The air transport of freight rather than passengers, carried either in the belly holds of passenger aircraft or aboard dedicated freighter aircraft configured to carry cargo alone. Air cargo is far more expensive per unit of weight than surface freight modes, so it is used mainly for goods where speed matters most, such as perishable produce, urgent medical supplies, high-value electronics and express mail and parcels.
Facts
Core ConcernCarriage of freight, express parcels and mail by aircraft rather than passengers. 1 Cargo or Passenger Connections
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The type belongs to this mode of transport.
Source Boeing Dreamlifter (Wikipedia)
Source Budd RB Conestoga (Wikipedia)
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Air cargo
WikipediaIntroduction
Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft. Air cargo comprises air freight, air express and airmail.
History
The first cargo flight took place on the 7 November 1910 in the U.S. between Dayton and Columbus in Ohio.
Lead sentence
Air cargo is any property carried or to be carried in an aircraft.
View the Source Boeing Dreamlifter (Wikipedia)
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The Boeing Dreamlifter, officially the 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter (LCF), is an American wide-body cargo aircraft modified extensively from the Boeing 747-400 airliner.
Budd RB Conestoga (Wikipedia)
Exemplified By: Budd RB-1 Conestoga, Lead, modeQuote, Exemplified By: Budd RB-1 Conestoga, Lead, mode
The Budd RB-1 Conestoga was a twin-engine, stainless steel cargo aircraft designed for the United States Navy during World War II by the Budd Company of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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