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| Primary
Function : |
Strategic
airlift |
| Contractor
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Lockheed-Georgia
Co. |
| Power
Plant : |
Four General
Electric TF39-GE-1C
turbofan engines |
| Thrust
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41,000 pounds
(18,450
kilograms), each engine |
| Dimensions |
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| Lenght
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247 feet,
10 inches
(75,3 meters) |
| Height
At Tail : |
65 feet,
1 inch (19,8 meters) |
| Wingspan
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222 feet,
9 inches
(67,9 meters) |
Maximum
Take-off
Weight : |
769,000 pounds
(346,500 kilograms) |
Maximum
Wartime
Take-off : |
840,000 pounds
(378,000 kilograms) |
| Speed
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541 mph (Mach
0.72) |
| Service
ceiling : |
34,000 feet
(10,303 meters)
with a 605,000-pound
(272,250-kilogram) load |
| Range
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5,940 miles
(5,165 nautical
miles) empty |
| Crew : |
Six (pilot,
co-pilot, two flight
engineers, two loadmasters) |
| Unit Cost
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C-5A, $163.4
million;
C-5B, $167.7 million |
| Date Deployed
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December
1969 (for training);
June 1970 (operational);
December 1984 (to Reserve) |
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