Since its first appearance in the Vietnam War, the C-5 has accumulated a venerable service record. The global presence of the US military relies upon the US Air Force’s ability to provide strategic ...

Despite a rocky start due to a costly development process, so expensive, in fact, that it nearly bankrupted Lockheed Martin, the C-5 Galaxy has had a service history that includes the Vietnam, Iraq, ...

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is primarily a giant cargo plane – and to load it up, you need a giant opening. The solution: the nose cone of the plane, known as the visor, swings up to reveal a massive door ...

This collection consists of review papers of the C-5 Galaxy originally belonging to G.F. Purkey, a member of the review team. Included here are the team review memos of the fuselage, wing, landing ...

This article examines the key factors that led to the engineering decision, such as structural trade-offs, mission profile, and operational realities.

The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquially known worldwide as the Humvee) is as ubiquitous in the United States military today as the Jeep was during World War II. The Humvee ...