Just How Big is America's C-17 Globemaster III

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  • Опубликовано: 21 окт 2020
  • The C-17 Globemaster serves as the U.S. Air Force’s primary strategic lift aircraft for global transport of troops and equipment. The C-17 is capable of rapid strategic delivery of troops and all types of cargo to main operating bases or directly to forward bases in the deployment area. The aircraft can perform tactical airlift and airdrop missions and can transport litters and ambulatory patients during aeromedical evacuations when required. The inherent flexibility and performance of the C-17 force improve the ability of the total airlift system to fulfill the worldwide air mobility requirements of the United States.
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  • @mapoijitur1161
    @mapoijitur1161 3 года назад +415

    Man, she is sweet. Look at the capacity! She's a beast. Amazing.

    • @kmmediafactory
      @kmmediafactory 3 года назад +8

      Not gonna lie....I never noticed how huge the tail was until this video!

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica 3 года назад +5

      hi M P...
      '
      who is a word - SHE -...
      what she look alike and where she live in

    • @mapoijitur1161
      @mapoijitur1161 3 года назад +7

      @@bestamerica You need to read a book or research. "A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder." - Chester Nimitz CIC SoComPac. WWII

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica 3 года назад +1

      @@mapoijitur1161
      hi M P...
      '
      dont use a word - YOU - on me...
      let explain about this vehicle...
      '' SHE '' is a NOT of any vehicles as airplanes / boats / ships / any vehicles at all...
      '' SHE '' is a only female as aunt / daughter / girl / her / huwoman / lady / mother / sister / wife / woman...
      not vehicle...
      remember that any females are SHE and not vehicles

    • @mapoijitur1161
      @mapoijitur1161 3 года назад +5

      @@bestamerica Get a life bub.

  • @parachute82nd
    @parachute82nd 3 года назад +198

    I've jumped out of many of these. I even got to ride in the cockpit on the way into Afghanistan. They seem huge until you see the C-5

    • @lorenzomaximo1818
      @lorenzomaximo1818 3 года назад +13

      Roger that. C5M Super galaxy is way bigger Only to be outdone by the Antonov 225.

    • @phmwu7368
      @phmwu7368 2 года назад +3

      Jump the Jet ! ... used to be C-141 Starlifter... nowadays C-17 Globemaster 😉

    • @Kiyonce.Kartier
      @Kiyonce.Kartier 2 года назад +4

      C5s dwarfs C17s. Those things are massive

    • @dubbro
      @dubbro 2 года назад +13

      @@lorenzomaximo1818 this didn't age well...

    • @manabjaman6205
      @manabjaman6205 2 года назад

      Cap

  • @matthewrosengren2813
    @matthewrosengren2813 2 года назад +11

    My old man worked at McDonnell Douglas's Long Beach, CA Plant when the C-17 took it’s first flight. Interestingly, his father-in-law, my grandfather, worked there at the same time! So the Globemaster III has a special place in my heart🙂

  • @DJAYPAZ
    @DJAYPAZ 3 года назад +25

    I’ve been inside a C17 at a local airshow. Inside the cargo area is a huge space that could accommodate a huge range of cargo. The rear ramp means many types of vehicles can be driven in. More impressive is it’s short take off and landing capability. To see the C17 do short field landing is awesome.

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 3 года назад

      Blown flaps... no "squash effect"

    • @manabjaman6205
      @manabjaman6205 2 года назад

      Cap

    • @randallhoward3231
      @randallhoward3231 7 месяцев назад

      Back in 1997 the Air Force had static air shows throughout the country, celebrating their 50th birthday. I went to the one at Standiford Field in Louisville, KY. I believe that was one of the greatest experiences that I've ever had. They had the C-17, the C-5 and they had the C-130 in every configuration that you could imagine. It was great.

  • @donaldyoumans275
    @donaldyoumans275 3 года назад +9

    I worked on the c17 back in 1991 for Douglas aircraft in long beach and my brother was a quality engineer in quatzite..Arizona the same time. Proud of what we did

    • @keithfreitas2983
      @keithfreitas2983 2 года назад

      Worked there also from 1986 to 2003 as one of the Flight Dispatcher. Dispached several of these in test and production besides the other aircraft MDC produced. Miss those days.

  • @Elmantukas
    @Elmantukas 3 года назад +19

    I work on these planes, their versatility and capability is outstanding, love them!

  • @asimsherzai
    @asimsherzai 3 года назад +20

    Beautiful gorgeous beast, impressive takeoff American ingenuity bless the crew

  • @trashpanda314
    @trashpanda314 2 года назад +2

    As a airborne infantry vet, I loved the C-17. It was like a Cadillac to jump. I’ll always have love for the C-130, but the 17 is super smooth and everyone gets their own seat, as opposed to being piled on top of each other on a cargo net bench lol. We flew C-17s from Alaska to Australia non stop, did an in flight rig, then jumped into Australia on a training mission. A C-17 also carried me on a litter to Germany from Iraq when I was wounded in action. Between the C-5, C-17, and C-130 we have a great fleet of fixed wing cargo/utility aircraft.

