ...

Daily Aviation (Video) Skilled US Pilot Takes Off Fully Loaded C-5 Galaxy At Full Throttle Posted: March 4, 2025 | Last updated: March 4, 2025 Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on ...

Jay Lacklen is a former C-5 pilot with 12,500 flying hours and the author of two books, Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey and Flying the Line: An Air Force Pilot’s Journey Volume ...

When she told the pilot he was climbing, instead of descending, she was correct. The copilot tells the pilot at 1:10 minute point on this video to descend since they are configured and past the FAF.

The C-5 Galaxy started with a requirement ... Despite its size, the plane carries a small crew: pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers, and three loadmasters. The plane’s extreme range—it ...

20, 2012, the following video shows a C-5B Galaxy aircraft of the 439th ... Noteworthy, on final approach, due to the crosswind, the pilot “crabs” the C-5 to apply a WCA, Wind Correction ...

Ross Detwiler was a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot and corporate chief pilot—flying a Dassault Falcon 7X before retiring. He also was as member of the NY Air Guard where he flew the C-5 Galaxy and ...

Reservist Peter Stipetech sums it up nicely. "It’s an amazing machine," the second generation pilot exclaimed from the cockpit. The C-5 M Galaxy is a very big girl with marvelous measurements.

With the C-5 Galaxy as the US Air Force’s (USAF) – and the West’s – only strategic airlifter, Lockheed Martin’s C-5 Galaxy is the de-facto largest military transport aircraft in operational service.

That's the C-5 Galaxy, a massive transportation vessel that currently serves as the U.S. Air Force's only strategic airlifter. The craft was commissioned by the Air Force in 1965, with the first C ...