Military transport aircraft
A military transport aircraft is a type of aircraft used in military operations.
They are used to transport things for the military. Some examples are 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
Military Transport Aircraft Media
- IAF-C-17.jpg
The first C-17 heavy-lift aircraft built for the Indian Air Force arrived at Edwards Jan. 22. The 418th Flight Test Squadron will begin aircraft inspection and routine flight testing for the next two months.
- Skytrain Douglas C-47 (16138521471).jpg
A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, derived from the Douglas DC-3
- IL-76MD - TankBiathlon2013 (modified).jpg
A 1970s Ilyushin-Il-76 airlifter designed for both strategic and tactical military operations
- Size comparison military transports.jpg
From top to bottom, a size comparison of the C-160, C-130J, C-130J-30, C-390, A400M and C-17
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References
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