Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
Overview
A heavy strategic military transport aircraft designed to provide the U.S. Air Force with intercontinental-range airlift for outsized and oversized cargo, such as tanks and helicopters.
At a glance
Key facts
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
- Dimensions
- L: 75.31m | W: 67.89m | H: 19.84m
- Range
- 4,440 km
- Max Speed
- Mach 0.79
- Engine
- 4 × General Electric F138-GE-100 (CF6-80C2) turbofans
Available specifications
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PHYSICAL SCALE
- PHYSICAL SIZE
- 75.31 × 19.84 m
LAUNCH
- First Flight
- 1968-06-30
- Manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin
PHYSICAL
- Dimensions
- L: 75.31m | W: 67.89m | H: 19.84m
- Takeoff Weight
- 381,018 kg
PERFORMANCE
- Max Speed
- Mach 0.79
- Ceiling
- 10,360 m
- Range
- 4,440 km
- Combat Radius
- 0 km
SPECIFICATIONS
- Engine
- 4 × General Electric F138-GE-100 (CF6-80C2) turbofans
- Armament
- None (equipped with defensive countermeasure systems including flares and chaff)
COMBAT BENCHMARKS
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 0.79
- Service Ceiling (m)
- 10,360
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