Avalon Airshow 2023: Super Galaxy

There were a bunch of cool civilian and military aircraft you could walk into at the air show. One of the coolest was the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy II.

Super Galaxy whale tail

Low-angle photo of the tail of a massive military transport aircraft (the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy) at an air show. There are lots of people walking around the event, and several dozen people are making their way into the aircraft from its rear loading ramp.

Walking into the Super Galaxy

Photo of dozens of people walking up the loading ramp of a massive military transport aircraft (the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy) at an air show. The aircraft’s cargo space is large enough to carry tanks and helicopters.

Walking through the Super Galaxy

Photo of dozens of people walking through the cargo space of a massive military transport aircraft (the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy) at an air show. The aircraft’s cargo space is large enough to carry tanks and helicopters.

Walking out the front of the Super Galaxy

Photo of dozens of people making their way through the cargo space of a massive military transport aircraft (the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy) at an air show. The aircraft’s cargo space is large enough to carry tanks and helicopters.

USAF Super Galaxy flight crew ready to take questions

Photo of two US Air Force flight crew of the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft wait at the front of its cargo area. They are ready to answer any questions that visitors to the air show might have.

USAF Super Galaxy flight crew talking to the visiting public

Photo of a US Air Force flight crew member standing in the cargo area of a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft during an air show. The crew member is answering a question that he’s been asked by one of the air show visitors.

USAF Super Galaxy flight crew taking questions from the visiting public

Photo of a US Air Force flight crew member standing in the cargo area of a Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy aircraft during an air show. The crew member is answering a question that she’s been asked by one of the air show visitors.

Explaining the intricacies of the pumps along the Super Galaxy nose door

Photo of a man in a Federation University (Ballarat, Australia) cap points to a series of hydraulic pumps attached to the nose door of a military cargo aircraft (the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy). The man is explaining the intricacies of this pump to another man standing next to him.

Open nose door of the Super Galaxy

Photo of the open nose door of a massive military transport aircraft (the Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy) at an air show. The entire nose section at the front of the aircraft has been separated from the rest of the airframe and raised up on massive hinges. There are dozens of visitors walking out from the cargo space at the front of the aircraft. There are also hundreds of people walking around the event, looking at the dozens of aircraft parked at the air show.