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The giant aircraft gives the<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/us-air-force\/\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Air Force<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">intercontinental 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. 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