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  • '''Transport aircraft''' are designed primarily for the carriage of personnel and/or cargo. Since Commercial airliners, of course, are passenger transport aircraft optimized for carrying passengers, with varying levels of luxury. There are
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  • Nickname for the [[AC-47]], the first conversion of a [[transport aircraft]] to a ground attack aircraft employing multiple [[full-automatic (military
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • ...orce]] transport variant, derived from DACoTA for Douglas Aircraft Company Transport Aircraft
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  • A [[transport aircraft]] designed for use in [[commercial aviation]].
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  • *[[Transport aircraft]] that do not go into the area of battle
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  • ...ubpages}}</noinclude>Provision of [[aviation]] services, most often with [[transport aircraft]], in the civilian sector
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  • The ability of an item to be air-transported aboard long-range [[transport aircraft]], preferably not limited to those specifically built to handle oversized c
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  • Variant of the [[C-130 Hercules]] transport aircraft equipped with skis for polar operations.
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  • Probably the most successful propeller-driven [[transport aircraft]] design, used in civilian service, and with military variants, for over 60
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  • *Antonov (An): [[transport aircraft]]
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  • ...tes Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]] variant of existing [[KC-130]] tanker/transport aircraft, giving them a surveillance and ground attack capability, although not as e
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  • Derived from the [[Boeing 737]] commercial airliner, a utility [[transport aircraft]] used by the [[United States Navy]]
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  • Medium military transport aircraft of late WWII and the 1950s; derivative of four-engined [[DC-4 (airliner)]]
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  • '''Transport aircraft''' are designed primarily for the carriage of personnel and/or cargo. Since Commercial airliners, of course, are passenger transport aircraft optimized for carrying passengers, with varying levels of luxury. There are
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  • The '''LC-130''' variant of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft is equipped with skis for polar operations.
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  • Special operations [[transport aircraft]] primarily intended to support ground forces in denied areas, by airdrop o
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  • Largest general-purpose [[transport aircraft]] in the [[United States Air Force]], made by Lockheed, second in weight-ca
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  • ...um-intensity combat, which are still light enough to be deployed in medium transport aircraft such as the [[C-130 Hercules]]
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  • A U.S. heavy military [[transport aircraft]], designed for [[strategic airlift]] and freeing the [[C-5 Galaxy]] for ov
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  • In contrast, in the current structures, transport aircraft and tankers both belong to Air Mobility Command, and are distributed, as ne
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  • In contrast with [[strategic airlift]] and [[tactical airlift]], military [[transport aircraft]] providing medium-range transportation within a [[theater of operations (m
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  • ...ted States Air Force]] command that is responsible for air refueling and [[transport aircraft]] for the operations of [[United States Transportation Command]]
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • An '''airliner''' is a [[transport aircraft]] designed for use in [[commercial aviation]]. Its primary role is the comf
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  • ...rvices in the civilian sector. It is primarily concerned with the use of [[transport aircraft]] to move passengers and cargo, but includes other services, such as aerial
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  • ...s, [[command and control]] centers, intelligence facilities, the largest [[transport aircraft]], etc. In addition to fences and other barriers, as well as sensors, there
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft||**}}
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • .... As a quick distinction, the pathfinder lands before the main helicopter, transport aircraft, or parachute force. He surveys the area for hazards and for good landing a
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  • Originally developed as a narrow-body, short-to-medium range commercial jet [[transport aircraft]], more '''Boeing 737''' aircraft have been produced than any other commerc
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  • The '''C-40A Clipper''' is a transport aircraft used by the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref name=Boeing20060526>
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  • Yet another variant was the [[C-87]], a long-range, high-speed transport aircraft. Another variant, the C-109, was used for air refueling when "Flying the Hu
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  • {{r|Transport aircraft}}
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  • ...than the [[Light Brigade Combat Team]]s, but also can be carried by medium transport aircraft such as the [[C-130 Hercules]], which the [[Heavy Brigade Combat Team]]s ca An operational goal is that an SBCT can be in combat 96 hours after its transport aircraft leave its base.
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  • As does are MC-130 COMBAT TALON and MC-130 COMBAT SPEAR, it is a modified transport aircraft that can, by airdrop or landing, support special operations personnel on th
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  • ...n-22]]. Theater mobility requires that the vehicle fit into medium theater transport aircraft, especially the [[C-130]], or aboard theater transport ships such as the [[
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  • ...the basic C-135 platform, a military variant of the Boeing 707 commercial transport aircraft, the '''RC-135U COMBAT SENT''' is optimized for collection of electronic in
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  • ...st common mode, for units of any appreciable size, is for soldiers to exit transport aircraft in quick succession. Their parachutes are pulled open by cables, called sta
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  • ...proposals, in 1972, for the Huey's successor, termed the Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS).
