Aircraft for transporting cargo and passengers, cargo container, method for loading an aircraft and method for reconfiguring an aircraft

A cargo container for transporting cargo items in an aircraft, comprising a trapezoidal base body having a base area and a ceiling area arranged opposite each other, wherein the base area comprises at least one fastening element, which can be connected to a fastening device of the aircraft, and wherein

• the base area has at least one first longitudinal side of at least 240 cm, in particular 244 cm, and the ceiling area has at least one second longitudinal side of at least 315 cm, in particular 317 cm, wherein
• the cargo container has an overall height of at least 99 cm to a maximum of 130 cm, in particular 114.5 cm.

An aircraft for transporting cargo and/or passengers, having a fuselage which extends in a longitudinal direction and has an upper deck, in particular main deck, and a lower deck, which are separated from one another by a floor, wherein the fuselage has a barrel section with a cross-sectional profile for accommodating cargo items and/or passengers, wherein the aircraft is designed as a low-wing or mid-wing configuration, wherein

• the lower deck has a forward cargo space, an aft cargo space and, in the region of a wing box, a through-loading space which connects the forward cargo space and the aft cargo space, wherein the through-loading space is designed in the region of the wing box or of the landing gear in such a way that, when the lower deck is loaded, cargo containers can be loaded through from the aircraft nose and/or from the aircraft tail.