Take a look at the workhorse C-130 cargo plane that the US Air Force is reinventing to fight like a bomber

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The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line
The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line during an arrival ceremony in Middletown, Pennsylvania.

US Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Diana Snyder

A startup wants to build the world's largest cargo plane big enough to carry wind turbines the size of a football field — take a look

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The Radia WindRunner in a field surrounded by wind turbines. It is unloading a giant turbine.
Radia wants to ship giant turbines around the world via a behemoth cargo plane called WindRunner.

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US Air Force special ops forces are turning big cargo planes into bombers with a new weapon

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Loading JASSM cradles into the special operations aircraft
US Special Operations Task Group-Central and Air Forces Central Airmen loading JASSM cradles and other cargo into the special operations aircraft.

US Army Photo

Airbus has completely replaced its old BelugaST fleet with the bigger BelugaXL. Take a look at the mammoth jet.

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Nose-loading door of BelugaXL open with airstairs attached.
The BelugaXL is one of the few cargo planes in the world that has a nose-loading door.

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