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T o get straight to the point, the Lockheed C-5M Galaxy is the bigger of the two premier jet transports in the United States ...
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At 222 feet across, almost 300 feet long, and 65 feet tall at its tail, Lockheed Martin's C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport aircraft in the US Air Force. With a cargo hull 121 feet long and 19 ...
The C-5 Galaxy’s Vast Cargo Hold. The C-5 has high-set wings and a high T-shaped vertical stabilizer. For propulsion the C-5 relies upon four turbofan engines. The four engines guzzle fuel from ...
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE — The Air Force plans to retire the aging, massive C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft assigned to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and replace them with newer C-17 cargo ...
A C-5M Super Galaxy cargo plane made an emergency landing at Travis Air Force Base Thursday with its nose gear unextended due to a malfunction, the Air Force said Friday. The Super Galaxy, the ...
MightyFly’s Cento aircraft executed a DoD-relevant mission, demonstrating autonomous flight, cargo loading, unloading, and ...
The C-5 Galaxy is the largest plane in the U.S. military’s arsenal. Operated by the U.S. Air Force, the monstrous airplane is 247 feet long with a wingspan of 222.8 feet.
Westover on Thursday welcomed its eighth and final C-5M Super Galaxy cargo plane to the base. The new Super Galaxies replace the C-5B Galaxies that were phased out 18 months ago.
Engineers have packed this plane with features that make for fast and furious transfers of life-saving cargo. Empty, she weighs in at a dainty 400-thousand pounds and can carry 51-thousand gallons ...
Air Force Reserve crewmembers board a C5-M Super Galaxy before a 2017 flight at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. A video has surfaced of the Air Force’s largest cargo plane making a rare landing ...
PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Air Force's C5 Galaxy left NAS Pensacola Monday morning with a F/A-18 Hornet after a brief stay. WEAR News previously reported that the Air Force's largest aircraft landed ...