Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour) on Thursday, 23 March 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 6 April 2000. It was answered by Lord Moonie (Labour) on Thursday, 6 April 2000 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) volume and (b) weight of cargo a single (i) Antonov 124 and (ii) Boeing C17 could have taken to (a) East Timor and (b) Mozambique. - Inc figures.

Answer: Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what (a) volume and (b) weight of cargo a single (i) Antonov 124 and (ii) Boeing C-17 could have taken to (a) East Timor and (b) Mozambique. [116500] Dr. Moonie: The An-124 and the C-17 would have the same cargo capabilities to East Timor as they would to Mozambique; these would be: (i) An-124 could carry (a) a volume of 1,160 cu m or (b) a weight of 120 tonnes. (ii) C-17 could carry (a) a volume of 580 cu m or (b) a weight of 76.8 tonnes.

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