Aircraft were put to use carrying cargo in the form of air mail as early as 1911. Although the earliest aircraft were not designed primarily as cargo carriers, by the mid-1920s … See more

Nearly all commercial cargo aircraft presently in the fleet are derivatives or transformations of passenger aircraft. However, there are three other methods to the development of cargo aircraft.
Derivatives of non-cargo aircraft
Many types can be … See more

• Airlift Cargo Aircraft
• History of the Airmail Service
• Indo-Russian Transport Aircraft (IRTA) See more

Cargo aircraft has had many uses throughout the years, but the current importance of cargo aircraft is not highly talked about. Cargo planes today can carry almost … See more

Early air mail and airlift logistics aircraft
• Avro Lancastrian (Transatlantic mail)
• Avro York (Berlin Airlift)
• Boeing C-7000
• Curtiss JN-4 See more

• Airlift
• Air transport
• Cargo airline
• Combi aircraft
• Modular aircraft
• Preighter See more