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Originally Posted by cawest
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They were still at it a decade later (with a designation change to get rid of the McDonnell-Douglas prefix):
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...-bc-17-214156/
One reason it never really caught on is that it had 3/4 of the fuel consumption but only 1/2 the cargo capacity of a 747-400. Unless you absolutely needed the rough field capability, it was an economic stinker.