Cargo Lift Payload 
Aerotime
JANUARY 9, 2025
All of the ten freighters on order will be operated by the company’s dedicated freight division, STARLUX Cargo, on some of the worlds busiest freight routes, according to the carrier. This second order from this fast-growing airline is another endorsement of the all-new A350F as the future game-changer in heavy lift markets.
Aerotime
JULY 7, 2025
Note] are really helping us lift that off.” There’s additional cost, but in terms of payload and range we can still do that.” The cargo business is also expected to make a contribution, particularly on the international front, Elbers said. We carry a lot of cargo in the belly [of our aircraft].
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Aerotime
APRIL 25, 2025
Dropping 24 pallets out of the open rear door of the A400M, which weighed approximately 900kg (409lbs) each, the consignment represented the largest cargo drop carried out by the RAF in recent years, and the largest drop carried out in the Falkland Islands from a single aircraft.
Vintage Aviation News
APRIL 23, 2025
It was capable of carrying up to 200 passengers or 110,000 pounds of cargo. This particular aircraft set a world record by lifting a 117,900-pound payload to an altitude of 10,000 feet. The Cargomaster operated with a five-person crew: two pilots, a navigator, a flight engineer, and a loadmaster.
Flying Magazine
MAY 7, 2025
Operators of airplanes used for commercial transport of people or cargo prefer pound-miles per gallon, but for personal airplanes with randomly varying payloads mpg is a satisfactory yardstick for efficiency. Naval Academy, approached the problem by setting lift-drag ratio, L/D, as his metric of efficiency.
Aerotime
JULY 17, 2025
The KC-390 Millennium offers superior payload capacity (26 tons) compared to other medium-sized military transport aircraft. This makes Portugal the launch customer for the Super Tucano variant designed to meet NATO requirements. It also flies faster and farther by 470 knots. Recently, the global A-29 fleet surpassed 600,000 flight hours.
Pilot Institute
MAY 21, 2025
Todays heavy-lift UAVs can carry weighty cargo, multiple passengers, and even small vehicles. Drones capable of lifting nearly 500 lbs can transport materials, equipment, and goods across large distances and diverse terrain. These heavy-lift drones are changing logistics, medical, transportation, and agricultural industries.
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