BSAB 410 Management of Air Cargo: Aircraft Development Report

This report provides an analysis of primary air cargo aircraft, with a specific focus on the C-5 Galaxy. It examines the aircraft's design, including its unique features such as its ability to handle both obverse and hindmost cargo, its operational capabilities on shorter airstrips, and its multi-wheel landing gear. The report also delves into the purpose and impact of design modifications, highlighting the evolution from the C-5B to the C-5M Super Galaxy, with updates in avionics and engine performance. The report references the aircraft's cargo capacity, loading procedures, and role in military and commercial applications, as well as the historical context of air cargo development, referencing the DC-3 and DC-6 aircraft. The report is based on the provided video and the assignment brief for BSAB 410 Management of Air Cargo, and it emphasizes the importance of aircraft design, cargo handling, and modifications in the field of air cargo.

1. Title of the video:
The title of the video is “The Amazing Way cargo is loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy Plane.
2. A brief synopsis of video:
The entitled video shows the construction and size of the C-5 Galaxy plane along with
it also elaborates the Loading capacity of the aircraft. In the video, the flight is having
an estimated cost of 2600 pounds for painting this plane. And for considering its
construction part, the cargo compartment is 19ft. wide, 13.5 ft. Tall and 143 ft. long,
which is longer than the Right brother's first power flight. ("The Amazing Way Cargo
is Loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy Plane", 2019)
3. Describe the main points you found attractive about your selection:
The C-5 is different from other galaxy plane for taking both kinds of inclines such as
obverse and hindmost cargo, which permits the sooner transaction of load and divest
procedures. Additional structures of the C-5 comprise its capability to work on
airstrips 6,000 ft. Long (1,829 m); five arrival gear computation 28 wheels to allocate
the burden and a "genuflection" arrival gear system. These features licensed for
dropping the parked airplane to enable the operation /drive away and it also provides
the route to automobile and regulates the load ground to average truck-bed elevation.
These are the main geographies that make a trademark for C-5 Galaxy airplane.
4. What was the purpose of the design or modification?
C-5B Galaxy airplane proposed by Lockheed Martin, is applicable for the
transportation purpose. This airplane was mainly applicable for providing the facility
to the United States Air Force in 1986. The USAF is having 126 C-5A/B airplanes in
the facility due to that the volume of C-5As got reserved.
The C-5B is accomplished by resounding a supreme cargo up to 118,387kg to a series
of 5,526km that can be protracted through in-flight refilling. The airplane which is
applicable in heavy logistic transport is a high-wing monoplane project with a fail-

safe semi-monologue aluminium alloy fuselage. These features are useful for
protecting the plane from any kind of accidents. (Martin, "C-5 Galaxy")
C-5M Super Galaxy:
The US Air Force introduced a complete promotion plan or the modification plan in
C-5 M super galaxy plane for guaranteeing the competence of the C-5 navy up to the
timing of 2040. The initial stage of the elevation is the avionics modernization
program (AMP). In the second stage, the C-5 consistency improvement and re-
engaging program (RERP) is to the height of the airplane’s engines and towers, as
well as to advance dependability.

References
Martin, L. (n.d.). C-5 Galaxy. Retrieved February 15, 2020, from
https://www.military.com/equipment/c-5-galaxy
The Amazing Way Cargo is Loaded onto a C-5 Galaxy Plane. (2019). Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J8ay9Pxpqs