Upgraded C-5s hits milestones in January
lunes, 8 de febrero de 2010
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2010/02/airforce_c5m_021510w/
The cargo plane went to Iraq for the first time, completed its operational test-and-evaluation phase and officially went into the world aviation record books.
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Now that the Super Galaxy has completed its testing, it will be freed up for use in worldwide operations, the Air Force says.
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The Air Force plans to upgrade 52 C-5s, most of which are C-5B Galaxys, by the end of 2016.
The C-5M demonstrated its capabilities on Sept. 13, 2009, when it set 41 world records in a flight from Dover. The aircraft hauled a 178,000-pound payload and another 75,000 pounds of fuel to an altitude of nearly 40,000 feet in less than 28 minutes. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale certified the records on Jan. 19.
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