Englsh-Russian aviation and space dictionary. - M.: Military publishing house USSR Ministry of Defence. edited by M. Murashkevich. 1974.
Cargo airline — Cargo airlines (or airfreight carriers, and derivatives of these names) are airlines dedicated to the transport of cargo. Some cargo airlines are divisions or subsidiaries of larger passenger airlines.LogisticsAir transport is a vital component… … Wikipedia
Cargo aircraft — A cargo aircraft (also known as freighters or freight aircraft) is an fixed wing aircraft designed or converted for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. They are devoid of passenger amenities, and generally feature one or more large… … Wikipedia
Airlift International — Airlift International, Inc est une entreprise de transport aérien américaine disparue. Sommaire 1 Riddle Airlines 2 Airlift International 3 Flotte 3.1 Riddle Airlines … Wikipédia en Français
Airlift (disambiguation) — Airlift may refer to: *Airlift, in logistics, the act of transporting people or cargo from point to point using aircraft *Airlift (dredging device), in nautical archaeology, a suction device for moving sand and silt underwater *Airlift pump is a… … Wikipedia
Cargo — (or freight) refers to goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long haul cargo transport. Marine Cargo Types There is a wide… … Wikipedia
Airlift — For other uses, see Airlift (disambiguation). A large military cargo aircraft: the Lockheed C 5 Galaxy … Wikipedia
airlift — /air lift /, n. Also, air lift. 1. a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, esp. in an emergency. 2. the persons or cargo so transported. 3. the act or process of transporting such a load. 4. a pump for raising liquids by the… … Universalium
airlift — air•lift [[t]ˈɛərˌlɪft[/t]] n. Also, air′ lift . 1) a system for transporting persons or cargo by aircraft, esp. in an emergency 2) the act or process of transporting such a load 3) to transport (persons or cargo) by airlift • Etymology: 1940–45 … From formal English to slang
airlift capability — The total capacity expressed in terms of number of passengers and/or weight/cubic displacement of cargo that can be carried at any one time to a given destination by available airlift. See also airlift requirement; allowable load; payload … Military dictionary
airlift — i. The transportation of personnel or materiel by use of aircraft and/or helicopters. Also, the operation or service carrying out such transportation or the aircraft used in such an operation. ii. The total weight of personnel and cargo that is,… … Aviation dictionary
airlift requirement — The total number of passengers and/or weight/cubic displacement of cargo required to be carried by air for a specific task. See also airlift capability … Military dictionary
