The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy remains one of the largest production aircraft to have ever flown, but whereas the 747's size has ...

Two giants. Two nations. One race to rule the skies. The Antonov An-124 Ruslan and the Lockheed Martin C-5M Super Galaxy were ...

Although the C-17 Globemaster III had its maiden flight in 1991, it took four more years until the first C-17 squadron became ...

China unveils a next-generation military transport capable of carrying 120 tonnes over 6,500 km, challenging US airlift ...

Test pilot USAF Col. Todd Markwald's assessment of the C-5M engines--"the aircraft felt like it was made for this engine more so than the old ones"--was correct (AW&ST June 26, p. 18). The CF6-80 was ...

Big airplanes need big engines, and the C-17 Globemaster III is one of the larger aircraft deployed by the U.S. Air Force. While vehicles like the Boeing CH-47 Chinook are often used to get quickly ...