buying a cargo plane......opinions on which plane to buy

[Fly91]

So, my brother-in-law works as a security expert for a company in India, he's been with them since day one (10 years ago) and they asked him to look into a cargo plane they need to buy.

It will be their first aircraft of any kind, and it will be used to take over their own cargo ops....they've been using cargo companies to transport all their things for the past 8 years. Its been growing each year.

So of course he has asked me to help him find the right plane for the mission:

They need a cargo plane that can carry 7 tons of cargo 900nm. They need one plane now and would like to try to get it for $2 million or less. Then they will add another plane so they can always have an aircraft at both bases.

We're going to get a broker on the job this week sometime but I thought I'd ask you cargo pilots for opinions?

Thanks.

 

[CrimsonEclipse]

ATR72 will do it.

Fokker 50 cargo conversion will do it.

The Convair 580 will do it.

Not sure about the price on them.

I'd avoid any older piston planes, but the DC-6 and DC-7 will both do it.

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[Deskbound]

Check country - doesn't India have federal laws on age-of-aircraft that are pretty strict? I thought they wouldn't allow aircraft older than late-80s manufacture?

 

[Fly91]

ATR72 will do it.

Looks like with 7 tons it can only do about 500nm.
http://www.skylineaviation.co.uk/downloads/ATR-72.pdf

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I might just get in touch with you.

 

[ttuite]

What about a CRJ or would the door be too small. They are going pretty cheap abiet pretty beat up in the 2mil price range.

 

[Fly91]

What about a CRJ or would the door be too small. They are going pretty cheap abiet pretty beat up in the 2mil price range.

Which model......

CRJ100PF LR Range....15,200 lb max payload, 1130nm

 

[Avalanche]

Lockheed L-100 Commericial Hercules

 

[landlover]

Ilyushin IL-76, plenty of room to grow with this bird.

 

[Fly91]

Lockheed L-100 Commericial Hercules

Thats a little much isn't it....maintenance would be allot more than the Convair or Fokker.......

 

[Fly91]

Ilyushin IL-76, plenty of room to grow with this bird.

Hows the parts and maintenance availability on that......????

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