  • @sky173
    @sky173 3 года назад +42

    I really hope someone models this for MSFS. I absolutely love this beast. Edit (2:35) : The C130 wingspan is a little bigger that 38 feet, lol.

    • @lixxxxit
      @lixxxxit 3 года назад +6

      Yeah, by just under 100'......132'.
      Its the height that is 38'.

    • @_itsdiego8338
      @_itsdiego8338 2 года назад

      The c17 is in msfs it’s just a wip

  • @johnskinner
    @johnskinner 2 года назад +3

    I had the joy of sitting in the Captain's seat in a C17 when it last visited the Ysterplaat Airforce Base in South Africa, in 2008. It was fantastic. Thank you USAF. I now fly my own Globemaster in fsx. Blessings to all the guys that fly in this beautiful plane. Happy landings. John

  • @arnoldkellner2173
    @arnoldkellner2173 2 года назад +14

    These planes are so big they look like they are standing still when the fly over my home in Myrtle Beach on their way home to Charleston. I love these big girls 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • @bears893
      @bears893 2 года назад

      I've seen a few in Texas near SeaWorld and fighter jets, what kind I don't know but they are LOUD even while being soooo high up.

  • @slyfer5321
    @slyfer5321 3 года назад +211

    "How big is the C-17 Globemaster III?"
    *Laughs in C-5 Galaxy*

    • @RealGeezzyy
      @RealGeezzyy 3 года назад +11

      Laughs in not broken

    • @ImGoingSupersonic
      @ImGoingSupersonic 3 года назад +1

      Is it bigger?

    • @slyfer5321
      @slyfer5321 3 года назад +6

      @@ImGoingSupersonic wayyyy bigger

    • @nurbnord7451
      @nurbnord7451 3 года назад +6

      the people who built the an225
      amatures

    • @jeffreyrose4240
      @jeffreyrose4240 3 года назад +14

      ​@@nurbnord7451 If we're keeping it real.. 223 C-17s is way more impressive then 1 AN-225.. not to mention we built like 130+ C-5 Galaxys... just saying

  • @mattienorml349
    @mattienorml349 3 года назад +183

    Pilot: Thank you for flying Globemaster, please remember to pull your ripcord upon exiting the vehicle..

  • @brucel399
    @brucel399 3 года назад +7

    Helped build sections for these at the Pueblo Colorado plant back in 94-95. Even got to ride in one when the Air Force gave appreciation rides to the workers

  • @koori3085
    @koori3085 3 года назад +6

    Amazing aircraft, was at Charleston AFB in '93 for the Thunderbirds airshow when they showed her off for the first time. Everyone was gasping! Left 100 feet off the C-130 wingspan btw.

  • @emilywagner5517
    @emilywagner5517 3 года назад +113

    My Airman son is a maintainer for these awesome planes.He loves any chance to go on a TDY

    • @cityofjoy8830
      @cityofjoy8830 3 года назад +3

      Superb 👍

    • @randomname1251
      @randomname1251 3 года назад +4

      Thank you for your family’s service. I hope your son remains safe. 🇺🇸

    • @robertryan1881
      @robertryan1881 3 года назад +4

      your son is awesome serving those big birds.

    • @emilywagner5517
      @emilywagner5517 3 года назад +5

      @@robertryan1881 Thank you !! He just received Airman of The Year award ,so so proud

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 3 года назад +1

      Just before McDD (original contractor) was bought by Boeing, right after they released this plane, I built two sets of 17 racks of test gear to simulate opens and shorts to test 17 of the 51 on board computers in these things. They had "peg boards" that allowed the testers to simulate any open or shorts in the cabling and demonstrate proper redundant system turnover and activation. It was a pretty cool job and we had two of the head-up units with us to make sure the slide trays on those two racks worked correctly. Lots and lots of inter-rack cable sets. It was a fun job and I am proud that I was a part of it. That was at a place called AP Labs in San Diego. I went on to work at ViaSat and made multiple sets of racks that were called "Stimulators" which were used down at the big Hughes anechoic chamber in Texas to test the F-22 and F-35 and B-1, etc. Hundreds of channels synched up to nanoseconds of each other. That was like 9 racks each and I built three sets of them.

  • @bill9540
    @bill9540 3 года назад +72

    NOTE: A C-130 is NOT 97’ long with a wingspan of 38’10”. Wrong, that is the HEIGHT. The wingspan is over 132’.

    • @adamdarbro1
      @adamdarbro1 3 года назад +6

      I was about to say that lol.

    • @arthurknustgraichen3430
      @arthurknustgraichen3430 3 года назад +8

      Was looking for this comment. ^^

    • @waynesmith3754
      @waynesmith3754 3 года назад +4

      Yea..that sort of Stood Out Immediately

    • @daveboyers4549
      @daveboyers4549 3 года назад +5

      The amazing thing is that the copy writer, the announcer, the CGI guy, the director, the editor, NONE OF THEM caught this glaring error. Wow.

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад +3

      @@daveboyers4549 None of them know this info instinctively, so how could they? This was written in the script incorrectly.

