Cargo aircraft - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A cargo aircraft is an aircraft that can carry cargo. In some cases, it may also carry passengers.
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Civilian aircraft
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Civilian cargo aircraft carry cargo or mail. This is generally a kind of airliner, designed for passengers but modified for cargo.[1] Some civilians cargo aircraft are specially equipped for carrying oversized cargo [2] such as aircraft wings, tank-trucks, rocket pieces, or sometimes military heavy trucks and tanks.
Examples
[change | change source]Military aircraft
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Military transport aircraft can carry cargo and passengers. Passengers are usually troops, including paratroopers. The seats are usually simple. These aircraft typically have a sloping loading door at the rear of the fuselage for quick loading and unloading. Some use turbojets, others use turboprop engines.
Examples
[change | change source]- Airbus A400M,
- Antonov An-26,
- Boeing C-17 Globemaster III,[3]
- Casa C-295,
- Douglas C-47 Skytrain,
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy,[4]
- Short 330UTT,
- Transall C.160.
Bibliography
[change | change source]- Frawley, Gerard, The international directory of military aircraft 2002/2003 . London : Aerospace Publication, 2002. ISBN 1-875671-55-2.
- Gaillard, Pierre, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999. ISBN 2-907051-24-5.
- Kaminsky, Tom, The United States Military Aviation Directory, London : Airtime Publishing, 2000. ISBN 1-880588-29-3.
- Wilson, Stuart, Airliners of the world, London: Aerospace Publication, 1999. ISBN 1-875671-44-7.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Previous Generation Aircraft". Airbus.
- ↑ "Beluga". Airbus.
- ↑ http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/affacts/blc-17globemasteriii.htm[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Powers, Rod. "Learn More About Air Force Aerospace Maintenance Jobs". The Balance Careers.