The largest aircraft in the US Air Force is famed for its, enormous payload capacity, illustrious service legacy and global ...

Due to its size, the C-5 Galaxy can carry heavy loads ... The new engines gave the Galaxy 22% increased thrust, 30% shorter takeoff roll, and 58% faster climb rate. In addition, the engines ...

The required takeoff distance for the plane, when packed to maximum-load ... facilities necessary to safely accommodate the Galaxy. The C-5 holds a variety of aeronautical payload records.

Yokota Air Base, Japan — Maintainers from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron spent 10 days training on a C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, November 2 to 12 on ...