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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
List of civil aircraft is a list of articles on civilian aircraft with descriptions, ... Antonov An-22 Large capacity turboprop cargo aircraft;
Several L-100-20 aircraft were operated on scheduled freight flights by Delta Air Lines between 1968 and 1973. An updated civilian version of the Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules was under development, but the program was placed on hold indefinitely in 2000 to focus on military development and production.
Cargo aircraft are designed for the commercial transport of freight. Most are specialised variants of airliners , others are commercial developments of military transport aircraft, and a few are purpose-designed for the role.
Category: Civil aircraft by type. 11 languages. ... Cargo aircraft (21 C, 6 P) Civil trainer aircraft (32 C, 2 P) Civil utility aircraft (51 C, 2 P) G.
To meet military requirements the first civil production aircraft had four additional auxiliary fuel tanks in the main cabin which reduced the passenger seats to 26. The following batch of aircraft, designated C-54A, were built with a stronger floor and a cargo door with a hoist and winch. The first C-54A was delivered in February 1943.
China tested its biggest unmanned cargo aircraft to date — and it's capable of carrying 4,400 pounds of load. The plane completed its maiden flight on Sunday morning, which lasted about 20 minutes.
Continuously produced from 1937 to November 1969 (over 32 years, a world record at the time), over 9,000 were built, making it one of the world's most widely used light aircraft. Sold worldwide as a civilian executive, utility, cargo aircraft, and passenger airliner on tailwheels, nosewheels, skis, or floats, it was also used as a military ...