Specially designed for heavy airlift, the C-5’s large front and rear cargo doors reduce cargo transfer times by allowing ground crews to load and off-load the aircraft simultaneously
Forget mansions and swimming pools… Experience the height of luxury as SSgt. Tyler Waters, a loadmaster with the 9th Airlift Squadron at Dover Air Force Base (AFB), Delaware, gives you a tour of the C-5 Galaxy!
In a standard configuration the C-5 can carry 36 pallets of equipment and 81 troops. The C-5 is also used to transport special oversize loads and can accommodate two Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles or a variety of heavy combat equipment, including two M1 Abrams main battle tanks or three CH-47 Chinook helicopters.
Specially designed for heavy airlift, the C-5’s large front and rear cargo doors reduce cargo transfer times by allowing ground crews to load and off-load the aircraft simultaneously. An innovative “kneeling” landing gear system facilitates vehicle loading and eliminates the need for special lift equipment. The C-5’s “high flotation” landing gear permits the aircraft to operate from smaller, unsurfaced airfields despite its great size and weight, allowing for forward delivery of troops and equipment.
The updated version of the Galaxy is called C-5M Super Galaxy.
Photo credit: Tech. Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle / U.S. Air Force
Artwork courtesy of AircraftProfilePrints.com
