Table I.

Comparison of large military and civilian cargo aircraft

Aircraft typePayload (tons)Range (nmi)Drive-on/offRollerized floor
C5M1 1412,150aYY
C172 852,400aYY
B747F3 1244-5,000bNY
B757F4 362,900-3,150cNY
B777F5 1134,880NY
B767F6 583,255NY
MD11F7 93-98c3,500-4,000cNY
AN1248 1505,000YN
AN2259d2762,425YN

Notes:

aGlobal with inflight refueling; bdepending on the model; cdepending on the engine type; dincluded for comparison purposes only, as there is only one

Sources:1C-5M-Super Galaxy (2018a), 2C-17 Globemaster III (2018), 3Boeing (2010), 4757-200F (2007), 5Clark and Kirwan (2009), 6Boeing (2019), 7Boeing Converted Freighter (2008), 8Airforce-Technology (2018), and 9The Aviation Zone (2018) 

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