Larger cargo doors allow more efficient loading. Weight balancing, crew areas, and reinforced floors are crucial modifications for cargo aircraft. Many aircraft operating commercial flights across ...
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The C-2A has a large aft cargo ramp and a powered winch to allow straight-in rear cargo loading and unloading ... due to the similarity to the original aircraft, the new C-2A includes substantial ...
On the ground, a small army of people preps the cargo plane for another run, loading it with 3,000 gallons of the hot-pink fire retardant known as Phos-Chek. (The color is intentional ― you want to ...
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.
Cargo is loaded through these ramps at the back of the aircraft. Staff Sgt. Joshua Nettles: So my role here as a C-17 loadmaster is to load these aircraft, and we want to ensure the weight and ...