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The C-5M Super Galaxy is a strategic transport aircraft and is the largest aircraft in the Air Force inventory. Its primary mission is to transport cargo and personnel for the Department of Defense.
The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is larger than the Super Galaxy, although there are areas where the Super Galaxy has the edge over ...
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Why Is the C-5 Galaxy Such an Iconic Aircraft?

In the C-5’s cockpit, pilots rely upon sophisticated avionics, including triple inertial navigation systems, GPS, and ...
A total of 131 C-5 Galaxies were built, while Boeing's losing design went on to be the 747 and accumulated over 1,500 sales.
The reverse refuelling concept turns the US Air Force's massive Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy strategic lifters into "floating gas stations", freeing up more dedicated tanker aircraft to ...
The C-5M, the largest U.S. military aircraft, has an unrefueled range of approximately 5,524 statute miles (4,800 nm) with 120,000 pounds of cargo—and approximately 7,000 nm with no cargo on board.
The C-5M Super Galaxy arrived at Whenuapai’s Royal New Zealand Air Force Base Auckland around 10pm The Defence Force ...
In a topsy-turvy bit of military aviation, the US Air Force used a C-5M Super Galaxy heavy transport to refuel a KC-10 Extender refueling tanker aircraft, pumping fuel backwards up the boom from ...
Air Mobility Command aircrews flying C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft delivered approximately 450 Soldiers and more than 30 pieces of equipment and vehicles during a U.S. Army ...
The United States Air Force’s (USAF) C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft touched down at Base Auckland with components for the C-130J Hercules Weapons Systems Trainer, a full-motion flight simulator. A further ...