Long range freighter aircraft

A freighter aircraft for long-distance travel, the freighter aircraft comprising:

• a blended wing body having a main body, a transition, and wings with no clear demarcation between the wings and the main body along a leading edge of the freighter aircraft;
• a fuel storage located within the blended wing body, the fuel storage comprising a fuel capacity, wherein the fuel capacity is configured for long-range flight;
• a cargo bay located within the main body, the cargo bay configured to have a freighter capacity;
• a structural element positioned within the cargo bay, wherein the structural element connects an upper skin structure of the main body to a lower skin structure of the main body;
• and
• a cargo loading system comprising a conveyor belt configured to extend from a first location outside the freighter aircraft to a second location inside the cargo bay of the freighter aircraft and move cargo from the first location to the second location, and
• wherein the freighter aircraft is a long-range aircraft configured to provide between 135,000 and 450,000 ton-miles per sortie.