Perhaps the wildest version of the C-5 Galaxy never came to be. The L-500 was envisioned as a civilian airliner with space for an astonishing 844 passengers, 50 percent more than today’s Airbus 380.

The C-5 Galaxy, designed in the 1960s to replace the C-133 Cargomaster and complement the smaller C-141 Starlifter, had a difficult design period. Wing fractures prevented the aircraft from being ...

Meet the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy—the biggest military airplane in the U.S. Air Force and one of the most powerful planes ever built. In this documentary-style video, we dive deep into the awe ...

The C-5 Galaxy jets at Westover have carried a lot of things that people do need. In 1991 during the Persian Gulf War, the C-5As were brought into the international spotlight when Westover ...

At 222 feet across, almost 300 feet in length, and 65 feet tall, the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is the largest plane in the US Air Force.

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 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is the largest western military aircraft ever built, and fully loaded it can weigh nearly a million pounds. One of the most amazing, and troublesome, of its components are ...

C5 Galaxy 1 Articles . Retrotechtacular: The US Air Force Has The Biggest Fleet. July 15, 2016 by Brian Benchoff 27 Comments . When it comes to the superlatives of aviation, there are aircraft ...

What you’re looking at in the main pic of this piece (click photo to enlarge) is a C-5 Galaxy flying out of the same place these winged beast usually call home, the Dover Air Force Base in ...

Although it didn't make it to something more than a test, the mobile ICBM concept saw C-5 carry and drop a Minuteman missile. In 1974, the U.S. thought that the best way to preserve its ICBMs ...

At 222 feet across, almost 300 feet long, and 65 feet tall at its tail, Lockheed Martin's C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport aircraft in the US Air Force. With a cargo hull 121 feet long and 19 ...