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Originally Posted by Ali Al-Chalabi
Cargo planes are also not necessarily heavier than passenger planes. Most planes have the same max certified takeoff weight regardless of whether they are a freighter or a passenger config. Take a airplane accross the Pacific, fill it up with people and fill it up with gas and it will weigh just as much as a full cargo plane.
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Correct on takeoff.
However, most cargo planes takeoff with far less fuel than a passenger plane going the same distance. As an example, a 747 freighter travelling from NY to Japan will make a fuel stop in Anchorage. The fuel load departing NY is about 200,000 lb. and the freight can be almost 250,000 lb. It lands with 250,000 lb. of freight and minimal fuel.
The passenger aircraft departs NY with 350,000 lb. of fuel and about 80,000 lb. of passengers and bags. It lands with the the same 80,000 lb. of passengers and bags and minimal fuel.