KC-135 Refueling C-5

[igotjuice007]

The US Armed Forces, the world's largest gas consumer. The cost of that gas transferred during this video is more than the average American will make in his lifetime.

[That70sShow1Fan]

C-5A Galaxy... oh no... C-5A Whale

[defensemen16]

you from Wright Patterson?

[CYKind900]

I hear tax money pumped into that machine.

[Tcook96]

lol you can here the c-5's engines from inside the kc-135

[sickasso72]

I forget... whats the refueling GPM ?

[MonsterRage]

a bit to the left. ok now a bit to the right, yeah that's right, no go back to the left ! ok, sounds good :)

:slurp: :D :yummy: xD

[carlosvaldes2007]

TIME AND MONEY WASTERS

[thegoldenchild311]

Rule 34

[floundericiousWA]

Wow...that's like two big rig semi's driving 10 inches from one another in blustery winds on the freeway going 70mph...impressive

[Xlr8761]

Supper Cool!!!



[RainbowManification]

wouldn't it be awkward if a KC-135 ran out of fuel.

[Jacksack123b]

imagine 5 kc-135's all refueling each other XD

[shooteraod]

How long (time wise) does it take to top off that big puppy??

[SgtWitt]

@shooteraod Well, it holds just over 51,000 gallons, at a rate of about 700 gallons per minute. Not a fast process my friend....I was on a C-5 from Anchorage to Kadena, and we in-flight refueled. Quite an amazing experience.

[shooteraod]

@SgtWitt Wow...thanks for the info. So what you are saying is that the C-5 takes on roughfully 331,500 pounds of fuel and burns 4550 per minute...or is it per hour? If it is per minute, then it has enough fuel to stay in the air about 72 minutes...per hour, it can stay up for 7.2 hours using the rate of fuel (jet A) weighs 6.5 pounds per gallon with is basically the same as oil. No offense, but I think you meant to say that the C-5 burns 700 gallons (4550 pounds) per hour.

[SgtWitt]

@shooteraod What I was stating, was that the tanker was pumping fuel into it at a rate of about 700 gallons per minute, since you asked how long it would take. The C-5 can hold about 330,000 pounds of fuel, yes..HOWEVER, in my years in the Air Force, I have only seen a C-5 fully fueled only 1 time. A C-5 can stay in flight for about 12-14 hours, depending on its cargo load, and other variables. They are not topped off very regularly.

[shooteraod]

@SgtWitt ohhhhh...my bad...sorry. You are transferring gast to the C-5 at 700 gallons per minute. I misunderstood what you said...went and read it again and then...the lights came on...sorry. Still...thats pretty cool. I would give almost anything to be up there when you guys were refuelling to watch...or get in the way. Thanks for serving and doing your part. If you ever get to Fort Worth...let me know and I will buy dinner.

[SgtWitt]

@shooteraod It was definitely something to always remember. It was also pretty neat cruising at 44,000 feet. I'm reserves now, but seriously considering going active again. You live in Fort Worth? I live in Tyler. 

[shooteraod]

@SgtWitt Awww...cool beans...we are neighbors..lolol. Do a GOOGLE search using the name "MotorsbyShooter" and you can email me from there. All my other info is on my web site. I cant tell you how many times I have flown into Pounds Field. Years ago, we use to go there just for "the" hamburger...something like 12 inches big...one burger would feed 4 people. I am also 6 miles out almost on the runway centerline for NAS (Carlswell) air base. They fly over my house daily and I love it.

[starwarsandtffan]

Once you think about it if your refuling that monster wouldnt it waste all the gas you gave it when it refuling in mid air

[TalksWithDirt]

I'll bet the C-5 can take everything you can give it and still want more.

[336kgf]

Does the C5 always move around that much when it's being refueled? Judging by the groaning noises, that has to be hard on the refueling boom itself.

[big88foxbodyfan]

mcconnell afb......kings of air refueling :) flying 68 strong! and every damn one of them requires a shit ton of maintenance lol

[OMGwaffles123]

So thats how planes are made...

[OTULP62]

every fucking time a moron get s a cam they record all the boring shit and then look away for 7 seconds and boom mis the end. fucking retard.

still i am Canadian and i LOVE THE USA

[kalahiki808]

the C-5 is such an ugly plane

[336kgf]

@kalahiki808 The c-5 may be ugly, but it more than does the job. Nothing else outside of the AN-225 hauls more cargo, and the USAF have over 100 of them compared to just 1 An-225 and that's mostly for civilian cargo.

[kalahiki808]

@336kgf yes, true, but the USAF plans to replace one C-5 with 10 C-17s. the C-5 is a money hog anyway

[336kgf]

@kalahiki808 That's just disappointing to me. The C-5 is so uniquely American. It will be a bummer to not see one of these things trolling the skies.

