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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by bobthepanda on Wednesday April 19, 2023 @06:11PM (#35633971)
The 747 also had incredible product market fit, if only accidentally. They were all designed to be freight compatible, because the 747 was meant to be a stopgap before supersonics dominated the skies. Most 747s have happy second lives as freight workhorses.

The A380 is too heavy to get off the ground with freight packed to the gills.

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Re:How Qantas is bringing back Airbus A380s from the Califor... by cjrp on Thursday April 20, 2023 @02:58AM (#35637159)
Not sure if it was in the original (cargo-carrying) spec., but it’s one of the few aeroplanes where the nose can be lifted to load awkwardly-shaped freight.
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