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"Ozman Trad" wrote:

"Thomas Schoene" wrote in message
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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

Because they're a horrendous pain in the ass to load and unload when
you're not working at an improved runway or airport, and don't have the
special handling equipment to do that loading and unloading.

They're also not very good at carrying oversized cargo without heavy
modification.

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