Cargo aircraft

A cargo aircraft is an aircraft that can carry cargo. In some cases, it may also carry passengers.
 Civilian aircraft 

Civilian cargo aircraft carry cargo or mail.  This is generally a kind of airliner, designed for passengers but modified for cargo. Some civilians cargo aircraft are specially equipped for carrying oversized cargo  such as aircraft wings, tank-trucks, rocket pieces, or sometimes military heavy trucks and tanks.

 Examples 
 Airbus A300-600ST,
 Antonov An-225,
 Boeing 747LCF,

 Military aircraft 

Military transport aircraft can carry cargo and passengers.  Passengers are usually troops, including paratroopers.  The seats are usually simple.  These aircraft typically have a sloping loading door at the rear of the fuselage for quick loading and unloading.  Some use turbojets, others use turboprop engines.

 Examples 
 Airbus A400M,
 Antonov An-26,
 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III,http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/affacts/blc-17globemasteriii.htm
 Casa C-295, 
 Douglas C-47 Skytrain,
 Lockheed C-5 Galaxy,
 Short 330UTT, 
 Transall C.160.

 Bibliography 
 Frawley, Gerard, The international directory of military aircraft 2002/2003 .  London : Aerospace Publication, 2002. .
 Gaillard, Pierre, Avions et hélicoptères militaires d'aujourd'hui Paris, France : Larivière éditions, 1999.  . 
 Kaminsky, Tom, The United States Military Aviation Directory, London : Airtime Publishing, 2000. .
 Wilson, Stuart, Airliners of the world,  London: Aerospace Publication, 1999. .

 References 

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