C-5
| Specifications | |
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| Primary Function | strategic airlift. |
| Contractor | Lockheed-Georgia Co. |
| Length | 247 feet, 10 inches (75.3 meters). |
| Height At Tail | 65 feet, 1 inch (19.8 meters). |
| Wingspan | 222 feet, 9 inches (67.9 meters). |
| Stabilizer Span | 68 feet, 9 inches (20.8 meters). |
| Cargo Compartment | Height 13 feet, 6 inches (4.10 meters); width 19 feet (5.76 meters). |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight | 769,000 pounds (346,500 kilograms). |
| Maximum Wartime Takeoff Weight | 840,000 pounds (378,000 kilograms). |
| Operating Weight | 374,000 lb |
| Max Payload, 2.5g | 216,000 lb |
| Max Payload, 2.25g | 261,000 lb |
| Load | 291,000 pounds (130,950 kilograms) maximum wartime payload. |
| Power Plant | Four General Electric TF39-GE-1C turbofan engines. |
| Thrust | 41,000 pounds (18,450 kilograms), each engine. |
| Takeoff/Landing Distances | 12,200 feet (3,697 meters) takeoff fully loaded; 4,900 feet (1485 meters) land fully loaded. |
| Total Fuel Capacity | 51,154 US gal |
| Max Payload Range | 2,960 NM |
| Range | 5,940 miles (5,165 nautical miles) empty. |
| Ferry Range | 6,985 NM |
| Speed | 541 mph (Mach 0.72) |
| Design Cruise Speed | 489 kt |
| Long Range Cruise Speed | 465 kt |
| Max Rate of Climb (MGW) | 1,610 fpm |
| Max Operating Altitude | 43,500 ft |
| Ceiling | 34,000 feet (10,303 meters) with a 605,000-pound (272,250-kilogram) load. |
| Accommodations | Upper deck seats 73 passengers; forward upper deck seats six, a relief crew of seven, and eight mail or message couriers. The flight deck has work stations for the entire crew. The upper deck's forward and rear compartments have galleys for food preparation and lavatories. |
| Sensors | An automatic trouble-shooting system constantly monitors more than 800 test points in the various subsystems of the C-5. The Malfunction Detection Analysis and Recording System uses a digital computer to identify malfunctions in replaceable units. Failure and trend information is recorded on magnetic tape for analysis by maintenance people. |
| Unit Cost | C-5A, $163.4 million; C-5B, $167.7 million |
| Crew | Six (pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers, two loadmasters) |
| Date Deployed | December 1969 (for training); June 1970 (operational); December 1984 (to Reserve). |
| Inventory | Active-force, 70; ANG, 11; Reserve, 28. |
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