Airlift

An airlift can be:-

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• A suction device for work underwater: see Airlift (dredging device).
• In logistics and military terminology, the act of transporting people or cargo from point to point using aircraft. This can be as ordinary as transporting televisions from one airport to another, or as extraordinary as the Berlin Airlift.

See also: Strategic airlift, tactical airlift.

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Strategic airlift: Strategic airlift is a military term for using cargo aircraft to transport mat?riel, weaponry, or personnel over long distances. Typically, this involves airlifting the required items between two airbases which are not in the same vicinity. This allows commanders to bring items into a combat theater...

Tactical airlift: Tactical airlift is a military term for the airborne transportation of supplies and equipment within a theatre of operations (in contrast to strategic airlift). Aircraft which perform this role are referred to as tactical airlifters. These are typically turboprop aircraft, and feature short landing ...

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