- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- C-5 Galaxy Cargo Deck
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Airplanes--Georgia
Lockheed aircraft
C-5A (Jet transports)
Jet transports--Georgia
Trucks--Georgia
Airplanes, Military--Georgia - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- At both ends of the C-5 Galaxy aircraft large doors can swing open to the cargo deck, and two rows of vehicles can drive on and off at the same time.
Photograph of a C-5 Galaxy aircraft on a tarmac with the nose raised to reveal the interior cargo deck. A large truck exits the interior of the plane. At both ends of the C-5 Galaxy aircraft large doors can swing open to the cargo deck, and two rows of vehicles can drive on and off at the same time.
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-2317/
- 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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