Over a third of the US Air Force's fleet of 81 Lockheed C-5A/Bstrategic transport aircraft face the prospect of early retirement under two major reviews by the service. Lockheed Martin on 12 December ...
This video shows how NASA studied wingtip vortices using a C-5A Galaxy about 50 years ago. Although they dissipate at a certain distance from the wing, wingtip vortices, that form because of the ...
A U.S. Air Force panel has concluded that the aging C-5A Galaxy transport fleet can keep flying safely for another quarter century if adequate upgrades are made. The Air Force Fleet Viability Board ...
A U.S. Air Force review targeting the C-5A fleet for possible retirement is beginning on Oct. 1, at least four months later than scheduled. The Air Force Fleet Viability Board (FVB), launched last ...