Originally Posted by
fading blue
I'm a guy at a C-5 and C-17 base...and I see the stats weekly. C-5Ms are much improved in reliability over the C-5A/B/Cs, but they still can't keep up with the C-17. C-5s do well when their maintenance is managed well.
I have a 600 knot ground speed when I have 150 knots of tailwind, too.