General Characteristics
| Primary Function |
Outsize cargo transport |
| Prime Contractor |
Lockheed-Georgia Co. |
| Crew |
Seven: pilot, co-pilot, 2 flight engineers and 3 loadmasters |
| Length |
247.8 feet/75.53 m |
| Height |
65.1 feet/19.84 m |
| Wingspan |
222.8 feet/67.91 m |
| Power Plant |
4 × General Electric CF6-80C2 turbofans |
| Thrust |
50,580 lbs/22,942.7 kgf/225 kN |
| Normal cruise speed |
Mach 0.77/518 mph/834 km/h |
| Unrefueled Range with 120,000 lbs/54,431 kg |
5,250 NM/9,723 km |
| Max takeoff weight (2.2 g) |
840,000 lbs/381,018 kg |
| Operating weight |
400,000 lbs/181,437 kg |
| Fuel capacity |
332,500 lbs/150,819 kg |
| Max payload (2.0 g) |
285,000 lbs/129,274 kg |
| Cargo Compartment |
| Length |
143.7 feet/43.8 m |
| Width |
19 feet/5.79 m |
| Height |
13.48 feet/4.11 m |
| Pallet Positions |
36 |
| Deployed |
2009 |
| Inventory |
|
16 C-5Ms have been delivered through December 2013 |
| 52 C-5Ms are scheduled to be in the inventory by fiscal 2017 |
Last Updated: August 7, 2017 |
