Aerotime

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Air traffic controllers then vectored the aircraft towards Schiphol where the aircraft landed on runway 18C at 15:14 local time. The aircraft was designed and built by Airbus to transport outsized cargo such as fuselage sections and wings between manufacturing plants across Europe and its final assembly plans in Toulouse and Hamburg.

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Air Traffic Control Transponder Payload Descent 279

Vintage Aviation News

JANUARY 30, 2025

” As part of VP-13, DeLorenzos next two years were a mix of patrol missions and frequent long-range cargo and VIP passenger flights no other Navy aircraft could match the combination of its 2,370-mile range, 140mph cruising speed (15mph faster than the PBY Catalina) and passenger comfort. But lets not forget its big advantage!

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Horizontal Stabilizer Final Approach Tail Runway 111

AV Web

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The line of volunteers queued up at my cargo door and a lady reached in, grabbing the first box, and handing it to the volunteer behind her. Several critics have posted that bigger airplanes were the proper tool for an airlift, and if these communities had runways to support the quad-jet cargo birds, that’d be all well and good.

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Airplanes Drag Cargo Ceiling 98

NYC Aviation

JANUARY 19, 2022

After most airlines retired or began a phase-out of the 757 from their fleets, the type has been seeing a common second life in cargo operations. So how did the 757 land at NPA’s passenger outfit? Their first airplane is registered N627NP.

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Payload Cargo Airplanes Tail 52

Latatuide 33 Aviation

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Here are a few reasons why private jets are faster: Reduced payload: Light private aircraft are smaller to accommodate fewer travelers per flight. Faster ascension: The reduced payload on private jets allows the aircraft to ascend faster than a commercial flight since there is reduced drag.

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Drag Weather Knot Jet 52

Aerotime

JUNE 19, 2024

The C-130 Hercules, the workhorse of tactical transport Developed by Lockheed Martin, the C-130 Hercules is designed to perform a wide range of operations, including troop transport, cargo airlift, medical evacuation, and aerial refueling.

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Payload Cargo Runway 264

Flying Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Pyka, a manufacturer of electric uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS), on Monday partnered with aerospace and defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to introduce a variant of its flagship Pelican Cargo drone for DOD use. With a full payload, Pelican Cargo requires just 500 feet of runway to take off.

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