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The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin.It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized and oversized loads, including all air-certifiable cargo.
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: 30 Jun 1968: Transport: 131: 82.34 yards (75.29 meters) 74.26 yards (67.90 meters) 410.41 tons: 125.49 tons: Largest payload capacity until the An-124 Boeing 747: 9 Feb 1969: Airliner: 1557: 77.32 yards (70.70 meters) 65.18 yards (59.60 meters) 406.86 tons: Pax: 550/660: Highest passenger capacity airliner until the Airbus ...
Type MTOW [kg] MLW [tonnes] TOR [m] LR [m] ICAO category FAA category; Antonov An-225: 640,000: 591.7: 3,500: Super: Super Scaled Composites Model 351 Stratolaunch
The 436 AW is the only combat-ready C-5 Galaxy wing capable of employing airdrop and special operations tactics in support of worldwide airlift. [ 2 ] The wing routinely flies airlift missions throughout the world, projecting global reach to more than 90 countries on six continents including Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, and ...
The 337th was constituted as 337 Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 10 May 1949. ... Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (1987–2017) [1] Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy (2017–present ...
Squadron C-5 Galaxy approaches a tanker during air refueling. Active: 1943–1946; 1947–1952; 1955–present: ... Redesignated 68th Troop Carrier Squadron, ...
Redesignated 312th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 1 September 1957; Ordered to active service on 28 October 1962 ... Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (1973–present) [1 ...
The squadron was redesignated the 356th Troop Carrier Squadron and ... Since 2007 the 356th has conducted air crew training for the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. The final C ...