- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- C-5 Galaxy
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Airplanes--Georgia
Lockheed aircraft
C-5A (Jet transports)
Jet transports--Georgia
Airplanes, Military--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The Lockheed-Georgia 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 and is 247 feet long and 65 feet high.
Photograph of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft in flight. The plane is shown from above, and it flies over a rocky area. The Lockheed-Georgia 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. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/c-5-galaxy/m-2316/
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/government-politics/c-5-galaxy
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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