On this day in 1969, the second prototype of the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy giant transport plane sets two world records: the heaviest takeoff at 346t and the heaviest landing at 272.2t, on the dry lake of Edwards AFB. Lockheed had won the bid for the CX-X contract four years earlier, ahead of Boeing, Douglas and General Dynamics. With new engines, the maximum mass of the galaxy was eventually raised to 418t

#onthisdayinaviation , 2010 , AirVenture , C-5 , C-5C , EAA , Galaxy , Lockheed , Oshkosh , USA , Wisconsin

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Robin MORET

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четврток 29 јули 2010

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сабота 15 јуни 2019

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#onthisdayinaviation, 2010, AirVenture, C-5, C-5C, EAA, Galaxy, Lockheed, Oshkosh, USA, Wisconsin

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