Ultimate Guide To FRED: The C-5 Super Galaxy That Is The USAF’s Largest Cargo Plane

The LockheedC-5 Galaxyis today'slargest military transport in the United States Air Force (larger than the A380). The giant aircraft gives theAir Forceintercontinental strategic airlift capabilities and can carry oversized and outsized loads. The Super Galaxy can carry 350 people, two M1 Abrams main battle tanks, six Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters, or 5 Bradley Fighting Vehicles. The belly of the beast is wide enough for double rows of vehicles. It can carry up to twice as much cargo as any other US airlifter (although it rarely does carry these heavy loads to preserve its airframe).