[kalahiki808]

@336kgf in my opinion, one C-17 is a money hog....

[336kgf]

@kalahiki808 Well, if you have a lot of stuff to haul, you call the cargo planes.

[whitewingsrich]

@336kgf The AN-124 hauls more then the C-5

[336kgf]

@whitewingsrich Ok, fine. I still stand by the C-5.

[Afahad]

I bet it gets pregenant now

[3ISAMAGICNUMBR]

@Afahad, what are you in 3rd grade, i bet every time you stick a pencil into a pencil sharpener you giggle a bunch.

[Afahad]

@3ISAMAGICNUMBR, I'm just joking! I'm not that person who comes to here just to insult others! You should have showed some respect! I bet it irritated you so much! I’m really sorry I didn't mean it, and I can understand why you used a pencil sharpener as an example. It is nightmare when you find that a pencil can do its job! Don’t worry, I can help you to find a good doctor to help you do your job or you might use the refuel plan if you work on it to make her happy!

[eggnogs]

6 week later the c5 gave birth to a litter of f-15s

[junebug9594]

my brother was stationed in lackland afb for bt

[buckeyemike20]

@junebug9594 Every person that enlisted in the Air Force after 1968 went to Lackland for basic.

[lifeson32]

@buckeyemike20 Classic.

[lifeson30]

@junebug9594

LOL, that makes your brother and every enlisted member of the U.S. Air Force, Air Reserve, and Air National Guard.

Anyway, congrats.

[P100PlaneSpotter]

@junebug9594 your brother lives in San Antonio?

BTW I love lackland!

[TheStupidperson123]

@junebug9594 Lol, My dad is a AF Civilian XD REtired

[xTomcatsForeverVF84x]

My dad flies C-17's, he makes air refueling look so damn easy. All slight movements of the stick, and watching the lights under the belly, he is an expert!

[JetMechMA]

@xTomcatsForeverVF84x It's not easy. You father is being modest. If he makes it look easy, then he is very talented.

[xTomcatsForeverVF84x]

@JetMechMA He is, he has a lot of experience with aerial refueling. First HH-60G's, then C-130's, and now C-17's.

[JetMechMA]

@xTomcatsForeverVF84x I hope you follow in his foot steps and have a fabulous flying career just like him. Good luck.

[bluecollarboiler]

on the C5, does the pilot or the co-pilot sign the fuel charge receipt?

lol :-)

[JetMechMA]

@bluecollarboiler It's actually done with a credit card. Every Air Force aircraft has it's own credit card tucked in a little holder.

[AaronWallace]

My aunt Cindy was the very first female boom operator of a KC-135, pretty cool I think.

[JetMechMA]

@AaronWallace Interesting. What year was that? About this video...I was going to say, "Where do we get such men?" My appologies to your aunt Cindy. Thank her for her service, for me. Where do we get such men and women?

[pweismann96002]

That looked like it was fucking hard!

[hosscollar]

There can't be any other Air Force jobs with more "that's what she said" opportunities.

[AaronWallace]

@hosscollar C'est qu'elle a dit

[enterprise59]

Live in Ohio, Columbus area. Just want to thank you guys for your service.

[TheTomyossarian]

this is unnerving just watching it...

[squadman33]

Plane porn....

[77musicfreak77]

good one lol

[ps3slimkid]

@squadman33 why does everyone say that? lol.....it's sexual intercourse. lol

[3ISAMAGICNUMBR]

@squadman33 HA! haven't heard that one before!

[drummerboy5192]

does the kc-135 have a civilian name like the kc-10 is the dc-10?or like the new ones, the kc-767 or kc-777?

[fighter052594]

KC-135 = Boeing 707

[priceclairtyson]

That was so awesome!

[77musicfreak77]

lol my boyfriend does this and the slogan is "your hole is our goal"

[fox2mike28]

I'll bet he gets: "That's what she said." a lot.

[77musicfreak77]

lol he does

[drummerboy5192]

@77musicfreak77 thats my life slogan :)

[2906Sarge]

wow! I am sure I am not the first to comment. like this...but this looks sorta like a porn video....LOL

[miniwyred]

im getting a C-5 galaxy for my birthday. im very exited but the problem is batteries arent included....XD

[5diddo]

ha!

funny. :)

[LuvAirTraffic]

@miniwyred Maybe you should get a KC-135 wall charged for the C-5 Batteries ;)

[lifeson30]

@miniwyred

You got screwed. Get your money ASAP and buy yourself three C-130s.

[NMTbaron]

I learned from the Miramar Air show that the KC-135 can pump out 12,000 gallons per hour. It can refuel one C-5, two B2 bombers or 16 fighter jets from one tank.

