A cargo aircraft is an aircraft that can carry cargo. In some cases, it may also carry passengers.

Civilian cargo aircraft carry cargo or mail. This is generally a kind of airliner, designed for passengers but modified for cargo.^[1] Some civilians cargo aircraft are specially equipped for carrying oversized cargo ^[2] such as aircraft wings, tank-trucks, rocket pieces, or sometimes military heavy trucks and tanks.

• Airbus A300-600ST,
• Antonov An-225,
• Boeing 747LCF,

Military transport aircraft can carry cargo and passengers. Passengers are usually troops, including paratroopers. The seats are usually simple. These aircraft typically have a sloping loading door at the rear of the fuselage for quick loading and unloading. Some use turbojets, others use turboprop engines.

• Airbus A400M,
• Antonov An-26,
• Boeing C-17 Globemaster III,^[3]
• Casa C-295,
• Douglas C-47 Skytrain,
• Lockheed C-5 Galaxy,^[4]
• Short 330UTT,
• Transall C.160.

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1. ↑ "Previous Generation Aircraft". Airbus.
2. ↑ "Beluga". Airbus.
3. ↑ http://usmilitary.about.com/library/milinfo/affacts/blc-17globemasteriii.htm^{[permanent dead link]}
4. ↑ Powers, Rod. "Learn More About Air Force Aerospace Maintenance Jobs". The Balance Careers. Archived from the original on 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2019-02-15.