Lockheed C-5 Galaxy / C-5M Super Galaxy Strategic Airlift Family
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a four-engine strategic transport designed to carry outsized cargo and personnel over intercontinental distances. The original C-5 first flew in 1968 and entered U.S. Air Force service in 1970. Avionics, structural, reliability, and engine modernization produced the C-5M Super Galaxy, the active standard of a fleet that remains central to United States global air mobility.
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Identity
- Aliases
- C-5 GalaxyC-5A GalaxyC-5B GalaxyC-5CC-5M Super Galaxy
- Family Name
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
- Full Name
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy / C-5M Super Galaxy Strategic Airlift Family
- Roles
- cargomilitaryutility
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Operating Modes
- land
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a four-engine strategic transport designed to carry outsized cargo and personnel over intercontinental distances. The original C-5 first flew in 1968 and entered U.S. Air Force service in 1970. Avionics, structural, reliability, and engine modernization produced the C-5M Super Galaxy, the active standard of a fleet that remains central to United States global air mobility.
- First Flight Year
- 1,968
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Variant Notes
- General Electric CF6-80C2-L1F turbofans, designated F138 in U.S. Air Force service; the canonical relationship is intentionally family-level.
- Name
- C-5M Super Galaxy re-engined configuration
- Entries
- Count
- 4
- Placement
- wing
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Four General Electric TF39-GE-1C high-bypass turbofans, rated at 43,000 pounds of thrust each.
- Name
- C-5A/B/C legacy configuration
- Notes
- Legacy C-5A, C-5B, and C-5C aircraft before the C-5M Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program.
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- Creation Time
- July 29, 2026 at 21:59:50 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 23, 2026 at 08:56:41 UTC
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