Good Morning Oshkosh

The United States Air Force’s Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy, a transport plane that ranks as one of the world’s largest aircraft, greeted visitors at the EAA AirVenture 2019 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

Shortly after this photo was taken, they allowed visitors to walk through the plane.  The angle of this photo makes the plane seem much smaller than it is.  This is a behemoth!  The cargo compartment is 121 ft long, 19 ft wide and 13.5 ft  high.  It is capable of hauling nearly every type of military equipment. The nose and aft cargo-bay doors open the full width and height of the cargo bay to maximize efficient loading of over-sized equipment. Full-width ramps enable loading double rows of vehicles from either end of the cargo hold.  Aside from the cargo hold, the plane also has an upper deck that can accommodate 75 pasengers.

The lens flare, created by the sun in the background, was an unexpected artifact in this shot.  I’m not sure I like it.  On one hand, it’s kind of cool.  On the other, it’s kind of distracting.

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