[FLYGEEZER]

Lets give a little attention to the Lockheed Galaxy (C5) made here in this country. The C5 is bigger, faster and has more range & payload than the 124. The C5 cargo compartment is pressurized where the 124 is not. Only the cockpit on the 124 is pressurized. The C5 like the 124 was made for the military but since the colapse of the soviet union, the 124 has been "rented" out to Russian carriers. I have 7500 hour's in the Galaxy & have had more than one tour on the 124. Back in the day...USAF C5's & the 124 would often be parked on the same remote ramp, mostly in the middle east to get these big airplane outta the way. Often we would have the chance to exchange tours with the Russians. Believe me, side by side, the C5 is eons ahead of the 124 in design and function. Now that the Galaxy has been relegated to downsize and some headed to storage as surplus, a lot of intrest is being place on selling them for civilian use for "oversized" air frieght, much like the 124. Lotsa life left in the Galaxy all with probably less than 20,000 hour and 14,000 cycles. Even some foregion carriers are looking to purchase surplus C5's.