Lockheed Martin test pilot Billie Flynn was at the controls for the first flight of F-35C CF-9 (US Navy Bureau Number 168736). The flight occurred on 13 July 2013 with takeoff and landing at NAS Fort Worth JRB, Texas. (Image is from second flight.)
View All ArticlesC-5M Records 4/14/2015
A C-5M crew set forty-five new world aeronautical records on one flight to make the Super Galaxy the all-time world record holder.
Special Delivery 11/26/2013
Getting the AEHF-3 satellite from a clean room in California to orbit via truck, C-5M Super Galaxy, and Atlas V.
Tweak My Ride 3/7/2012
Straightforward improvements to the C-130, P-3, and C-5 such as winglets, microvanes, and other methods to reduce drag should equate to big fuel savings.
Lockheed Martin Kelly Aviation Center 2/28/2011
The company credited with designing, developing, and manufacturing the U-2 Dragon Lady, C-130 Hercules, C-5 Galaxy, and F-16 Fighting Falcon also maintains, repairs, overhauls, and tests the engines that power these aircraft.
Record-Setting C-5M 4/23/2010
Fall 2009 was one for the record books for the C-5M Super Galaxy.
Dover Delivery 7/1/2009
With Gen. Art Lichte, commander of Air Mobility Command, at the controls, the first C-5M Super Galaxy touched down at Dover AFB, Delaware, on 9 February to begin a new chapter in C-5 operations.
C-5 Galaxy First Flight