  • @Excelgam
    @Excelgam 2 года назад +4

    I went side the cargo bay of the C17 while attending an air show. My biggest impression was “it was much smaller than I expected” especially compared to the bigger airliners.

  • @massmike11
    @massmike11 3 года назад +14

    I live just on the other side of the fence from joint base lewis mcchords runway. So i see these buggers every day and night. They are suprisingly quite

    • @user-kn3cy1oz9x
      @user-kn3cy1oz9x 3 года назад +1

      They are quite quiet?

    • @davidpearson3304
      @davidpearson3304 3 года назад +1

      I live right by Joint Base Charleston and see them daily as well. You are right they are very quiet, don’t even really hear them anymore.....now when a fighter comes or goes that’s a whole different story....they are loud.

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад

      @@davidpearson3304 Turbofan vs jet engines.

  • @monsterdoc
    @monsterdoc 3 года назад +15

    Without a doubt, the best plane out there! The capabilities are endless.

    • @dennisschreiber7663
      @dennisschreiber7663 2 года назад

      Wrong quack fan! GKG!

    • @monsterdoc
      @monsterdoc 2 года назад

      @@dennisschreiber7663 HA! The Queens will miss the playoffs again this year as well so what then? LOL

  • @CarlinDontCare
    @CarlinDontCare 3 года назад +34

    The C-17 is the coolest of all cargo planes! It’s agile, fast, powerful and beautiful. The C-17 it’s the Corvette in the airplane world.

    • @nowthatsjustducky
      @nowthatsjustducky 2 года назад

      I think the Corvette title likely goes to the 130, as much as I do love the 17...

    • @glenantrim5728
      @glenantrim5728 2 года назад +1

      C-17 is the iron garbage. Simply junk.

    • @Marvin5554
      @Marvin5554 2 года назад +1

      @@glenantrim5728 I fly on em for work and can honestly say that is frankly not true, their capabilities are friggin insane.

    • @rayjames6096
      @rayjames6096 2 года назад

      The widows on it are the same windows from the DC-10.

  • @take5th
    @take5th 3 года назад +6

    I worked as a structural design engineer for MacDac on the wing design program (I designed the fittings that attach the flaps to the wing). Extremely thin wing for a plane this size, but still pretty roomy to design within compared to most other wings I’ve worked on! Very successful design overall, obviously.

    • @gardensnob1
      @gardensnob1 3 года назад

      I procured Landing Gear for Spares/fleet readiness. She’s an amazing ship

    • @keithfreitas2983
      @keithfreitas2983 2 года назад

      Was one of the Flight Dispatchers for Flight Test and Production from 1987 to 2002 Long Beach MDC for all aircraft coming out of LGB and flight test facilities.

  • @johnbarrios1598
    @johnbarrios1598 3 года назад +2

    I second that thought this plane looks awesome... I love aviation.. Great video.

  • @brieflyexplainedofficial
    @brieflyexplainedofficial 3 года назад +2

    Great Information, thanks

  • @callmewheels4806
    @callmewheels4806 3 года назад +6

    You may want to sharpen the ol’ pencil when measuring the C-130 wingspan.
    38’ foot wingspan is a Tad narrow for any operational C-130.
    I’ve seen a few that hit the tarmac that 38’ is a genuine measurement for overall wingspan...

  • @wemcal
    @wemcal 3 года назад +3

    We have them here 164th .. they are huge and we sit and watch the routine runs as the fly around the city

  • @ilsebader7356
    @ilsebader7356 2 года назад +2

    These videos help me respect our military over and over and over again

  • @Chris_at_Home
    @Chris_at_Home 3 года назад +2

    I love watching them flying low over our home doing their maneuvering to a drop zone 20 miles away. Many times there are 2 or 3 closely spaced.

    • @theophine11
      @theophine11 2 года назад

      So let them never crash.

  • @z0phi3l
    @z0phi3l 3 года назад +6

    Got to hang out in one back in 94 when they were doing heavy drop testing at Ft Campbell
    Never got to jump from one

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica 3 года назад

      hi A P...
      '
      i was live in clarksville and went to fort campbell army base with my army daughter in 2007 to 2008

  • @kennethdelfin1293
    @kennethdelfin1293 2 года назад +20

    I know why youre all here in light of recent times.

  • @amandahirschfeld7382
    @amandahirschfeld7382 2 года назад +2

    Beautiful, amazing how they unload from the sky.

  • @djizzah
    @djizzah 2 года назад +6

    Fantastic work horse, so useful, here in Australia our airforce have a few, we love them!!

    • @EricJh21690
      @EricJh21690 2 года назад +2

      As an American who would love to visit Australia one day, it makes me happy to hear such..much love & peace from Boston ✌🏽

  • @jeeckus13
    @jeeckus13 3 года назад +41

    These fly over my house every once in a while
    It’s pretty cool

    • @sgperformer
      @sgperformer 3 года назад +1

      Mine as well. They are absolutely MASSIVE in the sky.

    • @sgperformer
      @sgperformer 3 года назад +3

      @Bail 10k
      and the earth is flat right?

