• BatrickPateman@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Ease of transfer (one pilot vs multiple for a looooong flight, probably no refuel on the Antonow, and if so it eats less specialised stuff than the F-16s) and maybe even fuel efficiency, I would guess.

    Also, one cargo plane raises less eye brows than a flock of fighters.

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      3 months ago

      AN-124’s are extremely inefficient - it’s probably stopping 2-3 times on route, but still easier to arrange than flying each plane.

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      3 months ago

      Both aircraft types will almost certainly be running Jet A1, or whatever the military version of it is.