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Notable aircraftLockheed C-5M Super Galaxy

Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy 86-0016, a military transport, at 36,000 ft

The C-5M in this record is 86-0016, logged at 36,000 ft on 5 September.

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Map of Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy 86-0016's recorded track near Sarnia, Ontario: 5 positions over 2 minutes, about 9 miles.
Saved positions of Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy 86-0016 near Sarnia, Ontario, drawn from a short archived excerpt. The line breaks at gaps over 45 seconds, at source changes and at rejected positions. The path measures about 9 miles (7.5 nautical miles) along the plotted segments. Archive timestamps do not establish exact message freshness. USGS topographic background shows roads, water and place names where available. It is a current reference map, not imagery from the flight date. Map data sources

The C-5 was designed around cargo that would be awkward to fit into an ordinary transport. By its database record, 86-0016 is a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy. It reported an altitude of 36,000 ft at 19:50 UTC.

The journal has run six earlier stories about the C-5M. Its transponder address, AE056D, sits in the block ICAO allocates to the United States. Its database record carries the military flag. Reports in this record stop at 20:09 UTC, 19 minutes after the first. A Plane Alert DB association is not evidence of the aircraft's operator on this flight or of anyone aboard.

About the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy

  • The C-5 was designed around cargo that would be awkward to fit into an ordinary transport.

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Representative Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy lifting off from a runway in evening light.
Representative Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy photo. Image source and license

Recorded data for 86-0016

Observation
Observed to
Event typeUnusual aircraft
Recorded sourceADS-B, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Aircraft typeLockheed C-5M Super Galaxy
Type designatorC5M
Tail number (registration)86-0016
ICAO addressAE056D

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Archived altitude; reference not retained36,000 ft
Watchlist association
SourcePlane Alert DB
CategoryCurated aircraft entry
Pinned source version6f7a19044a8dc9ed1c5687c8d26650df7296321e
AttributionAircraft association/category: Plane Alert DB / SDR-Enthusiasts and contributors.
LicencesOpen Database License 1.0; Database Contents License 1.0
ScopeSource association only; not verified current ownership, operator, historical association or presence of any person aboard.
Record details

Public event ID: cbe3d0fa-f8c3-4fc6-930e-3feff4554def.

Record revision: 2.

Evidence version: ff26ab2ac1c4ff65a736810da16528cf9e60cf52b79c457c46441cfa81d55db8.

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