The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules are two of the most reliable military transport aircraft. Each plane offers impressive capabilities, from its large cargo capacity to its short takeoff and landing capabilities.

2024年11月14日 · The C-130 excels when landing in restricted areas and handling more compact, varied payloads. When comparing cargo capability, the C-5 tops with its immense payload and internal volume, suitable for strategic heavy lifts. The C-17 fits in the middle, maintaining significant cargo space while ensuring access to less developed airstrips.

Compared to other US military aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy is significantly bigger than the C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules, and C-141 Starlifter. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft developed by the Lockheed Corporation, now part of Lockheed Martin.

2024年11月15日 · C-5 vs. C-17. The C-5 is larger, offering greater payload capacity. The C-17 is more versatile with its capability to operate on shorter runways. Both aircraft can be refueled mid-air, extending their operational range. C-17 vs. C-130. The C-17 can carry more weight than the C-130, but is less versatile in specialized missions.

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. The Galaxy has many similarities to the smaller Lockheed C-141 Starlifter and the later Boeing C-17 Globemaster III.

The C-5 can carry a larger load in size, especially if the C-17 has an extended range tank, which most of them do (the tank limits the height of the load). The premise of "downrange" is on an unimproved (dirt) field. The C-5 can only land on a short runway with 170,000 lbs in a distance of 2600 feet. Then it has limited maneuverability on the ...

2021年1月2日 · Fun fact: the rear fuselage of the C-5, above the cargo doors and below the tail, is just empty space. That useless void has more volume than the entire cargo hold of a C-130. And here's an awesome size comparison of just the fuselages

2023年7月1日 · C-5 Galaxy - versus - C-130 Hercules | Thule Airbase, Greenland I have always admired the old DC-3 (In military language C-47) Known from WW2 as "The workhorses of the air in freight...

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.

Lockheed Martin received the launch order for the J-model from the RAF, which ordered 25 aircraft, with first deliveries beginning in 1999 as Hercules C4 (C-130J-30) and Hercules C5 (C-130J). The standard C-130J had a flyaway cost of US$62 million in 2008.