By the time World War II came to an end, the ATC operated more than 3,700 aircraft with 209,000 military and 104,000 civilian personnel. The war effort could have been very different had these ...

The aircraft was designed for both civilian and military transport, but it's primarily used for the latter. It can carry a payload of 176,370 lbs. (88.2 tons), a flight crew of six, and up to 29 ...

Military Aviation. These 5 Planes Were Never Meant to Go on Aircraft Carriers But Did Anyway. ... (COD) aircraft, smaller transport planes that can easily land on a flattop’s flight deck.

The Bell X-22 Tiltorotor was an effort to build a compact transport aircraft for the U.S. Navy. The limited real estate on aircraft carrier flight decks prompted the Navy to explore aircraft ...