The A-300 B4 is a mediem range plane. It can do 90,000 LBs and go for about 5 hours, its a great freighter! Lots of volume, 22 pallets top side and nine or so down below! Wonderful plane to fly. Fuel burns almost identical to the DC-8. The B2 was a short range plane with no center tank fuel. The B4 is certified to take off and land at 14,000 feet MSL.
365,000 max take off weight. The airframes only have about 60,000 hours time limit and off to the beer can factory.