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  1. Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
    Lockheed C-5 GalaxyMilitary transport aircraft
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    Lockheed C-5 Galaxy - Wikipedia
    TypeStrategic airlifter
    National originUnited States
    ManufacturerLockheed Corporation · Lockheed Martin
    StatusIn service
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    The C-5 Galaxy: A Massive Military Machine
    The C-5 Galaxy: A Massive Military Machine
    The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a colossal aircraft that can transport cargo and personnel to any corner of the globe. It is the largest and most powerful airlifter in the world, with a payload of over 120 tons and a range of over 5,000 miles.
    Development

    In 1961, several aircraft companies began studying heavy jet transport designs that would replace the Douglas C-133 Cargomaster and complement Lockheed C-141 Starlifters. In addition to higher overall performanc… See more

    Design

    The C-5 is a large, high-wing cargo aircraft with a distinctive high T-tail fin (vertical) stabilizer, with four TF39 turbofan engines mounted on pylons beneath wings that are swept 25°. (The C-5M uses newer GE CF6 engines.) S… See more

    Operational history

    The first C-5A was delivered to the USAF on 17 December 1969. Wings were built up in the early 1970s at Altus AFB, Oklahoma; Charleston AFB, South Carolina; Dover AFB, Delaware; and Travis AFB, California. The C-5's fi… See more

    Variants

    The C-5A is the original version of the C-5. From 1969 to 1973, 81 C-5As were delivered to the Military Airlift Command of the U.S. Air Force. Due to cracks found in the wings in the mid-1970s, the cargo weight wa… See more

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