C-5 Galaxy take-off

C5's used to pull into charleston alot while i was stationed there in the early 90's. i was an E&E spec on 141's. the base smelled like burned JP 4 for a half hour after one took off. they were usually from DOVER or TRAVIS. i was sent to work on an O2 bottle on one once because i was MA,(most anything)environmental. it was scary just walking up to it because of it's size. the ladder to the flight station seemed like climbing a high rise to my 19yr old eye's and feet.

In 93,this was my music on a flight from mogadishu somalia to dover AFB/and i loved every minute of it

Them General Electric TF39-GE-1C turbofans generating 43,000lbs of thrust each are very loud! Each are capable of gulping 42 tons of air a minute at max takeoff speed. But they sound sweet!

The flight engineer gives a 25 second count when pilots give the 'go' signal for take off. During those 25 seconds, the pilots advance the throttles n set the power but once the FE calls 'time', no more power adjustments are made.

Yes- I'm a flight engineer.

It brings back so many memories...this beast ( c 5 Galaxy ) is EXTREMELY LOUD..during take off and short landing when i was a kid i used to from JAX NAS to RooseveltRoads NS , Puerto Rico ( Now officially closed NS ) in C-5's the seat face towards the tail. better put on the earplugs they give you unbearable the noise

Is galaxy the loudest plane in the world? can anyone help me with that question?

It depends- do airplanes with afterburners count? Yeah, C-5s are pretty loud but have you ever heard a C-141 takeoff? Very loud.

Well in fact I've heard the starlifter landing in La Paz and yes, judging that was a landig the c-141 was very loud at that phase.

Sounds like God's own Skill saw! AWESOME!!