Because of its large size, the C-5 Galaxy must eat twice its bodyweight in smaller aircraft per week to maintain its active lifestyle.

I was accidentally eaten by one of these once. I eventually wormed my way to it's anus and made it out. Felt relieved until I realized I was 30,000 feet in the air.

toxygen001 · 3 months

Yo dawg....you know what, nevermind.

polerawkaveros · 2 months

I personally work with C5s on a daily basis (USAF) and one plane can fit two Abrams tanks in its cargo bay.

408totheFACE · 2 months

AMC FTW

xenophobe51 · 3 months

Eww, it's eating a flying squid! Gross!

pumah · 3 months

Only plane that gets on its knees and takes it from both ends.

doie · 3 months

Deployment graffiti..

Your mother is like a C5.. she kneels, loads from the front and the rear... and then breaks.

AboyBboy · 3 months

When I first read the title, I thought that it was referring to an actual galaxy and that the post was some sort of non sequitur humor.

alupus1000 · 3 months

And further down the food chain, here's an MH-53 suckling M-1 tanks

ReginaldIII · 3 months

Read in the voice of David Attenborough.

srheinholtz · 3 months

It's big and all, but to everyone that fixes those planes, its a giant piece of crap thats broken more than its not

Iarwain_ben_Adar · 2 months

As a side note, the C5 has the smoothest, least turbulent ride of just about any aircraft.

5 Stars, would recommend and ride again.

haxxeh · 2 months

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KmihIJyQ9xA/TgYzz_DXA3I/AAAAAAAAAfE/zOvxkVf7EUw/s1600/Antonov-AN225-pics.jpg The Antonov 225 carrying its Spaceshuttle child on the back

MrEngenz · 3 months

This is a real procedure. I've done a few of these "C-5 Loadouts" while I was at HM-14. We used MH-53E's and with the main rotor head stripped, tail stripped and the bird strapped down, we still had inches to move. I remember having to raise and lower the struts with a nitrogen cart while moving up the ramp.

They are NOT fun but it is impressive that we could transport the largest helicopter in the U.S. Fleet, anywhere in the world and have it fully operational within a couple days.

James_H_M · 3 months

The beluga airbus could "swallow" a bigger load than a C-5

OP_karma_whores · 3 months

Anyone seeking more info might also check here:

title	comnts	points	age	/r/
Just a little snack.	5^coms	46^pts	3^mos	pics
It's like a basking shark eating a crocodile...	12^coms	124^pts	10^mos	pics
I heard you like aircraft..	11^coms	98^pts	1^yr	funny
Om nom nom	1^com	12^pts	1^yr	pics

source: karmadecay

UnoriginalMike · 3 months

The few times I was ever in a C-5 I was blown away by its size. We had room for 10-12(I can't remember exactly) military HMMWVs. Up a flight of stairs by the tail, there were seats for passengers. They fit everyone needed to drive and work the trucks with another compartment by the nose for more passengers. I remember thinking you could play a fair game of football in that thing. Just massive.

bat-fink · 3 months

2T2's! Better recognize!

...Recognize the lack of spotters on either side of the helo.

Or0ku_Saki · 3 months

I saw one of these bad boys come in for a landing. They look like they are literally going to just "fall out of the sky".

JosiahJohnson · 3 months

The Dreamlifter eating 787 noses is pretty impressive as well.

Krase · 3 months

I saw this and thought "Nom Nom Nom."

AerialAmphibian · 3 months

Not bad, but this C-5 ate a C-130 Hercules fuselage in Rhode Island and regurgitated it in New York.

http://www.109aw.ang.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123115842

JoeRubbo · 3 months

I had to do this, it was actually a good time. We had to break down 4 (it can carry 2 at a time) CH-53Es for my squadron to rotate new ones into Okinawa. I was surprised to see the C5 landing on such a short runway then when it too off the damn thing looked like it was going to fall out of the sky since it was going so slow. I have a bunch of pics of it somewhere.

conradhenkel · 3 months

Flight Line Rules!

c5allaxy · 3 months

FRED is a monster....... I pity those with grease still up to their armpits from working that nightmare.

Sincerely ,

Avionics

viking71 · 3 months

Yo dawg I heard you like airplanes so I put an airplane in your airplane so you can ride in an airplane while you ride in an airplane...I have no shame...

NowNowGuys · 3 months

Do you know how they transport boats?

Bigger boats!

ohwell63 · 2 months

Here is one devouring a tank. http://www.google.com/search?q=c-5+tank&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=AcitT7TfIMS1twel_MjmCA&biw=768&bih=916&sei=BcitT7iOB4uztweI7MD8CA

jimozu · 2 months

"the hercules(S) will have to wait their turn"

Erunave · 2 months

My father has flown them for over 25 years. Badass.

BoredomWarrior · 2 months

I hate working on this aircraft so fucking much. It breaks so much, yet it's able to do so many thing for relief effort, and being able to get supplies and vehicles overseas. I do have to say, without giving away any classified info, that it is definitely an EXTREMELY active aircraft. We use the shit out of this big bitch.

