From strategic airlift to tactical flexibility.

The largest aircraft flying today is the Airbus A380, while the largest cargo aircraft is the Boeing 787-8. When it comes to military aircraft, the largest United States aircraft is the Lockheed C-5M ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WALA) - Naval Air Station Pensacola says in a press release that one of the largest aircraft ever constructed landed at NAS Pensacola as part of a scheduled evolution. A C-5 Galaxy ...

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is primarily a giant cargo plane – and to load it up, you need a giant opening. The solution: the nose cone of the plane, known as the visor, swings up to reveal a massive door ...

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 ...

Saudi Arabia, 1990: An Air Force mechanic services a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at a desert airstrip during the weeks preceding the Gulf War. Looking for Stars and Stripes’ Gulf War coverage? Subscribe to ...