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C-5M Super Galaxy can swallow a submarine whole

Friday, Jan 27, 2017

While we’re on the topic of huge, nothing says ginormous aircraft power quite like the Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy.

Currently the largest plane in the Air Force, it’s so massive it can haul an entire submarine (or up to five helicopters) and can take a maximum payload of up to 285,000 lbs. Used to transport emergency supplies for humanitarian missions, the C-5M can carry more cargo farther than any other aircraft, with 20% greater cargo loads, 22% greater thrust and a 58% faster climb than its previous model. Fully loaded, this critical national strategic airlift resource can weigh nearly a million pounds.


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