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  • A derivative of the [[Boeing 737]] commercial [[transport aircraft]], the P-8A is powered by the CFM56-7 engine, which also powers the Austral
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  • '''RC-135V/W RIVET JOINT''' aircraft are extensively modified C-135 transport aircraft, flown by the United States Air Force, which provide near-real-time communi
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  • The airfield is able to handle heavy [[bomber aircraft|bombers]] and [[transport aircraft|transports]]. [[B-52]] aircraft definitely staged from there in the [[Gulf
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  • U.S. '''RC-135S COBRA BALL aircraft''' are large aircraft, modified from transport aircraft, flown by United States Air Force crews of the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron
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  • ...mbat Team]], they can be deployed, only with difficulty, by the heaviest [[transport aircraft]]. Intercontinental movement is usually by ship, either from a United State
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  • ...city than the AN/TTC-39, but can be carried by intratheater C-130 Hercules transport aircraft rather than requiring larger aircrft. <ref name=>{{citation
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  • ...d by helicopters, although it can be flown in medium and larger fixed-wing transport aircraft
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  • ...rst fell in love with Delaware when he looked out the window of a military transport aircraft flying into [[Dover Air Force Base]] during his first year in the U.S. Navy
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  • ...vention. Spraying was principally done from modified C-123 Provider light transport aircraft without extensive chemical protection for the crews. The program was calle
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  • .... This includes [[close air support]], [[battlefield air interdiction]], [[transport aircraft|transport]], [[paratroop|airdrop]], medical evacuation, and reconnaissance. [[Transport aircraft]], flying through the "Hump" of the [[Himalayas]], above the planned ceilin
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  • | title = The Berlin Airlift}}</ref> In modern terms, these are tiny [[transport aircraft]], but the C-54 was available and would become the principal instrument of
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  • ...ry the supplies to sustain a unit, whose personnel may fly in on passenger transport aircraft and man the equipment aboard the ships. The most common grouping is a squad
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  • ...operates a all-weather day/night airbase capable of operating C-5 Galaxy transport aircraft, the largest in the United States Air Force. It organizes multilateral exer
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  • ...ormally denotes a [[special operations]] variant, where "C" designates a [[transport aircraft]]. The Marines and Air Force appear to have, for unclear reasons, reversed
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  • ...xy, two specially designed C-5C's were procured by NASA for use as a heavy transport aircraft and flown by United States Air Force|USAF crews. ...n the early 1960's a single C-141A was procured by NASA for use as a heavy transport aircraft.
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  • ...e]]. Their operational security always held, so when fighters intercepted transport aircraft or submarines torpedoed oil tankers, there was always a plausible cover sto
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  • ...953, the French dropped a [[paratroop]] force into Dien Bien Phu, using 65 transport aircraft supported by fighters and bombers. <ref>Fall, HVSP, pp. 1-4</ref> Once lan
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  • ...and maritime strike surveillance. In U.S. service, these missions went to transport aircraft derivatives such as the [[P-3 Orion]] and [[RC-135 RIVET JOINT]].
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  • ...o concluded that they did not have, and were unlikely ever to have, enough transport aircraft to drop a unit of useful size.
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  • {{seealso|Transport aircraft}} Logistics include airlift and tankers, using transport aircraft, and, with industrial powers, uses additional modes; see United States Tran
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  • ...hin a theater, it can be lifted, although not without challenge, by medium transport aircraft such as the fixed-wing C-130 or the CH-47 helicopter. ...e Combat Teams (IBCT) are planned. These are intended to be deployable by transport aircraft.
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  • ...n peacekeepers are being flown from Kigali,Rwanda and Abuja, Nigeria by US transport aircraft.<ref name=USAFdarfur>{{citation
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  • ...due to the fact that the fan of a high-bypass turbofan engine, typical on transport aircraft, acts as a centrifugal separator to force ingested materials (birds, ice, e
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  • ...uperiority, a militarily significant quantity of bearings could fit into a transport aircraft.
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  • ...o take off. With a relevant exception here, KC-135 started as conventional transport aircraft, and had a number of fuel tanks added in aerodynamically efficient places t
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  • ...st invulnerable to ground weapons, but it can be flown only in the largest transport aircraft, is too heavy for many third world bridges, and too wide for many streets i While they can be flown in tactical transport aircraft, medium fighting vehicles such as the Stryker or LAV III cannot go directly
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  • ...which palletized supplies were pulled out of the cargo bay of a low-flying transport aircraft by means of an attached parachute. The pallet slid to a halt on the airstri
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  • ...rattacks included barrels of [[napalm]] rolled out of the cargo doors of [[transport aircraft]]. A total of approximately 20,000 casualties led to internal political cr
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  • ...in heavy rocket launchers in the final assault on [[Dien Bien Phu]]. U.S. transport aircraft, operated by a CIA proprietary airline, supported the French, including wit
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