{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Heavy Lift Aircraft","description":"Purpose-built to move cargo that standard freighters simply cannot accommodate, heavy lift aircraft handle extreme weights, non-standard dimensions, and irregular shapes that would ground any conventional operation. Well-known examples include the Antonov An-124 and the Airbus Beluga XL, the latter designed specifically for intra-factory transfer of aircraft subassemblies. Typical payloads range from industrial turbines and fuselage sections to offshore platform modules and oversized defence equ","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Frachtportal Logistics Glossary","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/glossary/heavy-lift-aircraft","inLanguage":"en","dateModified":"2026-06-24T04:29:02.583123","citation":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_lift_aircraft","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/en/heavy-lift-aircraft","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Heavy Lift Aircraft · Purpose-built to move cargo that standard freighters simply cannot accommodate, heavy lift aircraft handle extreme weights, non-standard dimensions, and irregular shapes that would ground any conventional operation. · Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_lift_aircraft"}