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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.
Longest until the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and widest until the Stratolaunch Convair XC-99: 23 Nov 1947: Transport: 1: 60.80 yards (55.60 meters) 76.66 yards (70.10 meters) 142.71 tons: 44.28 tons: B-36 development, most capable transport aircraft until the An-22 Boeing B-52: 15 Apr 1952: Bomber: 744: 53.04 yards (48.50 meters) 61.68 yards (56.40 ...
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
English: An overlay diagram showing five of the largest airplanes ever built, the Hughes H-4 Spruce Goose (airplane with the greatest height), the Antonov An-225 Mriya (the largest airplane), the Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental (the largest version of the Boeing 747 Jumbojet), the Airbus A380-800 (the largest passenger airplane), and the Scaled Composites Stratolaunch (airplane with the greatest ...
C-5 Galaxy: United States: strategic airlifter: C-5M: 52 [3] C-12 Huron: United States utility / transport: 23 [3] C-12J: United States transport C-12J: 3 [3] C-17 Globemaster III: United States strategic airlifter 222 222 C-17A total force as of September 2023 (USAF Almanac). [1] 146 C-17A - Active. 50 C-17A - Air National Guard. 26 C-17A ...
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy was considered for the shuttle-carrier role by NASA but rejected in favor of the 747. This was due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the U.S. Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright.
The General Electric TF39 is a high-bypass turbofan engine that was developed to power the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy. The TF39 was the first high-power, high-bypass jet engine developed. The TF39 was further developed into the CF6 series of engines, and formed the basis of the LM2500 and LM6000 marine and industrial gas turbine. On September 7, 2017 ...
An early KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a C-5 Galaxy in 1980. Both aircraft are wearing liveries typical of that era. During the Vietnam War, doubts began to form regarding the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker fleet's ability to meet the needs of the United States' global commitments.