Unbeatable museum quality best describes our handcrafted model airplanes just like the C-5A Galaxy. After passing through the hands of master craftsmen, the parts are sanded and primed many times. Talented artists then paint on the intricate details with great accuracy. A final coat of clear lacquer protects the aircraft and gives it a glossy finish. Our C-5A Galaxy airplane model exhibits an unmatched quality and intricate design to obtain the exact look of the actual C-5A Galaxy.
The C-5A Galaxy model aircraft comes with a handsome mahogany-based chrome pedestal, and undergoes various stages of quality control before being placed in its box. The C-5A Galaxy scale model aircraft is perfect as an addition to a growing collection or as an exquisite gift to a loved one. Each C-5A Galaxy replica will surely mesmerize aviation enthusiasts and hobbyists for it is truly a work of art that relives their memory of the actual C-5A Galaxy.
C-5A Galaxy History:
Built by Lockheed, the C-5 Galaxy is a heavy logistics military transport aircraft designed to provide world-wide massive strategic airlift. The C-5 Galaxy considered as one of the largest military aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. It has the ability to carry 36 standard pallets and up to 81 troops simultaneously. The Galaxy also carries all of the Army's air-transportable combat equipment, including such bulky items as its 74-ton mobile scissors bridge from the United States to any theater of combat on the globe. It can also carry outsize and oversize cargo intercontinental ranges and can take off or land in relatively short distances. Ground crews are able to load and off-load the C-5 simultaneously at the front and rear cargo openings, reducing cargo transfer times.
The first C-5A Galaxy flight took place on June 30, 1968 and lasted 94 minutes. Commonly described as, "The Box That The C-141 Came In," the C-5A Galaxy was presented to the United States Air Force, for training purposes, in December 1969. The first operational aircraft were delivered to the 437th Military Airlift Wing (MAW), Charleston AFB, SC, in June 1970. In the mid-1970s, wing cracks were found throughout the fleet. Consequently, all C-5A aircraft were restricted to a maximum of 50,000 pounds (22,680kg) of cargo each. To increase their lifting capability and service life, 77 C-5As underwent a re-winging program from 1981 to 1987. (In the redesigned wing, a new aluminum alloy was used that didn't exist ten years prior.) The final re-winged C-5A was delivered in July 1986.
*Alteration on the design such as change of paint schemes and markings or embodied features on our models occurs at any time. Detachable stand is included with the model which may vary from the photo.
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