USAF C5M Super Galaxy - Prestwick Airport - 4K
3,754 views · Published 20 October 2015 · 4:34 · Indexed 10 November 2026
Channel: Jim Ramsay · 2015 · Film & Animation
Tuesday October 20th 2015 saw a USAF C-5 Super Galaxy transport aircraft depart Glasgow Prestwick International for the USA. The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft originally designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize loads, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller Lockheed C-141 Starlifter predecessor, and the later Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world. Cost is $180M for Standard Galaxy (C5A or C5B) + $90M for C5M engine upgrade