    • @sgperformer
      @sgperformer 3 года назад +3

      @Bail 10k
      actually you are right, the exhaust of those massive engines definitely poop toxic chemicals into our atmosphere. But to think they are purposefully spraying toxic chemicals on the people is just childish. They fly over because they are constantly training. However I will say again those massive engines definitely poop toxins into our atmosphere and that really sucks!

    • @sgperformer
      @sgperformer 3 года назад +3

      @Bail 10k
      well Bail, first of all I typed spews and my jackass spellcheck put poops. I have to
      turn off my spell check for sure. Next, chemicals you are referring to are called carcinogens and teratogens, if these things are trying to control the population they sure are doing a lousy job. And if that’s what they are doin we would expect to see a massive number of cancers and baby deformations, but these are both declining. And how exactly do you think they are controlling the population? This is a question asked in goodwill, and I am truly interested. If they were trying to control populations they would be flying routinely over Bangladesh, China and India, not the USA.

    • @sgperformer
      @sgperformer 3 года назад +3

      moreover bail, dumping carcinogens and teratogens over populations would be a horribly inefficient way of controlling populations. The deep state would poison our drinking water, not the air.

  • @NothingMaster
    @NothingMaster 3 года назад +13

    Respect for the troops for sitting 19 hours straight on those tiny seats with extremely limited legroom. How does the military prepare for the very real possibility of deep vein thrombosis under those situations?

    • @thesirmaddog8209
      @thesirmaddog8209 3 года назад

      You will never know unless you are in the know... Most the time even the ones jumping only know they are about to jump out of a perfectly flying aircraft

    • @xzabath1
      @xzabath1 3 года назад +5

      Might be an issue for us lazy turds watching RUclips, probably not for these in shape guys and gals. Hehe.

    • @dmilz1001
      @dmilz1001 3 года назад +1

      They have crews so they can switch every few hours. To get shut eye and to streach your legs out and they're also in top shape as well

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад

      Laying on the floor/ramp is authorized and even encouraged. Guys who are jumping never sit that long. They come from much closer in. While these planes can fly that long, they pretty much never do. Crew time-outs when it comes to flying time and our bases along the way means that it has a chance to land, refuel, crew rest, etc.

  • @oneshotme
    @oneshotme 3 года назад +3

    Enjoyed your video so I gave it a Thumbs Up

  • @RyanBomar
    @RyanBomar 3 года назад +5

    I'm just glad you got Seth Rogan to do the voiceover!
    In all seriousness, awesome video!

  • @lukerrrrr
    @lukerrrrr 3 года назад +45

    wow that plane looks awesome

  • @TD402dd
    @TD402dd 2 года назад +3

    I think of comparisons: it's about the same length of a C-141 but much fatter and wider for larger cargo. It's about 2/3 the size of the C-5 which performed amazingly in Vietnam and other places.

  • @diwanshu18
    @diwanshu18 2 года назад +2

    I have seen this plane very closely and I love how huge it is

  • @shogunzftw7655
    @shogunzftw7655 2 года назад +8

    I remember my first time flying on a globe master it was freaking huge

  • @dwightrucker3299
    @dwightrucker3299 3 года назад +6

    Rode it a few times in Iraq. Tactical take offs and landings can put tears in your eyes with this thing. Lol

  • @robertlafnear4865
    @robertlafnear4865 2 года назад

    Lucky me I lived just down the road from the Long Beach Plant..... saw lots of these come off the line when I drove to work......... NICE PLANE.......... Nice Video, Thank You.

  • @mohanpadma1
    @mohanpadma1 2 года назад

    Huge Powerful Elephants. Amazing and great to watch. Thank you.

  • @xemhzx
    @xemhzx 3 года назад +8

    0:37 oh no worries, just called my jet in just cause 4.

  • @richardlahan7068
    @richardlahan7068 3 года назад +19

    I grew up in the Lowcountry of South Carolina and remember when these replaced the C-141s.

  • @jamjardj1974
    @jamjardj1974 2 года назад +2

    Hard to believe this amazing aeroplane is almost 30 years old! Love it. Shame they don’t build them anymore.

    • @ljsmixbox44
      @ljsmixbox44 Год назад +1

      I've seen it in the air..look like the C-17 is not moving because it's so big.
      I have the C-17 RC plane.

  • @nicholasmarino1733
    @nicholasmarino1733 2 года назад +1

    Hi, an outstanding example of American military aviation. The BEST in the world!!!!!!

