The C-5 Galaxy’s Vast Cargo Hold. The C-5 has high-set wings and a high T-shaped vertical stabilizer. For propulsion the C-5 relies upon four turbofan engines.

The C-5M is a 247-foot-long aircraft, is twelve feet longer than an Airbus A380 superjumbo civilian jetliner, and has a wingspan of 222 feet, with one wing equally the length of a basketball court.

The C-5 Galaxy is, understandably, a heavy load in and of itself, as the jets take flight with a reported operating weight of 374,000 pounds. Per some reports, ...

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 1973.

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.

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Capt. Brian Gitman, a 2000 Fairmont High School graduate, flew a C-5 Galaxy to Dayton International Airport Wednesday afternoon, just in time to anchor the upcoming CenterPoint Energy Dayton Air Show.

A C-5 Galaxy with the U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) 312th Airlift Squadron out of Travis Air Force Base, California, landed at Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola April 18 as part of a scheduled evolution.