Do you know which is the Largest Military Transport Aircraft in The United States? It’s a giant transport aircraft, the C-5 Galaxy. The designation of the biggest military transport aircraft is well deserved. A C-5 might need the size of an entire football field to park. How Big is the Largest Military Transport Aircraft in the World? Let’s compare it with other aircraft.
Lockheed Martin developed the aircraft in the United States. This aircraft is specially designed for U.S. military logistics support and intercontinental operations. The C-5 transport aircraft is about 80 meters long and 20 meters wide. None of these dimensions include the wings, nose, and tail.
Originally in the category of fighter jets, the F-15 was a relatively large model, but when it arrived in front of the C-5 transport plane, it was pitifully small, like a car in front of a heavy truck. Next, let’s take another aircraft for comparison. Now, what everyone sees is the performance of a Boeing 747 aircraft in front of a C-5 plane.
A Boeing 747 can carry several hundred passengers, and the size of the plane is quite large. But even after such a big plane arrived in front of the C-5, it still seemed small.
Let’s compare it to the largest bomber in the United States, the B-2 bomber,
The B-2 Bomber is 22 meters wide and about 60 meters long. This aircraft looks a little like the C-5, but if you look down, it is still only a quarter of the size of the C-5 transport aircraft.
After comparing so many aircraft, everyone finally knows why the U.S. military’s C-5 aircraft can sweep other military transport aircraft because it is too strong.
1.) Lengthwise Comparison
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: 247 ft 1 in (75.31 m)
- Airbus A380–800: 72.72 m (238 ft 7 in)
- Boeing 747–8 Intercontinental: 250 ft 2in (76.3m)
2.) Comparison by Wingspan
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: 222 ft 9 in (67.89 m)
- Airbus A380–800: 79.75 m (261 ft 8 in)
- Boeing 747–8 Intercontinental: 224 ft 7in (68.4m)
3.) Comparison by Cargo Volume
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: 31,000 cu ft (880 m^3)
- Airbus A380–800: 184 m^3 (6500 cu. ft)
- Boeing 747–8(F) Intercontinental: 30288 cu.ft (858 m^3)
4.) Heightwise Comparison
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy; 65 ft 1 in (19.84 m)
- Airbus A380–800: 24.09 m (79 ft 0 in)
- Boeing 747–8(F) Intercontinental: 63 ft 6in (19.4m)
5.) Payload Comparison
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: 285,000 lb (130,000 kg)
- Airbus A380–800: 84 t (185,000 lb)
- Boeing 747–8(F) Intercontinental: 292,400 lb (132,630 kg)
6.) Comparison By Wing area
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: 6200 sq. ft (576 sq.m)
- Airbus A380–800: 9100 sq. ft (845 sq.m)
- Boeing 747–8(F) Intercontinental: 5960 sq. ft (554 sq.m)
7.) Comparison by Maximum Takeoff Weight
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy: 920,000 lb (418,000 kg)
- Airbus A380–800: 577,000 kg (1,272,000 lb)
- Boeing 747–8(F) Intercontinental: 987,000 lb (447,700 kg)
Conclusion
Therefore, it is concluded that The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is bigger than the Airbus A380 and the Boeing 747–8 F in terms of Cargo Volume only.
