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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
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 Cessna 560 XL (Citation Excel) 90 1.48 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
The main deck cargo volume of the Beluga is greater than that of the C-5 Galaxy or the Antonov An-124, but still smaller than Antonov An-225. However, it is restricted by cargo-weight capacity of 47 tonnes, compared to 122.5 tonnes for the C-5 Galaxy and 150 tonnes for the An-124.
On 4 October 1989, a 60th Military Airlift Wing C-5 became the first "Galaxy" to land on the Antarctic continent. For airlift achievements during the 1970s, the wing earned two more Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards (AFOUA). [2] To upgrade cargo carrying capacity, MAC initiated a major upgrade program for its C-141A fleet beginning in 1979.
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.
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.