Here’s an interesting look at Lockheed Martin’s C-5 Galaxy, a gigantic military transport aircraft that provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability. It can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The C-5 has been used for several unusual functions; during the development of the secretive stealth fighter, the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Galaxies were often used to carry partly disassembled aircraft, leaving no exterior signs as to their cargo. Continue reading for more.
