The US Air Force is targeting the mid-2040s to field a new strategic airlifter that would serve as the single successor to ...

Plans for a Next Generation Airlift platform, or NGAL, targeted for entry into service in the 2040s, are starting to coalesce.

Here's why Lockheed did this. The contest that eventually created the C-5 Galaxy was formally initiated in 1964 as the CX-HLS ...

The C-5M Super Galaxy is 247 feet long with a wingspan of 222 feet. It can carry over 280,000 pounds of cargo inside its ...

The LockheedC-5 Galaxy and the BoeingC-17 Globemaster III are two of the most iconic military transport aircraft in aviation history. Towering over most runways, both are designed to move immense ...

The C-17 Globemaster III's four-engine design holds the key to its unrivaled capabilities. But was this a choice of power or necessity?

The prime contractor for the U.S. Air Force's C-5 Galaxy re-engining effort has taken delivery of the first aircraft that will go through the program, an Air Force official said Oct. 4. Lockheed ...

Since its first appearance in the Vietnam War, the C-5 has accumulated a venerable service record. The global presence of the US military relies upon the US Air Force’s ability to provide strategic ...

This collection consists of review papers of the C-5 Galaxy originally belonging to G.F. Purkey, a member of the review team. Included here are the team review memos of the fuselage, wing, landing ...