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  2. List of commercial jet airliners - Wikipedia

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    The following is the list of purpose-built passenger jet airliners.It excludes turboprop and reciprocating engine powered airliners. It also excludes business jets and aircraft designed primarily for the transportation of air cargo.

  3. Commercial aviation - Wikipedia

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    All commercial air transport and aerial work operations are regarded as commercial aviation, as well as some general aviation flights. An aircraft operation involving the transportation of people, goods, or mail for payment or hiring is referred to as commercial air transport. Both scheduled and unscheduled air transport operations are included.

  4. Transport aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Mail planes, airplanes used for carrying mail Military transport aircraft , airplanes or helicopters used to deliver troops, weapons, and military equipment, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace, and employed historically to deliver airborne forces and tow military gliders; sometimes also called military ...

  5. Cargo aircraft - Wikipedia

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    The Vickers Vernon, introduced in 1921, was the first cargo plane for military troops The Arado Ar 232, the first purpose built cargo aircraft A U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules, the archetypal military transport aircraft, over the Atlantic Ocean in 2014 The Antonov An-225 Mriya, the heaviest cargo aircraft

  6. List of regional airliners - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of commercial short-haul civilian passenger "regional" airliners with significant build numbers.Regional airliners typically seat fewer than 100 passengers and fill the short-hop role in the hub and spoke model of passenger and cargo distribution as well as taking part in point-to-point transit and fly up to 810 miles.

  7. List of large aircraft - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of large aircraft, including three types: fixed wing, rotary wing, and airships. The US Federal Aviation Administration defines a large aircraft as any aircraft with a certificated maximum takeoff weight (MTOW) of more than 12,500 lb (5,700 kg) [ 1 ]

  8. List of Lockheed aircraft - Wikipedia

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    Small commercial transport proposals 151 Unbuilt airliner project 152 Medium-size turboprop/turbojet commercial aircraft proposals 153 XP-90/XF-90: Jun 3, 1949: Jet bomber escort prototype; cancelled in favor of the XF-88 155 Commercial jet-engined transport proposals 168 Heavy cargo/troop transport aircraft proposal 170

  9. Airliner - Wikipedia

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    The world's first all-metal transport aircraft was the Junkers F.13, which also made its first flight in 1919. [14] Junkers marketed the aircraft towards business travellers and commercial operators, and European entrepreneurs bought examples for their private use and business trips. Over 300 Junkers F 13s were built between 1919 and 1932. [15]