C-5M Super Galaxy, the largest airplane in the USAF, from the 436th Airlift Wing conducts aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 171st Air Refueling Wing on June 19, 2019. The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft originally designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is primarily a giant cargo plane – and to load it up, you need a giant opening. The solution: the nose cone of the plane, known as the visor, swings up to reveal a massive door. 🎥Inside Mighty Machines | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation