C-5 Galaxy Lands At Cheyenne Regional Airport

If you live near one of Wyoming's two biggest airports, in Casper and Cheyenne, you'll be treated to some of the most fantastic airplanes that the world has to offer.

The following was posted on the Legend AeroServe Facebook page:

Did you hear our visitor today in Cheyenne? The Cheyenne Regional Airport had a visitor from Dover Air Force Base. The C5 Galaxy is the largest cargo aircraft in use by the United States Military.

Several other impressive photos were taken of this massive aircraft from different angles. Visit the Altitude 307 Facebook page to see more.

This airplane is MASSIVE. That's why it needs runways as long as the ones in Cheyenne and Casper.

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is the largest strategic airlifter in the United States Air Force, built to carry massive oversized cargo and military equipment across intercontinental ranges.

You might look at it and wonder how something so big gets off the ground, at 248 feet long, 65 feet high, and has a wingspan of nearly 223 feet.

Those wings and engines can still lift a maximum load of 840,000 pounds.

The internal cargo bay is roughly 144 feet long, 19 feet wide, and 13 feet high, holding up to 281,001 pounds of payload (such as two M1 Abrams tanks or multiple helicopters). Both nose and rear doors open simultaneously to allow drive-on loading and unloading.

Talk about thirsty. It holds 51,150 US gallons, weighing roughly 332,500 pounds. The C-5 Galaxy consumes roughly 4,800 gallons (around 32,000 pounds) of fuel per flight hour under standard cruise conditions.

Look below, and you'll see 5 landing gear sets with a total of 28 wheels.

Yet as it roars down the runway, it will still take off with ease as it seems to float effortlessly into the sky.

It's not uncommon to see this thing coming in for a landing and thinking that it's hovering in the air rather than flying. That is an optical illusion.

This wonderful MiG-29 made a stop on Wednesday at the Casper/Natrona County Airport to refuel.

It was coming back from the yearly Oshkosh Airshow 2025 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

The plane is privately owned, and yes, you can own one of these with enough money and the right clearance from the Federal Government.

But this was not the only time a MiG was parked at the Casper Airport.

At one time, the airport was home to TWO of them, from a different era.

Those two MIGs are now part of the many war machine displays at the National Museum of Military Vehicles in Dubois, Wyoming

How did two MiG-15 fighter trainers, one possibly a surveillance plane, end up in a hangar in Casper, Wyoming?

They were not flown here, in case you were wondering. They cost less to purchase than you might think.

In this video, Ed Good talks about his famous father, Jim Good. Jim is in Wyoming's Aviation Hall Of Fame. Jim heard about these planes and found a way to bring them from Poland to the United States for his Good Aviation and Veterans Museum in Casper, at the Natrona County Airport.

Ed Good works to preserve his father’s dream of providing a place that can teach future generations about aviation. Ed's contributions to the Victory for Veterans Foundation help keep the museum running.

In this conversation, Ed talks about the development of the MiG and how America worked to catch up to what, at the time, was more advanced Russian technology in the air during the Korean War.

The vintage planes could still fly if desired, with a little work and a lot of money. But, for the many reasons he mentions in the video, they are just to look at these days.

The museum is to showcase Jim Good's trophies and photos from air racing. But it also showcases objects from famous aviators and aviation history.

Ed hopes to improve the museum with a video tour as well as a personal walking tour. Folks are welcome to visit any time. Soaring Aviation, a company that keeps general aviation aircraft flying, is open for business. Visits to the museum are free. Individuals, groups, and even school tours are welcome.

Visit Good Aviation & Veterans Museum - Soaring Aviation Hangar. 307-258-1419 is the number to contact Ed Good.