In fact the An255 can carry 250,000kg... (My initial complaint was just with the units mismatch. But, as is often the case, this is just the tip of the iceberg

In fact the An255 can carry 250,000kg... (My initial complaint was just with the units mismatch. But, as is often the case, this is just the tip of the iceberg. My rule of thumb remains in force: any time an article mixes up metric/imperial/US Customary units, you can basically ignore that part of it.)