| Manufacturer |
Lockheed Corporation |
Boeing |
| Description |
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large four-engine military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed Corporation, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. |
The Boeing YAL-1 airborne laser testbed was a modified Boeing 747-400F with a megawatt-class chemical oxygen iodine laser (COIL) mounted inside. |
| ICAO Code |
C5 |
|
| First Flight |
1968-06-30 |
2002-07-18 |
| Entry Into service |
1970-06-01 |
|
| Production End |
1973-01-01 |
|
| Service End |
|
2014-09-25 |
| Designer |
Lockheed Corporation |
Boeing |
| Type |
|
Airborne Laser (ABL) anti-ballistic missile weapons system |
| Length (m) |
75.2856 |
70.6 |
| Height (m) |
19.812 |
19.4 |
| Cockpit Crew |
7 |
6 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
855.6233 |
1013.969 |
| Cruise Speed (km/h) |
833.3993 |
925.0732 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
12496.8 |
|
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
10.668 |
|
| Armament |
|
1 × COIL (Chemical oxygen iodine laser) |
| Capacity Description |
; 36 master pallets 463L or 281000 lb |
|
| Max Mach (Mach) |
0.79 |
|
| National Origin |
United States of America |
|
| Number Built |
131 |
1 |
| Powerplant Description |
4 × General Electric F138-100 turbofan engines |
4 × General Electric CF6-80C2B5F turbofan engines, 276 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
United States Air Force |
United States Air Force |
| Status |
In service |
Canceled |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_YAL-1 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
67.6656 |
64.4 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
575.9988 |
|
| Wake Category |
H |
|
| Number of Engines |
4 |
4 |