Back in the 70's the C-5 wasn't so reliable. I used to haul C-5 parts, engines, maintenance crews etc on the real backbone of MAC the C-141 Starlifter. There was a standing joke that they just changed the tail #s to make it look like they were moving. We would fly from Travis AFB to Hickam AFB (broken C5), then to Anderson AFB, to Clark AB and back the same way only to find that same Galaxy still waiting. Glad they finally got all the bugs out. It really is a cool aircraft.
Indeed. Wasn't there an old joke that went like this? Q: There are 3 C-5s at a base, two of them are on jacks. What does this tell you? A: The base only has two sets of jacks.
Got to Travis in March of 70....yep the 5's were starting to appear...seemed to have issues with the stress cracks on the wings...The majority the bases was 141's, 133, and some 124 sprinkled in....oh yeah we did share the base with SAC's 135's....I was discharged 3 years later at that time there were quite a few C5's seeing duty....
@@jpulizzano You've probably heard all of this already, but...yes, problems with the wings. Weight was a big issue with the C-5A, and in an effort to not exceed a "guaranteed maximum" empty weight they thinned down the structure on the wings. Turned out to be a bad idea. Eventually all of the C-5As went back to the factory and got their wings (including the center box) replaced. The C-5B came out shortly after that with the new design wings. The issue of wing cracks has never returned.
My Dad was a C5 Flight Eng at DAFB as well. From 71 till 78. It was always astounding when that warehouse on wings got off the ground. Great memories growing up there.
The MAPS units were disbanded in 1991. MAC became the "Air Mobility Command (AMC)" in 1992, but is essentially the same squadrons flying the same airplanes on the same types of missions from the same locations.
Back in the 70's the C-5 wasn't so reliable. I used to haul C-5 parts, engines, maintenance crews etc on the real backbone of MAC the C-141 Starlifter. There was a standing joke that they just changed the tail #s to make it look like they were moving.
We would fly from Travis AFB to Hickam AFB (broken C5), then to Anderson AFB, to Clark AB and back
the same way only to find that same Galaxy still waiting. Glad they finally got all the bugs out. It really is a cool aircraft.
Indeed. Wasn't there an old joke that went like this?
Q: There are 3 C-5s at a base, two of them are on jacks. What does this tell you?
A: The base only has two sets of jacks.
Got to Travis in March of 70....yep the 5's were starting to appear...seemed to have issues with the stress cracks on the wings...The majority the bases was 141's, 133, and some 124 sprinkled in....oh yeah we did share the base with SAC's 135's....I was discharged 3 years later at that time there were quite a few C5's seeing duty....
@@jpulizzano You've probably heard all of this already, but...yes, problems with the wings. Weight was a big issue with the C-5A, and in an effort to not exceed a "guaranteed maximum" empty weight they thinned down the structure on the wings. Turned out to be a bad idea. Eventually all of the C-5As went back to the factory and got their wings (including the center box) replaced. The C-5B came out shortly after that with the new design wings. The issue of wing cracks has never returned.
@@Astroprisoner2 Always time to fix it right the second time.
Good job Rick from Lenny hall
The C 5 wore out the141s by hauling them parts.
Love this machine. DAFB C5 Crew Chief 88-01, C5 Flight Eng 01-14. Awesome times on the ground and in the air around the world!!!
My Dad was a C5 Flight Eng at DAFB as well. From 71 till 78. It was always astounding when that warehouse on wings got off the ground. Great memories growing up there.
Awesome. thanks 👍🇳🇿
C5 is my favorite
What happened to MAC, and the MAPS units that I was a part of in the 80's?
The MAPS units were disbanded in 1991. MAC became the "Air Mobility Command (AMC)" in 1992, but is essentially the same squadrons flying the same airplanes on the same types of missions from the same locations.
Awesome video!