Why Doesn’t The World’s Largest Military Cargo Aircraft Have A Glass Cockpit?

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The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy was first delivered to the United States Air Force in 1970 and is still flying today in its upgraded C-5M form. Interestingly, it was operated for decades without a glass cockpit primarily because its 1960s-era design prioritized mechanical reliability over digital avionics, and retrofitting modern systems into a strategic airlifter measuring 247 feet 10 inches (75.3 meters) in length proved costly and complex.

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