  • @climatepurification
    @climatepurification 2 года назад +7

    My last deployment I was supervising force protection team in Afghanistan. One day I was managing the checkpoint for aircraft traffic entering the active runway, keeping TCN (Third Country Nationals) construction crewmembers from driving vehicles where they weren't supposed to. Had a younger group of military/civilian security on site that weren't as experienced with confrontation. As I was managing the site, I had a TCN blow through our checkpoint on a tractor as a C-17 was approaching the active runway. I had to run up from the opposing checkpoint and charge my weapon in front of his to face to get him to stop. Any other military member would have taken the opportunity to shoot in the desert and get a medal but luckily for him I had enough time to think and sort out my aggression out there beforehand. He drove straight towards me but I charged up and was half a second from blowing his head off. He went back to the first checkpoint, I remember seeing the faces of the C-17 crew members as I escorted the driver back to checkpoint. Found out later the tractor driver got kicked off base 6 months earlier for running over and killing his fellow construction worker with an "earth mover" blade. If I did not realize how we control our own actions whether military or civilian and have the power to make decisions above general authority, I would have made a poorer decision that day. Killing is a final option, not the first.

    • @cavaleermountaineer3839
      @cavaleermountaineer3839 Год назад

      Excellent story and the ending is to me, what police officers need to be taught and trained.

  • @dano9060
    @dano9060 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful bird. Wow!!!

  • @agdrumer
    @agdrumer 2 года назад +1

    What an amazing plane!!.... I was an aircraft electrician on left wing of the prototype (stinger) C-17 at Mc Donnell Douglas plant in Long Beach, CA in the early 90's , I was the only AcE on 2nd shift, got to work with design engineers and inspectors, rerouting electrical wire assemblies & mounting support points for both leading and trailing edge, from fuselage joint to wing tip ...more. wire than any U.S. Military cargo aircraft do to it's FBW design. Was a great experience!!!!

    • @keithfreitas2983
      @keithfreitas2983 2 года назад +1

      Worked there from 1987 to 2002 as a Flight Dispatcher Flight Test & Production.

    • @agdrumer
      @agdrumer 2 года назад

      @@keithfreitas2983 @ Long Beach Airport?? .... How cool is that!!

  • @mrgold3591
    @mrgold3591 2 года назад

    I was at Fort Lewis, WA, back in early 90s. That was back when it was C-130, C-141, and C-5 were the main air lift. Saw this new transport plane doing "touch and go" at the Army airfield and I didn't know what it was.

  • @tedster1956
    @tedster1956 3 года назад +6

    Back in my USAF days I got to go inside this aircraft and you really can't appreciate the size until your standing inside the cargo hold. It's a bad-ass!

    • @ericdamberg3145
      @ericdamberg3145 3 года назад

      Hello Cracker So tell me how are you doing?

  • @dustynewman1
    @dustynewman1 3 года назад +4

    I live near Joint Base Charleston, and they fly over all the time.

  • @ryangibson2831
    @ryangibson2831 3 года назад +1

    I am always impressed with the equipment we have and don't know why I am always surprised. We spend too much on defense when really it's offense.

  • @JLanc1982
    @JLanc1982 Год назад +1

    Solid bird! I got a few flights on these.When I was stationed in the Sianai back in 2015,we would load 2 blackhawk helicopters inside for a trip to Germany for heavy maintence. the clearance is literately inches from the top of the rotor head to the center of the wing internally. Very Tight squeeze.

  • @shaggyduder
    @shaggyduder 3 года назад +5

    You put together a really good video, everyone should take lessons from You. Never a board moment.

  • @mayhem3649
    @mayhem3649 3 года назад +17

    "it's tiny" -C5 Loadmaster

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад

      The AN-225 loadmaster said the same about the Galaxy.

    • @thomasblankinship98
      @thomasblankinship98 3 года назад +2

      @@afcgeo882 it was built to be bigger than the C5 for bragging rights. There are only 2 and one is now used for scavenging parts to keep the other flying.

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад

      @@thomasblankinship98 Only a single AN-225 was ever made, bud, and even the AN-124 is bigger than the C-5. The other was never operational. It was never completed. The 225 was designed to carry rocket boosters and the Buran space shuttle. 55 AN-124s were built and they were never made to one-up the C-5 as it was meant to be a civilian outsized cargo carrier from the start, unlike the C-5 which was only meant to be military. Russia is now designing its own, updated, military AN-124-102.

    • @alpearson9158
      @alpearson9158 3 года назад

      HMM but still flying!

    • @keithfreitas2983
      @keithfreitas2983 2 года назад

      It not whether it's bigger or smaller. It was designed to support ground troops so it's capability is to land on gravel, dirt and short runways. To get in and out fast with equipment and supplies.

  • @LiffeyKing
    @LiffeyKing 2 года назад

    I had the privledge of a guided tour of a USAF C-17 by it's loadmaster at Farnborough Airshow.
    Awesome experience, awesome aircraft.
    🇺🇸 👏 🇬🇧

  • @52stevedo4
    @52stevedo4 3 года назад

    Simply amazing!

