- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- C-5 Galaxy
- Creator:
- Pritchett, A.
- Date of Original:
- 2003-10-20
- Subject:
- Airplanes--Georgia
Lockheed aircraft
C-5A (Jet transports)
Jet transports--Georgia
Airplanes, Military--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Lockheed-Georgia C-5 Galaxy. The C-5 Galaxy can carry 135 tons of cargo, making it the largest production aircraft built in the United States and a vital part of any military action in which large amounts of material need to be airlifted around the world. It has a wingspan of just under 223 feet (compared with just over 195 feet for Boeing 747-100s, -200s, -300s, and -400s; and with just over 225 feet for the Boeing 747-400XQLR) and is 247 feet long and 65 feet high. It has four engines; each engine pod is nearly 27 feet long and capable of producing 43,000 pounds of thrust. Until the release of the Soviet Antonov An-124 Condor in 1982, the C-5 was the largest and heaviest plane in operation.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/c-5-galaxy/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "C-5 Galaxy," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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