Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
C-5M Super Galaxy. 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 C-5M is a modernized version of the legacy C-5 designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
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legacy C-5s, the Super Galaxy is delivering more to the warfighter on every mission. With a substantial improvement in unrefueled range, the C-5M is overflying traditional en route fuel stops, enabling a reduction in fuel consumption by as much as 20 percent. Enhanced Capability The C-5M incorporates more than 70 aircraft improvements, including
Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
Welcome back to The Daily Aviation for a feature on the tried and true C-5M Super Galaxy, a cargo plane in service for decades, its continues to impress with.
Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
The General Electric CF6-80C2 high-bypass turbofan engines give power to the C-5M Super Galaxy. The aircraft has four engines which produce a twenty-two percent more thrust or 51,000 lbf each. It has a fan diameter of 2.36 meters and an airflow of 1,750 pounds per second. It has a pressure ratio of 30.4 and a bypass ratio of 5.15.
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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.
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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.
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The C-5M is a modernized version of the legacy C-5 designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Currently the U.S. Air Force owns and operates 52 C-5M aircraft. They are stationed at Dover AFB, Delaware; Travis AFB, California; Lackland AFB, Texas; and Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts. The C-5M Super Galaxy is equipped with five sets.
Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
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 C-5M is a modernized version of the legacy C-5 designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift plane that is used by the U.S. Air Force.. It also has variants that include C-5M Super Galaxy and the C-5 Shuttle Carrier, among others. Accommodating a crew of seven and an empty weight of 380,000 pounds, the plane is more than 247 feet long and 65 feet high and.
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The Super Galaxy began life as the C5-A Galaxy, a Lockheed behemoth that was intended for long-distance transport of cargo and lots of it. In January 1970, The Times-News reported that only ten of.
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C-5 Galaxy. As the Air Force's largest and only strategic airlifter, the C-5 Galaxy can carry more cargo farther distances than any other aircraft. With a payload of six Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs) or up to five helicopters, the C-5 can haul twice as much cargo as any other airlifter. C-5M by the Numbers.
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The C-5 has 12 internal wing tanks with a total capacity of 51,150 gallons (194,370 liters) of fuel — enough to fill 6 1/2 regular-size railroad tank cars. A full fuel load weighs 332,500 pounds (150,820 kilograms). A C-5 with a cargo load of 270,000 pounds (122,472 kilograms) can fly 2,150 nautical miles, offload, and fly to a second base.
Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
C-5M Super Galaxy. 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 C-5M is a modernized version of the legacy C-5 designed and manufactured by Lockheed Martin.
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The C-5 Galaxy has been operated solely by the U.S. Air Force since 1970 and is the largest strategic airlifter in the U.S. Air Force's fleet. The C-5 is capable of carrying two 78-ton M1A1 main battle tanks or helicopters and other large equipment intercontinental distances. Fully loaded, a C-5 has a gross weight of more than 800,000 pounds.
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As Lockheed persisted in improving the C-5 and increasing its reliability, the basic design proved solid. The newest version, the C-5M Super Galaxy, set 41 records and carried a payload weighing 176,610 pounds to an altitude of more than 41,100 feet in just under 24 minutes. In 2012, after more than 40 years of distinguished service, the C-5 is.
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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.. A U.S. Air Force C-5 Galaxy from the 436th Airlift Wing flies over New Jersey while lit by the setting sun. The C-5, one of the largest.