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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.
C-17A (Globemaster III) 2,736 0.95 46 51 61 80 55 51 61 76 C-5 Galaxy (Lockheed) 3,723 0.77 31 33 40 51 28 31 37 45 Cessna 501 (Citation I – Eagle) 56 0.69 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 Cessna 550 (Citation II) 64 0.69 5 5 6 6 5 5 5 5 Cessna 550 (Citation Bravo) 67 0.69 5 6 6 6 5 5 6 6 Cessna 560 (Citation V, Ultra, Encore) 75 0.69 6 6 7 7 6 6 6 6
A July 1994 Government Accountability Office (GAO) report revealed that USAF and DoD studies from 1986 and 1991 stated the C-17 could use 6,400 more runways outside the U.S. than the C-5, but these studies had only considered runway dimensions, but not runway strength or load classification numbers (LCN). The C-5 has a lower LCN, but the USAF ...
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
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.
The aircraft, flown by Boom’s chief test pilot Tristan “Geppetto” Brandenburg, accelerated to Mach 1.1 for the first time (around 844 miles per hour / 1,358 kilometers per hour) — 10% ...
TF39s on a C-5 Galaxy, from the rear TF-39 on display at the Museum of Aviation View looking into the fan showing snubbered blades on the inner half-stage and inlet guide vanes in the outer duct in front of the full stage. The TF39 was a revolutionary 1960s engine rated from 41,000 to 43,000 lb f (191 to 205 kN) of thrust. It introduced use of ...
The US Coast Guard has said the wreckage of a small plane that went missing in Alaska on Thursday has been found, with three people confirmed dead.