  • @jeffreyallen9626
    @jeffreyallen9626 3 года назад +3

    Beautiful plane our military rocks🙏❤

  • @TheOneTrueSpLiT
    @TheOneTrueSpLiT 3 года назад +3

    I was part of the software team at GEC-Avionics for the HUD for this big-ole-gal and can clearly remember watching the maiden flight of P1 (with her long pointy red/white stripped nose probey thing) on 15 September 1991 and have a wall poster from McDonnell Douglas as a "thank you" for getting her to that major milestone. A few weeks later, Jane's did an article of that first test flight and in it was a picture underneath which was the caption "GEC's HUD in TOGA mode showing FMA windows", the picture was a completely blank black square - so not too far from the truth at that time ;-)

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 3 года назад +1

      I made simulator racks for those HUDs that they bought from AP Labs right before the buy out by Boeing. It had two mount slides on it and a peg board to simulate opens and shorts to ensure that the redundant systems kicked in and worked right. Other racks for 16 of the onboard systems to check proper redundant system operation as well. Two sets of each, so they even ordered the test systems in redundant fashion. :-)

    • @TheOneTrueSpLiT
      @TheOneTrueSpLiT 3 года назад

      @@cosmicraysshotsintothelight Are you implying my software could fail? LOL!!! 😉

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 3 года назад +1

      @@TheOneTrueSpLiT It simulated hardware shorts and opens in the interconnect cables on 17 of the 51 onboard computers, and would be used to prove that your software actually works to enable the redundant standby systems. But hey, you may not even have written any of that. It could be 'hard wired' or in firmware. So you probably can't even tell me about it. :-P

    • @TheOneTrueSpLiT
      @TheOneTrueSpLiT 3 года назад

      @@cosmicraysshotsintothelight We had an "Independent Test Group" who were a mix of hardware and software engineers that had one of our HUDs connected to a test bench consisting of various Logic Analysers and bespoke gear to give the HUD simulated data in order to test all of the HUD's functionality, as well as BIT, we even had a joystick connected to the test bench so we could "fly" the HUD while giving it the data for all sorts of simulated scenarios. That's as much involvement I had with the test setups, sure I had to do unit and integration test on the modules of code but other than "flying" the HUD that's as much involvement I had with the hardware - I never really understood most of it and still don't to this day, and the same applies for networks, mobile phones and printers!

    • @cosmicraysshotsintothelight
      @cosmicraysshotsintothelight 3 года назад

      @@TheOneTrueSpLiT These were racks meant to test for interconnect cable failures and were far more simple than your "stimulation" equipment. Orders of magnitude more simple. They were simply meant to test the changeover function of how redundant hardware sets were/are supposed to operate. They had a pegboard where all the cables entered and exited and small 'shorting bars' in place to show normal connects and then to simulate a cabling short or open by (mis)placing or removing them, to see if the second unit kicked in. So we had two slide mounts on each rack made for each type of on board computer and pegboards above each as break out boxes for the cabling. Very simple stuff and no real electronic diagnostic hardware at all, IIRC. There was a master unit which was, IIR a VAX/VMS chassis with customer supplied boards and software. Probably written and supplied by yous guys. :-)

  • @bronyguy6103
    @bronyguy6103 3 года назад

    Thank you for your service

  • @JamieG.
    @JamieG. 2 года назад

    Sat in the cockpit of one of these in RAF Brize Norton when I was about 12, great memory.

  • @kevinbanks2795
    @kevinbanks2795 3 года назад +4

    It still amazing me how something as big as that can get off the ground wow

    • @waynesmith3754
      @waynesmith3754 3 года назад

      It is Called...LIFT

    • @nowthatsjustducky
      @nowthatsjustducky 2 года назад

      Sally Field, of all people, explained it best back in 1967...
      “When lift plus thrust is greater than load plus drag … well, anything can fly.”

  • @gerardmoran9560
    @gerardmoran9560 3 года назад +4

    Great video! Never flew it (old C-141 guy here). I think you missed the wingspan of the C-130 at 38'10". I'd add about 100'. Cheers

    • @gerardmoran9560
      @gerardmoran9560 2 года назад

      @@c17nav 141. Easy Carl, 10 out of 1 people are dyslexic.

    • @gerardmoran9560
      @gerardmoran9560 2 года назад

      @@c17nav I fixed my typo. XX MAS at CHS.

    • @gerardmoran9560
      @gerardmoran9560 2 года назад

      @@c17nav Interesting. Hope you got a few C-17 rides.

    • @gerardmoran9560
      @gerardmoran9560 2 года назад

      @@c17nav Sounds fun.

    • @c17nav
      @c17nav 2 года назад +1

      @@gerardmoran9560 It was. Notice that I deleted my old posts, as they were spurred by your original. Cheers.

  • @schumi246
    @schumi246 2 года назад +1

    I would love to see one of these land at London city airport. It’s got the steel approach ability, the runway is long enough. It may not be wide enough, though, it would be a sight to see, though.

    • @michaelkaysen1097
      @michaelkaysen1097 2 года назад

      As a Vet of South East Asia I’ll always love the C-130, it took good care of me!!

  • @DisHammerhand
    @DisHammerhand 2 месяца назад

    There's one flying around with a dent in her tail. That's where my paratrooper son got blown into the tail during a very windy jump. His helmet made contact. He was scrambled a bit but walked away and jumped another day. Glad he's done with that job and gone on to an occupation that is not as hazardous and pays better.
    The C17 is still one of my favorite aircraft.

