C-5M Super Galaxy (USA) vs An-124 Ruslan (Russia) – Takeoff Fuel Cost!

Описание: We compare the estimated fuel consumption costs of two of the world's largest military transport aircraft during their first five minutes of takeoff and initial climb.
This video uses a shared aviation fuel price assumption of $3.00 per US gallon. Costs are estimates based on published or modeled hourly fuel consumption, not actual measured takeoff fuel usage.

🇺🇸 Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy — USA
▪️ Engines: 4 × General Electric F138
▪️ Estimated fuel consumption: ~3,500 gallons/hour
▪️ Five-minute fuel consumption: ~292 gallons
💵 Estimated fuel cost: $875
🇷🇺 Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan — Russia/Ukraine
▪️ Engines: 4 × Progress D-18T
▪️ Reported fuel consumption: ~12,600 kg/hour
▪️ Estimated five-minute fuel consumption: ~347 gallons
💵 Estimated fuel cost: $1,040

Calculation assumptions:
▪️ Aviation fuel price: $3.00/gallon
▪️ An-124 fuel density: approximately 0.80 kg/liter
▪️ Takeoff period: 5 minutes, including initial climb

Sources: US Air Force C-5M fact sheet; Volga-Dnepr An-124 technical specifications; Russian leasing fleet technical data.

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