Among the aviation giants of all time, the American transport plane Lockheed C-5 Galaxy occupies one of the most prominent places.<\/p>\n
This plane made its first flight in 1968<\/strong> (a few months before another of the giants, the Boeing 747), and no fewer than 131 copies have been built, making it the most manufactured giant in history<\/strong>. Currently, the United States Air Force (USAF) maintains 52 active units of its most recent version, the C-5M Super Galaxy, developed since 2006<\/strong> with new General Electric F138-GE- 100 and other improvements.<\/p>\n In the case of this plane, \"giant\" is not an exaggeration. The fuselage of the C-5M is 75.31 meters long and 19.84 meters high, and its wings have a wingspan of 67.89 meters.<\/strong> Its empty weight is 172 tons, and it can reach a maximum takeoff weight of 381 tons. Its maximum speed is 856 km\/h and it has a range of 8,900 km. It needs a runway of 1,646 meters to take off<\/strong> and 1,097 meters to land. A few days ago a C-5M could be seen at NATO Days at Leo\u0161 Jan\u00e1\u010dek Airport in Otrava, in the Czech Republic. Knight Flight<\/a> has published the spectacular video of that takeoff<\/strong> (turn up the volume to get an idea of the noise it makes):<\/p>\n
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