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| Primary Function | strategic airlift. |
| Contractor | Lockheed-Georgia Co. |
| Power Plant | Four General Electric TF39-GE-1C turbofan engines. |
| Thrust | 41,000 pounds (18,450 kilograms), each engine. |
| Length | 247 feet, 10 inches (75.3 meters). |
| Height At Tail | 65 feet, 1 inch (19.8 meters). |
| Maximum Takeoff Weight | 769,000 pounds (346,500 kilograms). |
| Maximum Wartime Takeoff Weight | 840,000 pounds (378,000 kilograms). |
| Takeoff/Landing Distances | 12,200 feet (3,697 meters) takeoff fully loaded; 4,900 feet (1485 meters) land fully loaded. |
| Wingspan | 222 feet, 9 inches (67.9 meters). |
| Stabilizer Span | 68 feet, 9 inches (20.8 meters). |
| Cargo Compartment | Height 13 feet, 6 inches (4.10 meters); width 19 feet (5.76 meters). |
| Range | 5,940 miles (5,165 nautical miles) empty. |
| Ceiling | 34,000 feet (10,303 meters) with a 605,000-pound (272,250-kilogram) load. |
| Speed | 541 mph (Mach 0.72) |
| Load | 291,000 pounds (130,950 kilograms) maximum wartime payload. |
| Accommodations | Upper deck seats 73 passengers; forward upper deck seats six, a relief crew of seven, and eight mail or message couriers. The flight deck has work stations for the entire crew. The upper deck's forward and rear compartments have galleys for food preparation and lavatories. |
| Sensors | An automatic trouble-shooting system constantly monitors more than 800 test points in the various subsystems of the C-5. The Malfunction Detection Analysis and Recording System uses a digital computer to identify malfunctions in replaceable units. Failure and trend information is recorded on magnetic tape for analysis by maintenance people. |
| Unit Cost | C-5A, $163.4 million; C-5B, $167.7 million |
| Crew | Six (pilot, co-pilot, two flight engineers, two loadmasters) |
| Date Deployed | December 1969 (for training); June 1970 (operational); December 1984 (to Reserve). |
| Inventory | Active-force, 70; ANG, 11; Reserve, 28 |
