Wed, Sep 15, 2010
Super Galaxy Airlifters To Sport New Tail Flash, Nose Art
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Lockheed Martin’s first production C-5M Super Galaxy
sports a newly painted tail flash at the plant here. All C-5Ms will
be painted with nose art and tail flash to identify the aircraft
as a Super Galaxy.
C-5M Super Galaxy Tail Flash
The Super Galaxy pictured will be delivered soon and stationed
at Dover Air Force Base, DE. The C-5M recently achieved a 96
percent departure reliability rate while delivering critical cargo
to troops in Afghanistan.
The C-5M first flew in 2006 as part of a modernization program
for the Air Force's largest airlifter. As ANN
reported at the time, the Avionics Modernization Program added
a new modern cockpit including a digital all-weather flight control
system and autopilot, a new communications suite, flat panel
displays, and enhanced navigation and safety equipment to ease crew
workload and enhance situational awareness. An important component
of the Reliability Enhancement and Re-engining Program is the new
General Electric CF6-80C2 commercial engine. This engine delivers a
22 percent increase in thrust, a 30 percent shorter take-off roll,
58 percent faster climb rate and will allow significantly more
cargo to be carried over longer distances.
The Super Galaxy completed operational test and evaluation in
January, 2008, and was released for use in worldwide operations.
The tests, which lasted nearly 4 months, measured key performance
parameters to demonstrate the capabilities and reliability of the
C-5M.
C-5M First Flight File Photo
The C-5 Galaxy, one of the world's largest aircraft, has been an
integral part of America's strategic airlift fleet since the late
1960s. Testing revealed the fleet had 80 percent of its structural
service life remaining. Rather than replacing the aircraft,
Lockheed Martin proposed a plan in September 1998 to update the C-5
Galaxy fleet with new avionics, engines and other sub components -
improvements that are predicted to raise the aircraft reliability
levels. The Air Force expects to fly the Super Galaxy through
2040.
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