re: #151 eon

Also, it’s a low-wing. Most of the heavier jets (C-5, Buff, Il-76 “Candid”, An-225 “Cossack”) are high-wingers. Of that category, all have T-tails except the Buff and the Cossack.

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eon

I believe the high wing configuration is better for the uses that the military might put it to. It lends itself to the fuselage mounted low slung landing gear that is able to operate out of unimproved airfields among other things, as well as the ability to load from front and rear ramps instead of with lifting platforms like you have to do with KC-10s and other low wing cargo planes.