Originally Posted by
QOTS
What they don’t tell you is that the engines are crap and plastic freighters fall to bits after 18 months of routine wear and tear. Let’s see how they go after a Shanghai high lifter pokes a hole thru the fuse. 4700 miles range? Not nearly enough. Looks pretty though.
4,700-mile range is just fine for a freighter. The worldwide air cargo system is based on 3,000-4,000 mile flight legs. With rare exception, air freight would rather carry more stuff than more fuel.
That's why Anchorage is one of the busiest air-freight airports in the world - unlike passenger flights which fly non-stop between North American and Asia, cargo carriers stop to refuel in Anchorage so they can carry more freight.