Military transport aircraft
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A military transport aircraft is a type of aircraft used in military operations.
They are used to transport things for the military; for example, tanks, helicopters, and other aircraft and vehicles.
Examples of aircraft (in use as of the 2020s)
- Antonov An-124, airplane, payload: 150 tons, first flight in 1982
- Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, payload c. 129 tons, jet airplane, first flight in 1968
- C-17 Globemaster III, payload c. 77 tons
- Xi'an Y-20 Kunpeng, payload 66 tons, first flight in 2013; they are made in Shaanxi province.
- Airbus A400M Atlas, airplane with propellers. There are two propellers on each wing. One pair of propellers rotates in opposite directions. It has engines called turboprop; Those are turbine engines.[1] The militaries in Germany, France, the UK and Spain are the biggest users of this kind of airplane. Germany has 37, Spain has 13 (as of 2022).
- Lockheed C-130 Hercules, airplane with propellers, first flight in 1954
Some aircraft are in retirement (as of the 2020s), such as
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[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ Administration, Federal Aviation (2009-11-03). Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge. Skyhorse Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-60239-780-4.