Troggie42 · 2 months

I used to work on these, for about 5 and a half years. Some of the other things they can carry at one time (for each item, not all of this at once) include two M1A1 Abrams tanks, four Apache gunships, four Blackhawk Helicopters, Two Chinook helicopters, Six Greyhound buses, or 25.8 million ping pong balls. It has 28 tires, and the air (actually nitrogen) in the tires weighs 131 pounds. The length of the cargo bay is longer than the first flight of the Wright Flyer by one foot.

It is truly a fun thing to work on, if difficult at times. I worked on these and C130Js, and as much of a giant piece of crap the C5 could be at times, I would go back to it in a heartbeat over those damn 130s.

jakedemian · 2 months

The ambulances will have to wait their turn.

trancendominant · 2 months

C-5s are the only interesting part of living in Dover, DE.

Well, that and the amish. They have a badass flea market.

skat0r · 2 months

Oh look, another joke of a C-5 eating a smaller plane

RalphWasntHere · 3 months

This is the C-5 Galaxy. Look at it fly in slow motion. It's pretty badass. Look, it flies all over the place. Watch out smaller aircraft! Now look: Here's a house full of smaller aircraft. Do you think the C-5 Galaxy cares? It doesn't give a shit, it goes right into the house of smaller aircraft to get some cargo. How badass is that? It eats smaller aircraft. Eew, that's so nasty.

booooooooooooosh · 3 months

Can anyone explain this picture? I'm assuming it costs less to transport an aircraft, but how can you save money on fuel by flying one inside another which adds weight and taxes the engines on the larger craft more?

MagnusTheGreat · 3 months

The title is confusing...I thought you meant a real galaxy that ate something called "aircrafts", but the only aircrafts I know are on Earth, so it was quite confusing. I also doubt myself from time to time and that's why I had to read the title 5 times before opening the post out of curiosity.

Firewind · 3 months

What do a C-5 and a flight nurse have in common?

They both kneel and take it in both ends.

jostler57 · 3 months

It's unfortunate this time, because the smaller aircraft has a few humanoid parasites attached, which the C-5 Galaxy must also ingest.

The humanoids will run amok inside the C-5 Galaxy, sometimes overriding its brain to take control.

clintmk96 · 3 months

only thing funny is the title...would have been better on pics...besides that this is a cool picture(upvote)

damnthetorpedos · 3 months

To be honest with you, Diane, I'm surprised.

torme · 3 months

My dad used to work on the C-5 in Georgia a few years ago. Climatic testing photos were amazing.

dopameme · 3 months

are you sure that she isn't giving birth?

savaero · 3 months

That looks like an expensive flight.

whitefoot · 3 months

It looks like it just fits in there. Which makes me wonder, do engineers take this kind of transportation in to consideration when building the helicopter?

brje18 · 3 months

Beautiful my dad got to fly on those beauties for 12 years

NegativeKarmaHipster · 3 months

Watching those take-off never makes any sense. They look like they stand still in the sky.

phreeck · 3 months

Can't wait, the USAF Museum is going to get one of those in the new hangar they've got planned out.

SkaveRat · 3 months

I read the headline and thought it was about a real galaxy. It didn't make any sense at all

FudgeBananaSwirl · 3 months

I went to mcguire airforce base when I was in fifth grade and got to tour one of those monsters and sit in the pilots seat. All i really remember is being extremely disappointed it didn't have and guns or missiles to shoot. Motherfucker was huge though. If i remember right there is passenger cabin above that cargo bay.

hollywoodbob · 3 months

I may be drunk, but this is the greatest title I have seen in my two years on this website.

geo-dude · 3 months

Only twice it's body weight? How about a real beast that eats 8 times it's bodyweight.

aazav · 3 months

It pays to have a healthy diet.

DazPatrick · 3 months

Looks like a CH-53 helicopter. Those things are shitters.

silv3r8ack · 3 months

thats just badass

jamesah2008 · 3 months

If it fits, it ships!

Hooties_Blowfish · 3 months

yo dawg I heard you like planes

Berne9 · 3 months

Funny I just learned about this today

significantshrinkage · 3 months

What's that weird discoloration on the helicopter?

RonanNoodles · 3 months

Yeah, upvote just for the title.

LettersFromTheSky · 3 months

Those are massive planes.

salamander1305 · 3 months

I've been inside one of those monsters a few times. This picture still doesn't do\justice to just how massive they are

Oli78 · 3 months

Was at an airshow once in '02where there was one on the tarmac. They ended up having a couple of kegs after the public left. ATF rep with his dog worked the keg for a few minutes and served a 19 y.o. PFC. It was onboard in the aircraft bay. We were invited cause we lent the crew a generator.

cata2k · 3 months

The Chinook helicopter frequently consumes more soldiers than necessary and disgorges the excess after a bout of heavy feasting.

Abezilla116 · 3 months

Yo dawg, I heard you like aircraft...

lolzforfun · 3 months

Om nom nom

yskoty · 3 months

Oooh! A Navy Bird!

The Marine Corps ones always give C-5's indigestion.

stealthfiction · 3 months

Loading these used to be my job. Loadmaster, one of the best jobs ever invented!

Syburg · 3 months

If you want warp drive, remember this: A single jump would put the whole universe in an energy crisis.

Da_Brown_Bear · 2 months

I remember, when I was in South Africa, I saw one of these and mistook it for a building shaped like a plane

funny

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