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Description
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.

History and Features
Lockheed-Georgia Co. delivered the first operational Galaxy to the 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. in June 1970. C-5s are stationed now at Altus AFB, Okla.; Dover AFB, Del.; Travis AFB, Calif. and Kelly AFB, Texas. AMC transferred some C-5s to the Air Reserve starting with Kelly AFB, in 1985; followed by Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y. and Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass.

In March 1989, the last of 50 C-5B aircraft were added to the 76 C-5A's in the Air Force's airlift force structure. The C-5B includes all C-5A improvements as well as more than 100 additional system modifications to improve reliability and maintainability. All 50 C-5B's are scheduled to remain in the active-duty force, shared by comparably sized and collocated Air Force Reserve associate units.

General Characteristics
Primary function: Cargo transport
Contractor: Lockheed
Power plant: Four General Electric TF-39 engines
Thrust: 41,000 pounds, each engine
Wing span: 222.9 feet (67.93 meters)
Length: 247.1 feet (75.3 meters)
Height: 65.1 feet (19.84 meters)
Speed: 518 miles per hour (.68 Mach)
Maximum takeoff weight:
Ceiling:
Range: 6,320 nautical miles (empty)
Crew: Seven
Armament: None
Unit Cost: $184.2 million
Date deployed: June 1970