  • @rebeccaharden6018
    @rebeccaharden6018 2 года назад +4

    I love to live near Charleston. We watch these guys daily. As said they look to be standing still above us. Such a thrill when they fly over.

  • @mrcoolepikkman6397
    @mrcoolepikkman6397 3 года назад +31

    May i just say my goodness the thing is gorgeous
    And first

  • @debferguson7354
    @debferguson7354 2 года назад +1

    💜💜💜❤️❤️❤️💞💞💞👏👏👏👍👍👍💪💪💪🙏🙏🙏✝️✝️✝️💯💯💯🤗🤗🤗🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😻 America is #1 country in the world!! I am so proud of all our Americans military heroes who serving in the country!!! Love all of them! Thank you for all your service!!! Amen! 🙏🙏🙏💯

  • @haimbenavraham1502
    @haimbenavraham1502 2 года назад +2

    After 19 hours in the air, I cannot imagine the joy of the paratroopers having a relief leak on the ground.

    • @1m3agle
      @1m3agle 2 года назад +1

      there's a bathroom on the 17

    • @c17nav
      @c17nav 6 месяцев назад

      @@1m3agle More than the aircraft's built-in lavatory is necessary at times. When the mission requires added capability, an Air Transportable Galley/Lavatory (ATGL), a Distinguished Visitor (DV) pallet, or a Command and Control (C2) Module can be rolled on. These have lavatories and increased waste storage.

  • @jasenwright1178
    @jasenwright1178 2 года назад +3

    Got onboard a few of these whilst visiting U Tapao Airbase in Thailand. The flight crew were excellent gentlemen that represented the USA to the fullest! Great aircraft and well educated polite crew! Well done USA!

  • @thecman26
    @thecman26 3 года назад +5

    It's really big!
    Especially when walking under the glide path when they're landing! They seemed to be coming in at 20mph and 20ft above us!

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  • @lalruatdikavarte7943
    @lalruatdikavarte7943 3 года назад

    Nice video and very informative and very entertaining and very satisfaction more videos.

  • @Peizxcv
    @Peizxcv 3 года назад +3

    A very well balanced plane

  • @stevecoleman2250
    @stevecoleman2250 3 года назад +21

    And thank God the Royal Australian Air Force has 8 of them.

  • @cq7415
    @cq7415 Год назад

    Nice. Thanks for sharing.

  • @BilgePump
    @BilgePump 3 года назад

    Thank You Chopper Johnny. That was both informational and educational. It looks like a smaller C5. Y not more c5’s??

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад

      C-5a are maintenance hogs, expensive and require long, well-paved runways. C-17s do not.

  • @bradley772
    @bradley772 3 года назад +10

    Like dad always said...
    When you join the military, they say they will put you behind a gun.
    In reality, they put you in front of someone else's gun.
    It's worth considering.
    Thanks Dad.

  • @jenko1417
    @jenko1417 3 года назад +4

    She is massive, we were just loading up secret service vehicles on the c-17 after trumps rally in Arizona and she’s a big girl

  • @josephpacchetti5997
    @josephpacchetti5997 2 года назад +1

    Awesome Plane, Thanks Sam and crew. 👍 🇺🇸

  • @carltonsargentii3956
    @carltonsargentii3956 3 года назад +1

    This plane is great to fly on, it is smooth flying and powerful. We used to live next to the active runway at FOB Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq and the C-17 was a regular guest. I had the privilege of watching it take off at night and that beast would rotate and accelerate at such a steep angle that it was comparable to a fighter jet taking off, and I noticed that even without Night Vision you could see the heat in the exhaust end glowing red! I flew as the only passenger once, from Hungary to Germany and I was invited up to the flight deck, I noticed that they had full-color weather radar and Nav, glass cockpit and really comfortable looking seats, NICE! We left Iraq on a C17 and as soon as we pulled off of the runway, the Threat Warning Reciever detected an anti-aircraft seeker targeting our aircraft and the pilot immediately deployed chaff and anti AA flares and he pulled it hard left and right banking maneuvers and for awhile dropped it down to the deck, of course, this was a total surprise to us because the pilot was too busy saving our lives and was unable to narrate the events in real-time! Anyhow, once we were out of danger he explained what we had just endured, and he and the rest of the crew received a great round of applause from all of us!

    • @highflyingbean
      @highflyingbean 3 года назад

      no chaff but yes to flares and some other stuff :)

    • @c17nav
      @c17nav 3 года назад

      There is no "Threat Warning Receiver" per se on the C-17. The defensive systems on the aircraft consist of the Missile Warning System, the Countermeasures Dispensing System, and the Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures system. To some degree they are integrated with each other.

    • @carltonsargentii3956
      @carltonsargentii3956 3 года назад

      @@c17nav I understand that "technically" the system is not termed a "threat warning receiver," however missiles are a "threat" and the system gives you some sort of "warning", rest assured I will never utilize the term "threat warning receiver" in regards to the C-17 ever again! I am an old Blackhawk guy and that is what the system was called. My apologies, folks for calling it a "Threat Warning Receiver", Lol!

  • @coronapack
    @coronapack 3 года назад +8

    Still half of a C5. C5 is beautiful.

