June 19, 2023: Currently, cargo aircraft lacking a cargo ramp in the rear must use a fork-lift or K-loader to get cargo onto or off the aircraft. The K-loader is a hydraulically operated cargo lift ...

The nose-loading freighter shipped an Airbus-made satellite from Toulouse, France, to Florida. The mammoth BelugaST is deployed to transport oversized items like satellites and helicopters. In 1994, ...

With a growing market for passenger-to-freighter conversions, the major airframe components directly involved with main deck handling of bulk freight and cargo contained within unit load devices are ...

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China has completed what it calls the world’s first offshore oil-platform cargo mission by a two-ton electric vertical-takeoff-and-landing aircraft. The unmanned V2000CG CarryAll took off from the ...

Autonomous cargo drones are seen as the life-saving tech for an industry that is so booming that it kind of chokes under its own weight. Admittedly, there is still much waiting to be done until you or ...

Cento is the name of an aircraft designed to revolutionize cargo operations across multiple commercial and military sectors. It's hybrid-electric, which helps reduce emissions and costs, and it's ...

Airbus Defence and Space has developed and tested a loading system to lift outsized military cargo into the Airbus Beluga A300-600ST aircraft. The capability was successfully tested during a ...