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==Specifications (C-5M)== [[File:Lockheed C-5 Galaxy 3-view line drawing.jpg|thumb|Drawing lines]] [[File:C5 Galaxy nose.jpg|thumb|A detail of the C-5's nose assembly raised for loading and unloading]] [[File:USAF C-5 Galaxy Engine.jpg|thumb|A [[General Electric TF39]] turbofan engine]] [[File:A CH-47F Chinook helicopter is unloaded from a C-5M Super Galaxy.jpg|thumb|Unloading one of two [[CH-47 Chinook|Chinook]] helicopters from a C-5M ''Super Galaxy'']] {{Aircraft specs |ref= Quest for Performance,<ref>Loftin, L.K., Jr. [http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/cover.htm "NASA SP-468: Quest for Performance: The Evolution of Modern Aircraft."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613210139/http://www.hq.nasa.gov/pao/History/SP-468/cover.htm |date=13 June 2006 }} ''NASA'', 1985.</ref> International Directory of Military Aircraft,<ref>Frawley, Gerald. ''The International Directory of Military Aircraft, 2002/2003''. Fishwick, Act, Australia: Aerospace Publications, 2002. {{ISBN|1-875671-55-2}}.</ref> and USAF fact sheet<ref name=USAF_fact_sht>[https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104492/c-5-abc-galaxy-c-5m-super-galaxy/ "C-5 A/B/C Galaxy and C-5M Super Galaxy fact sheet."] ''US Air Force'', January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.</ref> |prime units?=kts <!-- General characteristics --> |crew=<br/> ** 7 typical (Aircraft Commander, First Pilot, 2 Flight Engineers, 3 Loadmasters); ** 4 minimum (pilot, copilot, two flight engineers){{#tag:ref|Loadmasters are not needed when flying without cargo.<ref name=AFMAN/>|group=N}} ** 8 when augmented (Aircraft Commander, 2 First Pilots, 2 Flight Engineers, 3 Loadmasters)<ref name=AFMAN>{{cite book |url=https://static.e-publishing.af.mil/production/1/af_a3/publication/afman11-2c-5v3/afman11-2c-5v3.pdf |title=AIR FORCE MANUAL 11-2C-5, VOLUME 3 |page=11 |date=20 October 2022}}</ref> |capacity=<br/> ** 36 master pallets [[463L master pallet|463L]], {{cvt|281000|lb|0}}<ref name="af.mil fact sheet">{{Cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104492/c-5m-super-galaxy/|title=C-5M Super Galaxy|website=U.S. Air Force}}</ref> |length ft=247 |length in=1 |length note= |span ft=222 |span in=9 |span note= |height ft=65 |height in=1 |height note= |wing area sqft=6200 |wing area note= |aspect ratio=<!-- sailplanes --> |airfoil='''root:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 0012.41 mod]]; '''tip:''' [[NACA airfoil|NACA 0011 mod]]<ref name="Selig">{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> |empty weight lb=380000 |empty weight note= |gross weight lb=<!-- 555000 Not sure where this value comes from. --> |gross weight note= |max takeoff weight lb=840000 |max takeoff weight note=<ref group=N>Exceeds normal recommended peacetime max takeoff weight.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}</ref> |fuel capacity= 341,446 lb (154,880 kg); {{cvt|51150|USgal|impgal L}} |more general= <!-- Powerplant --> |eng1 number=4 |eng1 name=[[General Electric CF6-80C2|General Electric F138-100]] |eng1 type=[[turbofan]] engines |eng1 lbf=51000 |eng1 note= <!-- Performance --> |max speed kts=462 |max speed note= |max speed mach=0.79 |cruise speed kts=450 |cruise speed note= / Mach 0.77<!--based on official speed 518 mph, and Mach 0.77 as normal cruise speed, it represents -50 Β°C surrounding temperature, sonic speed is 1,082 km/h--> |stall speed kts= |stall speed note= |never exceed speed kts= |never exceed speed note= |minimum control speed kts= |minimum control speed note= |range nmi=4800 |range note= with a {{cvt|120000|lb|kg|0}} payload, {{cvt|2300|nmi|0}} at maximum cargo capacity<ref name="af.mil fact sheet" /> |combat range nmi= |combat range note= |ferry range nmi=7000 |ferry range note=with no cargo on board. |endurance=<!-- if range unknown --> |ceiling ft=41000 |ceiling note=at {{cvt|750000|lb|kg|0}} |g limits=<!-- aerobatic --> |roll rate=<!-- aerobatic --> |climb rate ftmin=2100 |climb rate note= |time to altitude= |wing loading lb/sqft= |wing loading note= |fuel consumption lb/mi= |power/mass= |thrust/weight=0.26 |more performance=<br/> *'''Take-off run:''' {{cvt|5400|ft}} *'''Landing run:''' {{cvt|3600|ft}} |avionics= }}
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