Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized and oversized loads, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to the smaller Lockheed C-141 Starlifter and the later Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.
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| National origin | United States
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| First flight | 30 June 1968
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| Introduction | June 1970
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| Status | In service
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| Produced | C-5A: 1968–1973
C-5B: 1985–1989 |
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| Number built | 131 (C-5A: 81, C-5B: 50)
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