    • @Randomy5428
      @Randomy5428 3 года назад

      It's not half the size of the c5 c17 is not way way smaller than the c5 both planes were parked near each other at an airshow I attended.The c17 is a big plane when you see it in person
      The c130 is the quite small in person but still bigger than your regional airliner

    • @coronapack
      @coronapack 3 года назад

      @@Randomy5428 I'm aware of sizes. Ty for your input. C5 still better. Still the king. Miss the c141 the damn c17 replaced.
      I've ridden all 3.. C5 is my bitch.
      Out.

  • @lixxxxit
    @lixxxxit 3 года назад +3

    The wingspan of the c-130 is 132 feet 7". Its the height that is 38'.

  • @TheWoodFly
    @TheWoodFly 2 года назад +1

    Well, not as amazing as the C5 for carrying capacity, but can get into "little" places more easily. Still can't make C-130 operational requirements for short fields, but its a good replacement for the C141 Starlifter. Those who have driven it know it can do a hell of a job in and out when needed - so right up the middle.

  • @duaneronan8199
    @duaneronan8199 Год назад

    The "flaps" on top of the wing, are as you described. But they are more correctly described as speed brakes, or spoilers. The actual flaps are at the trailing edge, & deploy downward. Recognizable by any pilot. In fact, when they deploy fully, they impinge the jet exhaust, redirecting it downward. They are referred to as "blown" flaps. Radically reducing landing speed, & descent rate, while increasing descent angle. Allowing clearance over obstacles at the end of the runway, & a reduced rollout. Very helpful on takeoff, for the same reason.

  • @redastrachan8978
    @redastrachan8978 3 года назад +5

    Big enough to carry a much needed question mark in the title?

  • @that_impala_guy0490
    @that_impala_guy0490 3 года назад +8

    It’s the little brother of the c-5m

    • @thesirmaddog8209
      @thesirmaddog8209 3 года назад +4

      Well not really.... The Original order was to replace the C-130, C-141, and C-5... But as we know it only replaced the C-141

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica 3 года назад

      hi T C...
      '
      who is a brother...
      airplane is a NO blood gene family root tree

    • @BilgePump
      @BilgePump 3 года назад

      @@bestamerica ; well u did say family and u gotta admit its got balls.

    • @bestamerica
      @bestamerica 3 года назад

      @@BilgePump
      hi B P...
      '
      dont use a letter word - U - on me...
      let explain about airplane is a not brother - not sister...
      what kind of balls

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад

      The C-5 is Lockheed, just like the C-130, but the C-5 is Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas), so they’re more cousins than brothers.

  • @danwybrow7226
    @danwybrow7226 2 года назад +1

    Being able to land in just 2,370 feet with a full cargo load blows my mind! That is absolute crazy talk for a bird that big! 🤯

  • @mwitarijob1557
    @mwitarijob1557 3 месяца назад +1

    Projection of power, c17 is a magestic plane

  • @ronaldhoennicke6647
    @ronaldhoennicke6647 3 года назад +6

    The C-130's wingspan is not what's stated, it's 100+ feet larger.

    • @jonathanford9774
      @jonathanford9774 3 года назад

      The same guy claims he got more length but no woman will or can verify the claim

  • @theodorevegh6030
    @theodorevegh6030 2 года назад +3

    Thank you to all of the people who designed and built the 223 C-17 Globe Master Jets in the USA Military. - TAV

  • @3985uprr
    @3985uprr 2 года назад

    You guys did a super duper job with the Afghanistan airlift. Congratulations!!!

  • @skipsteel
    @skipsteel 3 года назад

    The Moose is big, but handles like a fighter according to most C-17 Pilots I've spoke to. The Tactical Approaches are unreal for such a big airplane as much as 30 degree nose down with outboard engines in idle reverse thrust just hanging there from Flight level 20 all the way in.

  • @ibeattheleaves5005
    @ibeattheleaves5005 3 года назад +6

    19 hours just sitting there would suck.

  • @BeechSportBill
    @BeechSportBill 3 года назад +3

    C-130 wingspan 38ft 10 in? Same as my Cessna Skylane?????

    • @BeechSportBill
      @BeechSportBill 3 года назад +1

      When they first showed up at McChord AFB, Washington - Civil Air Patrol members were given tours - I realized I was sniffing NEW AIRPLANE SMELL!

  • @DanielOrtiz-yy1mw
    @DanielOrtiz-yy1mw 2 года назад

    Amazing video!

  • @aarchiksinha9673
    @aarchiksinha9673 3 года назад

    These are beautiful airplanes... the Indian airforce c17globmasters landed in ladakh region (DBO airbase at 16,614 ft)of India without any issues with equipment and supplies..this shows its capabilities

  • @scottmarrs5720
    @scottmarrs5720 3 года назад +3

    Wingspan on the c-130 is wrong

  • @SidB1956
    @SidB1956 3 года назад +6

    A lot smaller than the C-5

    • @afcgeo882
      @afcgeo882 3 года назад

      Yea, but A LOT more capable too.