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.

The C-5 Galaxy empowers warfighters with unmatched cargo capacity, enabling transportation of more cargo over longer distances than any other airlifter.

2017年12月18日 · 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.

One of the largest aircraft in the world, the C-5 Galaxy is the primary lift aircraft in the U.S. military for moving outsized cargo to global theaters of operation. The newest C-5M Super...

2024年12月19日 · The recent 'Drive to 55' campaign, spearheaded by the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, aims to address a longstanding challenge: raising the C-5's mission-capable rate to 55% and beyond, ensuring this key asset is always ready when needed.

2023年11月25日 · The Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy is known worldwide for its carrying capacity and remains the largest military transport aircraft in the United States Air Force fleet. The plane has been flying for over 50 years and continues to play an …

Lockheed rose to the challenge, delivering the first plane to the U.S. Air Force in 1970. It was one of the world’s largest military aircraft with a cargo compartment five times as large as that of the C-141—big enough to hold four Sheridan light tanks or a Chinook helicopter.

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by Lockheed Martin. It provides the USAF with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized and oversized loads, including all air-certifiable cargo.

In total were manufactured 81 units of the C-5A. This version had problems with cracks in wing roots during testing and got restrictions in cargo weights. The C-5B had improved reliability and maintainability.

The C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport aircraft in the Air Force. This flying warehouse can deliver supplies or deploy combat-ready military units anywhere in the world. With record breaking size and half a century of service, the C-5 is easily one of …