[stewardlie]

what take it so long to fill the tank? i thought that air to air refueling is really fast?

[pilot7893]

Because the C-5 is a big ass plane with big ass fuel tanks.

[steveoflyz]

@stewardlie

It is filling the tanks incredibly fast. C-5's don't exactly have small tanks to fill.

[applesweeter]

Dear all,

I have some question about psychology:

Why do we enjoy flying and being in the sky? Is that the space, the feeling of freedom, the blue colour...etc. What are aeroplanes so attractive for us? Is the the speed, the shape, the power, the technology...etc.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE for your creatives ideas and innovative brainstorm.

[dman72]

I think it's alittle bit of all that you mentioned. Think about the very thought of something the sheer size of a C-5, loaded with an Abrams tank, along with some other equipment, being able to conquer the very physics and be flyable.

[DobermansRock]

1,500 plus in Blackhawks. No reason but pure enjoyment to be off the ground.

It cannot be described.

[oisiaa]

Because airplanes are awesome feats of engineering that defy gravity and propel us at hundreds of miles per hour. What isn't cool about that?

[whit101]

Dear Apple,

What super-human powers would you enjoy? None? I think not. What if you could fly like an eagle? Or, perhaps you would prefer to just be a human. Wanting, aspiring to see more. Certainly, you might climb a mountain, but think about what you might feel soaring above the mountains not like a bird...but like a god!

[dman72]

I don't know how they could find a C-5 that was flyable long enough to be able to refuel.

Funny how you could always tell a C-5 mission: Oops, the mission has slipped back 2 hours, then it's slipped back 4 hours, next thing you know, the mission has been scrubbed because the C-5 is sitting at Ramstein broke down.

I wish they made all airplanes to be as relibale as the KC-135 has been.

[klesmer]

Sound's like the C-5 is related to the B-36..

[pklute63]

Exaggerating a little aren't you?

[dman72]

Ummm, no I'm not. For the 30 days that we were in Turkey, we never plugged a singles C-5 that was supposed to be a receiver. C-17's were always 100% though. Go figure.

[pklute63]

Well in all the time I spent on C-5's, there was my share of breakdowns and on-time flights....I would have to say the on-time flights out numbered the break downs....the thing I realized was once you got a C-5 out on a mission and moving, she flew great....its whenever there was an extended down time that things seemed to go wrong. Were you flying out of Incirlik?

[dman72]

Yep, spent my share of time at the lick. The C-5 is an outstanding airplane. It, like the C-141 has been a victim of politics.

The C-141 was ignored to have a reason to purchase the C-5, and the same happened with the C-5 to be able to purchase the C-17. I think it would have been cheaper for them to retool the assembly lines to start making more C-141's and C-5's with the updated avionics (I know they put glass cockpits into the C-5's, and even the C-141's) and re-engine the 141 with CFM-56's

[pklute63]

I think they actually did a study that showed they could purchase a C-5 and a C-130 for the price of one C-17...oh well....it was a sad day when the 141 retired.....that was a workhorse!!!!

[buckeyemike20]

Actually, he's not exaggerating all that much. This was the only C-5 that got off the ground the entire week that we were TDY. Although, as they're transitioning to the Guard having the C-5s, they're meeting mission more and more here lately. We baby our planes in the Guard. Anyone that's been on both an AD plane and an ANG plane will tell you there's a world of difference between the two.

[pklute63]

I have flown on both and while the reserve and guard plane were better kept interior wise, but as for flying, I have been on brand new B models that broke down after one leg and flown on the older models built in 1966 that flew great...it was always hit or miss.

[concoon43]

Idk. I was on a C-5 coming from McGuire AFB to Ramstein, Germany. it was from the New York ANG. the plane was dirty, the bathrooms had no toilet paper, its was really hot and most of the passengers on board got air sickness. You are right though. All ANG planes i've seen or been in have been in great shape. you might want to get on the New York ANG's butt though.

[kalahiki808]

@buckeyemike20

i am AD and not to dis, but the reason you all baby your plane is because you use them one weekend a month and forget how to do things, so you take it easy

[Rexpilot0990]

Nice job 121st! Hoping to join the 180th FW here soon.

[DJacksonStratoArt]

I bet that produces an upsurge of air on the tanker :O I loved crewing the KC-135R.

[FlingwingGolfer]

how long does it take to refill that sucker?

[tvk331]

5 min and a half

[FlingwingGolfer]

That's fast.

Do you take cash or credit?

lol!

[tvk331]

yeah its crazy

[arshdeep125]

I'm thinking its credit XD lmao XD

[echo4760]

woot go ohio! my dad served with 121st for a long time!

[coroneljimenez]

good job ;D