In 1974, the U.S. Air Force used the massive Lockheed C‑5 Galaxy to test whether an 86,000‑pound Minuteman ICBM could be ...

Per Lockheed, the C-5 Galaxy can carry twice as much cargo as any other airlifter in existence, and with the jet's boasting a reported maximum takeoff weight of 840,000 pounds, we're inclined to ...

Significance of LMT’s C-5M Galaxy Jets LMT’s C-5M Super Galaxy, the modernized variant of C-5 Galaxy jets, is the U.S. Air Force’s largest and only strategic airlifter.

The C-5 Galaxy is an intercontinental-range, heavy-lift military cargo/personnel-transport aircraft. The aircraft made its first flight in June 1968; 81 of the C-5A model were produced through ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (WIVT/WBGH) – $18.8 million given to Owego Lockheed Martin for defense contract. On July 25, Congressman Nick ...

From its very first iteration, it was clear that the C-5 was very special. The Times-News wrote of the aircraft, "The Galaxy, almost as long as a football field, is capable of carrying 22,000 ...

A U.S. Air Force member climbs up a ladder in a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy during the California Capital Airshow at Mather Airport near Rancho Cordova on Saturday, July 13, 2024.

LOCKHEED MARTIN has begun field installation of Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) kits into the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy aircraft fleet. The first aircraft is a C-5B flown by crews from the ...

With upgrades featured over the years, Lockheed Martin modernized the legacy of the C-5 Galaxy and extended its service life to 2040 and beyond by introducing the C-5M Super Galaxy.

A McLaren 765LT raced the world's largest military plane, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, before getting on board it to test how many supercars the flying beast can fit. One thing is for sure: one of the ...

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. — The hangar was relatively empty. Not even the Lockheed Martin C-5, some 250 feet long and 65 feet high, filled the space outright. No maintainers milled about, no drills ...

The C-5 Galaxy, one of the largest military aircraft in the world, arrived on Wednesday from Dover, Delaware, manned by the 9th Airlift Squadron. MORE: MQ-9 Reaper drone arrives for Rochester Airshow ...