Guinness World Records It states that the largest aircraft on Earth in terms of wingspan is the Stratolaunch, which flexed its ridiculous 385-foot (117.35-meter) wingspan for the first time in May 2017. The supergalaxy isn’t that big, at 223 feet (67.9 meters) from wing tip to tip Pavilion and a height of 65 feet (19.84 m), but it is a truly majestic sight and The largest aircraft in the United States Air Force.
The Super Galaxy began life as the C5-A Galaxy, a Lockheed behemoth built for the long-distance transportation of cargo and lots of it. In January 1970, Times News reported that only ten of what was to be a fleet of 81 (a total actually reduced as costs increased) C5s were complete when a design flaw appeared: cracks in the wings, apparently due to their unique design – lower fuselage and high mounted wings allowing stowage Goods quickly removed – was wrong.
The C5-B was the result of an additional investment of $1.4 billion, an improved aircraft with safe wings, and many other upgrades besides. Prior to 1990, C5-Bs were joined by two C5-C aircraft, which were adapted for space shuttle cargo by increasing interior space and access door size. Just under a decade later, the existing aircraft was modified as the C-5M Super Galaxy.
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