C-5 Galaxy

Mission
With its tremendous payload capability, the gigantic C-5 Galaxy, an outsized-cargo transport, provides the Air Mobility Command intertheater airlift in support of United States national defense.

Characteristics
Primary Function: Outsized cargo transport
Contractor: Lockheed-Georgia Co.
Power Plant: Four General Electric TF-39 engines
Thrust: 41,000 pounds, each engine
Length: 247.1 feet (75.3 meters)
Height: 65.1 feet (11.9 meters)
Wingspan: 222.9 feet (67.93 meters)
Cargo Compartment: height: 13.5 feet (4.11 meters); length: 143 feet, 9 inches (43.8 meters); width: 19 feet (5.79 meters)
Takeoff/Landing Distances: 8,300 feet (2,530 meters) takeoff fully loaded; and 4,900 feet (1,493 meters) land fully loaded.
Speed: 518 miles per hour (Mach 0.68)
Pallet Positions: 36
Range: 6,320 nautical miles (empty)
Crew: Seven (pilot, two flight engineers, and three loadmasters)
Date Deployed: June 1970 (operational)
Unit Cost: C-5B = $184.2 million (FY96 constant dollars)
Inventory: Unavailable

 

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