Archive for Cargo Aircraft

For freight moving on or off Nantucket, the aircraft is chosen based on payload, door size and the handling available at both ends. Short Brothers (Belfast) introduced the Shorts 360 in 1982. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at 210 knots, tops out at 20,000Read the Rest “Nantucket Shorts 360 Charter”

Nantucket cargo charter runs from a single urgent pallet up to a full freighter, and the load decides the aircraft. Saab AB (freighter conversion by Field Aviation) introduced the Saab 340 in 1987. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at 282 knots, tops out atRead the Rest “Nantucket Saab 340 Charter”

Cargo charter to and from Nantucket is arranged around the load rather than the passenger count. McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) introduced the McDonnell Douglas MD-11F in 1991. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at Mach 0.82 (about 473 knots) knots, tops out at 43,000 feet,Read the Rest “Nantucket McDonnell Douglas MD-11F Charter”

Nantucket cargo charter runs from a single urgent pallet up to a full freighter, and the load decides the aircraft. Lockheed Martin introduced the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in 1970. It is flown by a crew of 3. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at 291 knots, tops out at 23,000 feet, covers 1,334Read the Rest “Nantucket Lockheed C-130 Hercules Charter”

Nantucket cargo charter runs from a single urgent pallet up to a full freighter, and the load decides the aircraft. Embraer introduced the Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia in 1985. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at 300 knots, tops out at 32,000 feet, covers 945 nauticalRead the Rest “Nantucket Embraer EMB-120 Brasilia Charter”

Cargo charter to and from Nantucket is arranged around the load rather than the passenger count. Boeing Commercial Airplanes introduced the Boeing 777 Freighter in 2009. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at Mach 0.84 (about 485 knots) knots, tops out at 43,100 feet, coversRead the Rest “Nantucket Boeing 777 Freighter Charter”

Cargo charter to and from Nantucket is arranged around the load rather than the passenger count. Boeing Commercial Airplanes introduced the Boeing 767 Freighter in 1995. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at Mach 0.80 (about 459 knots) knots, tops out at 43,100 feet, coversRead the Rest “Nantucket Boeing 767 Freighter Charter”

Nantucket cargo charter runs from a single urgent pallet up to a full freighter, and the load decides the aircraft. Boeing Commercial Airplanes (factory PF; or PCF/SF conversions by Precision/Pemco/ST Aerospace) introduced the Boeing 757 Freighter in 1987. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises atRead the Rest “Nantucket Boeing 757 Freighter Charter”

Nantucket cargo charter runs from a single urgent pallet up to a full freighter, and the load decides the aircraft. Boeing Commercial Airplanes introduced the Boeing 747-8F in 2011. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at Mach 0.85 (about 490 knots) knots, tops out atRead the Rest “Nantucket Boeing 747-8F Charter”

For freight moving on or off Nantucket, the aircraft is chosen based on payload, door size and the handling available at both ends. Boeing Commercial Airplanes introduced the Boeing 747-400F in 1993. It is flown by a crew of 2. The type carries Crew only (cargo) passengers, cruises at Mach 0.85 (about 490 knots) knots,Read the Rest “Nantucket Boeing 747-400F Charter”