Military transport aircraft
Military transport aircraft designed for the transportation of weapons, ammunition, military equipment and troops. As a rule, they have the ability to operate at different airports, including unprepared. For the first time began to appear during the time of World War II as adapted bombers.
Since then much has changed, these planes were put in a separate category. The construction of the military transporter necessarily includes a number of military equipment both in the aggregate and individually. It includes:
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Navigation equipment or sighting and navigation. Outputs of the aircraft to the desired point for air cargo and relief landing.
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The equipment, which helps to carry out the transportation of military equipment and personnel.
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Armament.
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Apparatuses for specialized aerial photography.
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Special sights. Species much as it depends on the task, but the most commonly used collimator or bomber.
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The equipment for special purposes. For example, thermal imagers.
The register of civil aviation among the civilian transport aircraft, which perform the function of air transport non-military goods. However, when the need for such transport can be withdrawn and the transportation of military goods subject to appropriate pereukomplektovaniya. Involvement of civil aircraft for military operations does not translate it into the category of military transport aircraft.