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Why The C-5 Galaxy Remains Essential For Military Transport In 2025
The C-5 Galaxy's unparalleled carrying capacity, international reach, and ongoing improvements make it indispensable for missions around the globe.
This Is The Largest Aircraft In The US Air Force
The largest aircraft in the US Air Force is famed for its, enormous payload capacity, illustrious service legacy and global ...
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C-5 Super Galaxy: The Giant That Carries the U.S. Military
With a wingspan longer than a football field and a cargo bay big enough to carry two Abrams tanks, the C-5 Super Galaxy is ...
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50 years after Operation Babylift, the USAF and RAAF’s special airlift mission
It’s been 50 years since the USAF and RAAF airlifted almost 3,000 orphaned babies out of Saigon. AeroTime takes a closer look ...
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Keeping motors running, 1990
Saudi Arabia, 1990: An Air Force mechanic services a C-5 Galaxy aircraft at a desert airstrip during the weeks preceding the ...
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The Air Force Once Considered Using Tracks on Landing Gear
The U.S. Air Force had little success in replacing tires with tank-style tracks as landing gear on various aircraft during ...
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The U.S. Air Force’s Convair B-36 Peacemaker Was a Monster
The most unique feature of the B-36 was its unusual hybrid propulsion system, combining both propeller and jet engines.
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Thunderbirds roaring to the Shore: Here's how to see them at Power in the Pines Air Show
Power in the Pines Open House & Air Show is set for May 17 and 18 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Hanover.
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Thunderbirds roaring to the Shore: Here's how to see them at Power in the Pines Air Show
The lineup for the 2025 Power in the Pines Open House & Air Show was just announced, and it includes the famed U.S. Air Force precision ... F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-5 Galaxy, CH-53E Super Stallion ...