Lockheed C-5 Galaxy at Air Mobility Command Museum | Dover Air Force Base, Delaware

Описание: This Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, Serial No. 69-0014, is on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover, Delaware. #aircraft #aircraftmuseum #cargoaircraft #transportaircraft #airplane #airplanes #aviationlovers #c5global #c5galaxy #jetaircraft #jetplane

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In 1973, 69-0014 was the first factory-new C-5A assigned to Dover AFB, Delaware, and on 20 October 2013 it moved to the AMC Museum marking the first time a C-5 was retired to a museum.

On 24 October 1974, the U.S. Air Force successfully conducted an Air Mobile Feasibility Test when C-5A Galaxy 69-0014 (this aircraft) air dropped an 86,000-lb Minuteman Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) from 20,000 feet over the Pacific Ocean.

The missile descended to 8,000 feet under a parachute before its rocket engine fired. The 10-second engine burn carried the missile to 20,000 feet again before it dropped into the ocean.

The test proved the feasibility of launching an ICBM from the air. Due to engineering and security difficulties, however, the program was not continued. In the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT), the capability was used as a negotiating point.

As the Air Force’s largest strategic airlifter, the C-5 Galaxy can carry more cargo farther distances than any other aircraft. With a payload of six Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles (MRAPs) or up to five helicopters, the C-5 can haul twice as much cargo as any other airlifter.

Assignment History:
*2 Aug 1971 Accepted by the United States Air Force for the Military Airlift Command (MAC)
*3 Aug 1971 Delivered to 436th Military Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware (MAC)
*26 Jan 1972 to the 437th Military Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, South Carolina (MAC)
*21 Aug 1973 to the 436th Military Airlift Wing, Dover AFB, Delaware (MAC)
*27 Jul 1977 to the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis AFB, California (MAC)
*5 Dec 1981 to the 443d Military Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma (MAC)
*17 Sep 1983 to the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis AFB, California (MAC)
*16 Nov 1983 to Lockheed Martin for wing replacement
*27 Jun 1984 to the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis AFB, California (MAC)
*20 Aug 1984 to the 443d Military Airlift Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma (MAC)
*22 Jun 1988 to the 60th Military Airlift Wing, Travis AFB, California (MAC)
*21 Dec 1996 to the 97th Air Mobility Wing, Altus AFB, Oklahoma, Air Education & Training Command (AETC)
*1 Mar 2002 to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis AFB, California, Air Mobility Command (AMC)
*15 Jan 2004 to the 433rd Airlift Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
*8 Dec 2011 to the 164th Airlift Wing, Memphis IAP, Tennessee Air National Guard (ANG)
*7 Aug 2013 Final flight to Dover AFB, Delaware, for retirement
*20 Oct 2013 Retired to Air Mobility Command Museum, Dover AFB, Delaware

Specifications:
*Crew: Pilot, co-pilot, flight engineer, loadmaster
*Payload: Vehicles and outsize loads up to 264,440 lbs in main freight compartment; plus 73 passengers or fully equipped combat troops in upper rear passenger compartment
*Powerplant: 4x 41,000-lbs-thrust General Electric TF39-GE-1C turbofans
*Length: 247 ft 10 in
*Wingspan: 222 ft 8 in
*Height: 63 ft 2 in
*Empty Weight: 375,000 lbs
*Loaded Weight: 838,000 lbs
*Maximum Speed: 601 mph
*Cruise Speed: 586 mph
*Range: 3,700 mi with max payload
*Service Ceiling: 34,000 ft with typical payload

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