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The
interior
and
exterior
paint
on
the
C-5
weighs
2600
pounds.
-
The
distance
of
the
first
flight
by
the
Wright
brothers
was
less
than
the
length
of
the
C-5
cargo
floor.
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The
cargo
compartment
of
the
C-5
will
hold
100
model
113
(Beetle)
Volkswagens,
106
Vegas,
90
Ramblers,
58
Cadillacs,
or
6
standard
Greyhound
buses.
-
More
than
100
miles
of
wiring
are
required
to
functionally
operate
all
C-5
aircraft
systems.
-
The
C-5
carries
enough
fuel
for
the
average
American
car
to
make
130
round
trips
between
New
York
and
Los
Angeles,
or
31
trips
around
the
world.
-
Each
C-5
engine
gulps
approximately
42
tons
of
air
per
minute.
-
The
cargo
compartment
of
the
C-5
is
large
enough
to
hold
an
eight-lane
bowling
alley.
-
The
total
engine
power
of
a
C-5
equals
that
produced
by
800
average
cars.
-
Each
C-5
tire
wears
down
approximately
0.002
inches
per
landing.
-
Each
C-5
wheel
brake
wears
down
approximately
0.0005
inches
per
landing.
-
The
C-5
contains
over
five
miles
of
control
cables.
-
The
C-5
can
carry
25,844,746
ping
pong
balls.
-
The
C-5
can
carry
328,301,674
aspirin
tablets.
-
The
C-5
can
carry
3,222,857
tortillas.
-
Each
wing
of
the
C-5
weighs
over
40,000,
which
is
equivalent
to
the
weight
of
a
C-130,
minus
engines.
-
Each
C-5
contains
over
four
miles
of
tubing.
-
The
C-5
can
haul
3,934
bushels
of
wheat.
-
The
C-5
cargo
area
is
able
to
carry
more
automobiles
than
13
transport
trucks,
or
two "car-carrying" freight
cars.
-
Each
C-5 engine
nacelle is
1 ½ times
the length
of a
Cadillac, large
enough to
garage a
Mustang.
-
Fuel
capacity of
the C-5,
49,000 gallons,
would empty
6 ½ rail
tank cars.
-
Also,
its
fuel
capacity
is
equal
to
the
volume
of
an
average
five-room
house.
-
The
C-5
can
carry
76,216
fifths
of
California
wine,
or
277,263
cans
(12
oz.)
of
your
favorite
beverage.
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Tire
on
the
C-5,
(24
on
the
MLG,
4
on
the
NLG),
weigh
4214
pounds.
They
hold
181
pounds
of
air
when
inflated
to
the
prescribed
pressure.
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A
full
C-5
load
of
first
class
mail,
(at
one
ounce
per
letter/37
cents
per
letter)
would
require
$1,391,200
in
postage.
-
The
environmental
control
systems
of
the
C-5
has
a
total
cooling
capacity
of
24
tons;
enough
to
air
condition
eight
average
sized
homes.
-
Fuel
weight
of
the
C-5
is
about
equal
to
the
maximum
gross
weight
of
the
C-141A
model.
-
If
all the
exposed surfaces
of the
C-5, which
is computed
to be
33,526.6 square
feet, were
covered in
ice of
uniform 1/16" thickness,
it would
weigh 9,778.6
pounds.
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Christopher
Columbus'
entire
three
ship
crew
of
90
could
have
ridden
comfortably
in
the
upper
deck
of
the
C-5,
leaving
the
whole
cargo
compartment
for
horses,
chickens,
goats,
and
trinkets
for
the
Indians.
-
Theoretically,
the
C-5
can
hold
2,419,558
golf
balls,
provided
they
are
not
in
containers
or
otherwise
restrained.
-
There
are
approximately
1,658,800
fasteners
in
the
C-5
aircraft.
They
are
located
as
follows:
wings-411,900;
fuselage-1,182,000;
empennage-64,900.
