Aug 13, 2018 · Contractors from New South Construction work to renovate a 1940s era hangar on Robins Air Force Base, July 25. The 14.7 acre complex is the largest in the country and houses C-5 Galaxy, C-130s...

The architects created a Hangar Complex to accommodate C-5 aircraft with full-in hangars and to consolidate all the back-up functions into a centralized location at the site area between Buildings 722 and 712 at Dover Air Force Base.

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 ...

4 days ago · The C-5 Galaxy's unparalleled carrying capacity, international reach, and ongoing improvements make it indispensable for missions around the globe. Simple Flying. Menu. ... The C-5 may not fit inside many hangars, so the Air Force simply cuts holes in hangar doors for the whale-shaped tail to stick out. ...

Dec 6, 2020 · CHICOPEE, Mass. — Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts is getting a new hangar where the massive C-5M Super Galaxy planes at the base can be serviced entirely indoors.

Jul 31, 2020 · The hangar will have state-of-the-art fire, mechanical and electrical safety measures built in to ensure the safety of the maintainers working on the aircraft. This new hangar will also be a fully enclosed hangar, capable of housing the C-5M Super Galaxy, the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory.

FSB’s award-winning design created three separate hangars, each with a 257-foot truss span, dedicated separately to fuel cells, corrosion control and general maintenance. Design and construction included maintenance shops, plus administration and training areas.

Oct 19, 2021 · Military officers joined with federal and local officials Tuesday to break ground on a hangar designed for the inspections base personnel perform on the country’s fleet of C-5M Super Galaxy cargo jets.

FSB designed and constructed a tail-out, high-bay fuel cell maintenance hangar at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to serve the C-5 Galaxy.

The Midwest Steel Team erected 4,800 tons of structural and miscellaneous steel for the new C5 Hangar in Memphis, Tennessee. The entire project consisted of critical lifts. The trusses for the Hangar spanned two hundred sixty feet (260 feet).