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850005 Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy United States US Air Force
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.
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Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
Take a Look Inside the US Air Force C-5M Super Galaxy Largest AircraftA b-roll of a KC-10 Extender and a C-5M Super Galaxy, both assigned to Travis AFB, perf.
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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.
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850007 Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy United States US Air Force
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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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.
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Lockheed Martin entrega el último C5M Super Galaxy modernizado
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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*RARE* USAF C5 Super Galaxy Landing at Minneapolis/ St. Paul Intl
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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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.
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Compelling Images Of The C5 Galaxy Military Machine
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.
C5M Super Galaxy > U.S. Air Force > Fact Sheet Display
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.
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Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
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
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Air Force Grounds all C5M Galaxy Aircraft at Dover AFB Fighter Sweep
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.
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690024 USAF United States Air Force Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500
Summary. Lockheed's C-5 Galaxy is one of the largest military aircraft ever built and can carry a whopping payload of over 135 tons. McDonnell Douglas' C-17 Globemaster III, later produced by Boeing, is slightly smaller than the C-5 Galaxy yet has a maximum payload of over 170,000 pounds. While the C-5 Galaxy is exclusively used by the US Air.
C5M Super Galaxy > U.S. Air Force > Fact Sheet Display
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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Lockheed C5M Super Galaxy (L500) USA Air Force Aviation Photo
The first C-5 Galaxy flew on June 30, 1968, and soon began flying the transpacific run from California to Southeast Asia to support the Vietnam War.. A C-5M Super Galaxy flies into Travis Air.
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Air Force reactivating C5M Super Galaxy tanker aircraft Business Insider
The C-5M Super Galaxy strategic transport aircraft is a modernised version of the legacy C-5. Credit: Lockheed Martin. The C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft has a length of 75.53m, height of 19.84m and wingspan of 67.91m. Credit: Lockheed Martin. The C-5M Super Galaxy can carry more air-transportable cargo than the C-5 aircraft.