The C-5 Galaxy has a takeoff weight of 769,000 pounds (348,818 kg), and is the largest airlifter in the American Air Force inventory. The C-5 can carry more than any other American airlifter. It has the ability to carry 36 standard pallets and up to 81 troops simultaneously. The Galaxy also carries all of the US Army’s air-transportable combat equipment, including such bulky items as its 74-ton mobile scissors bridge from the United States to any theater of combat on the globe.
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