airlift
C421
concept
Airlift is a logistical operation that transports people, equipment, or supplies by aircraft, typically over long distances or into areas difficult to reach by land or sea.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| military transport aircraft | 135 |
| airlift operation | 16 |
| airlift canonical | 5 |
| airlift unit | 3 |
| air evacuation operation | 1 |
| military airlift operation | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: airlift
Generated description
Airlift is a logistical operation that transports people, equipment, or supplies by aircraft, typically over long distances or into areas difficult to reach by land or sea.
Instances (158)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Ilyushin Il-76 | military transport aircraft |
| Ilyushin Il-12 | military transport aircraft |
| Antonov An-8 | military transport aircraft |
| C-95 Bandeirante | military transport aircraft |
| C-97 Brasília | military transport aircraft |
| Antonov An-26 | military transport aircraft |
| Antonov An-72 | military transport aircraft |
| C-141 Starlifter | military transport aircraft |
| Douglas C-133 Cargomaster | military transport aircraft |
| KC2 | military transport aircraft |
| Short Belfast | military transport aircraft |
| TriStar K1 | military transport aircraft |
| TriStar C2 | military transport aircraft |
| Northrop Grumman C-2 Greyhound | military transport aircraft |
| Alenia G.222 | military transport aircraft |
| Douglas DC-2 (militarized) | military transport aircraft |
| Air Transport Wing 63 | airlift unit |
| Dakota | military transport aircraft |
|
Gooney Bird
surface form:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain
|
military transport aircraft |
| Blohm & Voss BV 222 | military transport aircraft |
| Operation Allies Refuge | — |
| Boeing VC-137C SAM 26000 | military transport aircraft |
| Nakajima L2D | military transport aircraft |
|
Tunner
surface form:
Berlin Airlift
|
airlift operation |
|
Douglas Dakota aircraft
surface form:
Douglas Dakota
|
military transport aircraft |
|
Avro York aircraft
surface form:
Avro York
|
military transport aircraft |
| Skymaster | military transport aircraft |
| Douglas C-118 Liftmaster | military transport aircraft |
| UC-64 Norseman | military transport aircraft |
|
Handley Page Hastings aircraft
surface form:
Handley Page Hastings
|
military transport aircraft |
| CC-150 Polaris | military transport aircraft |
| NAMC YS-11P | military transport aircraft |
| 2nd Tactical Airlift Group (JASDF) | airlift unit |
|
Transall C-160 (as consortium partner)
surface form:
Transall C-160
|
military transport aircraft |
| Douglas C-124 Globemaster II | military transport aircraft |
| Arado Ar 232 | military transport aircraft |
| Operation Moses | airlift operation |
| Operation Solomon | — |
| Commando | military transport aircraft |
|
The Whale
surface form:
Curtiss C-46 Commando
|
military transport aircraft |
| Dumbo | military transport aircraft |
| Liberator Express | military transport aircraft |
| Kokusai Ki-59 | military transport aircraft |
| Operation Joshua | airlift operation |
| Short Sunderland (transport roles) | military transport aircraft |
| Ilyushin Il-14 | military transport aircraft |
| Douglas VC-118 "The Flying White House" | military transport aircraft |
| C-32A | military transport aircraft |
| C-32B | military transport aircraft |
| Fairchild C-123 Provider | military transport aircraft |