"Roy Smith" wrote

I know I'm being just a little absurd here, but imagine if you came up
with
a design which was so much more efficient than the current fleet that it
could capture 100% of the cargo market over the next 10 years. Could you
make that fly with no pax sales?

Possibly, I would think.

Depending on its short field abilities, it would help a lot if it had
performance of a C-17, or better. If the military was interested in buying
it, it would definitely be able to make a go of it.
--
Jim in NC