Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a feature on the operation of the C-5 Galaxy aircraft, which remains among the largest cargo transport aircraft that has been in service since 1969. Footage ...

Timothy Moore. C-5M Super Galaxy unloads a U.S. Army Apache attack helicopter. The Air Force purchased 131 C-5 Galaxies between 1968 and 1989. Starting in 2013, the service decided to upgrade 52 ...

The C-5M Super Galaxy, a strategic transport aircraft, is the largest airlifter operated by the United States Air Force. Its mission is to transport personnel and cargo for the US Armed Forces all ...

The Air Force is adding new engines to its hulking C-5 workhorse aircraft as part of ... upgraded C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft by 2017, replacing and upgrading some of the earlier A, B and C ...

The U.S. Air Force is taking a hard look at using the C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter in the aeromedical evacuation role. The C-5M’s cavernous cargo area, plus newly added electrical capacity, would ...

The C-5 Galaxy has been operated solely by the U.S. Air Force since 1970 and is the largest strategic airlifter in the U.S. Air Force’s fleet. The C-5 is capable of carrying two 78-ton M1A1 main ...

That's the C-5 Galaxy, a massive transportation vessel that currently serves as the U.S. Air Force's only strategic airlifter. The craft was commissioned by the Air Force in 1965, with the first C ...

It is no secret that the C-5 and C-17 are getting older. And that's a problem for the mobility needs of the United States Air ...

Air Mobility Command has grounded the C-5 Galaxy cargo planes operating at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware after a nose landing-gear unit malfunctioned for the second time in 60 days. The stand ...

Two days later, Everhart extended the stand-down to all 56 of the Air Force's C-5s, ordering them all to undergo maintenance assessments. The ball-screw assembly on the C-5 Galaxy, the largest ...

The 433rd Airlift Wing receives its first C-5M Super Galaxy during a special transfer ceremony in June 2016 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. (Benjamin Faske/Air Force) The Air Force is ...

The C-5 Galaxy’s nose gear is part of a unique ... posted a short story about it here), when a C-5 from Travis Air Force Base diverted to Rogers Dry Lake to perform a successful landing after ...