Ozman Trad wrote:
"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message
news:5Ob_b.4176

A 747-400 Freighter carries more cargo, cheaper, than
a military-derived cargo plane

The obvious question is why doesn't the military use them and give
the taxpayers a break

Check the part you snipped: "Very few users need the short-field or
oversized cargo capacity..." Well, the military is one of those very few
users. A 747 won't carry a tank, nor will it land in a short unimproved
strip in the back of beyond to deliver its cargo.

However, you will find that the military does use civil-style freighters for
lots of its cargo hauling. They just happen to belong to the Civil Reserve
Air Fleet rather than actually being owned by the US military.

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