C-5M Super Galaxy

C-5 pilot recalls his Galaxy nearly stalling on landing because thrust reversers wouldn’t come out of reverse

C-5 pilot recalls his Galaxy nearly stalling on landing because thrust reversers wouldn’t come out of reverse

The Air Force’s largest and only strategic airlifter As the Air Force’s largest and only… Read More

3 months ago

Lockheed Martin to upgrade avionics of USAF C-5M fleet

Lockheed Martin to upgrade C-5M avionics Lockheed Martin was awarded by the US Department of… Read More

1 year ago

FRED pilot explains why in the 1980s empty C-5 airlifters had to carry a rock in their cargo bay

Jay Lacklen Jay Lacklen retired from the Air Force reserve in 2004 as a Lt… Read More

2 years ago

C-5M offloads 23,500 pounds of fuel to KC-10 in reverse air refueling proof of concept to enhance tanker aircraft capability

Reverse air refueling proof of concept An aircrew from the 22nd Airlift Squadron (part of… Read More

3 years ago

Museum of Aviation receives F-117A Nighthawk “Delta Dawn”

F-117A “Delta Dawn” for Museum of Aviation On May 19, 2023, US Air Force (USAF)… Read More

3 years ago

FRED pilot tells the story behind the infamous Dover C-5 crash – Part 2: Training Analysis and Crash Summary

As the C-5 crew turned back toward Dover AFB in response to their engine malfunction,… Read More

4 years ago

FRED pilot tells the story behind the infamous Dover C-5 crash – Part 1: The lead up to the accident

Flying the Line Jay Lacklen retired from the Air Force reserve in 2004 as a… Read More

4 years ago

Pictures feature C-5 Galaxy airlifters flying with only three engines

C-5 airlifters flying with three engines Appeared on Code One Magazine, the interesting images in… Read More

4 years ago

Unique photos show massive C-5M Super Galaxy conducting night countermeasures testing

Each night the C-5M Super Galaxy flew into Eglin AFB range and released more than… Read More

5 years ago

Impressive video shows C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter doing a very short take off

On Dec. 19, 2020 Dover Air Force Base was pretty dead for about 3 hours… Read More

6 years ago

Watch this video featuring a C-5M Super Galaxy Experiencing Brake Fire at Oshkosh AirVenture 2019

Taken last August at Oshkosh during AirVenture 2019 the interesting video in this post features… Read More

7 years ago

Impressive video shows C-5M Super Galaxy Taking Off from Prestwick Airport in a Stunning Wall of Water

The impressive video in this post features a USAF C-5M Super Galaxy departing Prestwick airport… Read More

7 years ago

Impressive Video Shows USAF Heavies (C-17, C-5 and B-52) Taking Off on A Foggy Day at RAF Fairford

Taken on Oct. 24, 2019 the impressive video in this post features USAF heavies, C-17,… Read More

7 years ago

FRED Crew remembers Last C-5A Flight

“The majority of my flying time has been on these A-models, they have taken me… Read More

8 years ago

The C-5s in these photos look like Gigantic Snowmen

Maybe it’s because of their massive size, but don’t you think that FREDs in these… Read More

8 years ago

New video shows C-5M Super Galaxy landing with nose gear up at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland

A new video of the C-5M nose gear up landing that took place on Mar.… Read More

8 years ago

USAF receives final C-5M Super Galaxy

USAF final C-5M On Aug. 2, 2018 at the company's Marietta, Georgia, facility, Lockheed Martin… Read More

8 years ago