cargo plane

Airborne freight carrier

A cargo plane is an aircraft designed or modified to transport freight rather than passengers.

The fuselage is configured for loading goods, often with large doors and reinforced floors: The humanitarian supplies arrived by cargo plane.

Military cargo planes carry equipment and troops to combat zones.

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payload · jet · forklift · loadmaster · ground crew · flight crew · Antonov · heavy lift · shipping manifest · aircraft · control tower · loading · crates · aerodynamic design · transport · pallets · tarmac · supply chain management

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primary payload type

cargo planepassenger aircraft

Plane designed for travelers

airliner · passenger jet · jumbo jet · commuter plane · charter flight

aircraft size and capacity

cargo planelight aircraft

Compact, low-weight airplane

ultralight · glider · Cessna · two-seater · microlight

aircraft function

cargo planefighter jet

Armed military aircraft

fighter plane · combat aircraft · bomber · warplane · military jet

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plane, cargo, airplane, freighter, cargoes, cargo planes, airfreight

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