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A military transport aircraft, military cargo aircraft or airlifter is a military-owned transport aircraft used to support military operations by airlifting troops and military equipment. Transport aircraft are crucial to maintaining supply lines to forward bases that are difficult to reach by ground or waterborne access, and can be used for ...
Heavy-lift cargo helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: 1962 1964 105 Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight: Cargo helicopter Boeing: From 2004, Used only by the United States Marine Corps until 2015 retirement. 1962 1964 524 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse: Light Observation Helicopter / Utility Hughes Helicopters: Won a prototype run off between Bell, Hiller and Hughes.
Military transport aircraft include load-carrying non-combat types such as freight and troop carriers, as well as some other specialised types, used by military forces around the world. In production [ edit ]
Carrier-based Cargo/Transport aircraft: Manned 1966 26 [25] To be replaced by 44 CMV-22 [107] C-20: Gulfstream USA Jet Cargo/Transport aircraft: Manned 1985 2 [25] C-20G C-26D Metroliner: Fairchild USA Propeller Cargo/Transport aircraft: Manned 1980s 5 [25] C-37: Gulfstream USA Jet Cargo/Transport aircraft: Manned 1997 4 1 x C-37A C-40A Clipper ...
The ACH-47A was known as the Armed/Armored CH-47A (or A/ACH-47A) before being designated ACH-47A [89] as a U.S. Army Attack Cargo Helicopter, and unofficially referred to as Guns A Go-Go. Four CH-47A helicopters were converted to gunships by Boeing Vertol in late 1965.
Transport helicopters are used for transporting personnel (troops) and cargo in support of military operations. In larger militaries, these helicopters are often purpose-built for military operations, but commercially available aircraft are also used.
It is primarily used as a small transport aircraft by Air Force Special Operations Command. UV-18B Twin Otter: Canada: utility transport 3 [4] STOL capable aircraft.It is primarily used as a training aircraft for parachute troops at the military academy. VC-25: United States Presidential transport: 2 [6] Helicopter; HH-60 Pave Hawk: United ...
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