Wed, Mar 17, 2010
41 Worlds Records Set On A Single Mission
The C-5M Super Galaxy was honored last Thursday by the National
Aeronautic Association (NAA) for setting one of the most memorable
aviation records of 2009. The NAA, as the official record keeper
for U.S. aviation, tracks dozens of world and national record
attempts each year and annually selects the most memorable.
The record for greatest payload was set on September 13, 2009
after loading a C-5M Super Galaxy with pallets totaling 176,450
pounds. This weight exceeds the capability of any other Air Force
airlifter, which represents only 62% of the C-5M's maximum payload
capability. The aircrew, based at Dover Air Force Base, DE,
departed on a mission that set a total of 41 world records. This
was the first of those records, and it beat the previous record of
161,023 pounds set in 1993.
"We are very thankful for the support from the U.S. Air Force
and Team Dover for making these records possible," said Lorraine
Martin, Lockheed Martin C-5 program vice president. "The world
record-breaking capabilities of C-5M are ensuring the warfighters
receive the support they need to accomplish their mission."
The C-5M's demonstrated improvements in performance and
efficiency validate the tremendous value to the taxpayer in
modernizing proven and viable aircraft. The C-5 can carry twice the
cargo of other strategic airlift systems and is the only strategic
airlifter with the capability to carry 100 percent of certified
air-transportable cargo.
The C-5M is a modernized version of the A, B and C models of the
C-5.
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