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Airbus Created This Bizarre Plane To Fly Jumbo Jet Parts Around The World




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[crankcall]

designed by Zepplin? looks like a 1930's airship

 

[coyo]

Boeing's version for the same purpose; Dreamlifter.

 

[Fiery254]

A prop version of this has been around since the 1960's. Used to see them at my local airport all the time transporting Airbus wigs from one factory to another.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Super_Guppy

 

[toshison]

They should make one converted into a luxury jet.. Now that would be ballin. Pimp it out like a mansion.

 

[ViperZ]

Meh... You want big, go with real big jets:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya

Or if you want less exotic plane that's used all over the world:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-124

 

[jc100]

Meh... You want big, go with real big jets:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya

Or if you want less exotic plane that's used all over the world:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-124

Pretty sure I saw one of those years ago at an air show...when it started its engines it blew a wooden farm gate clean off it's posts at the end of the runway.

 

[murf]

....

 

[Roasted]

They should make one converted into a luxury jet.. Now that would be ballin. Pimp it out like a mansion.

I'm guessing it's slow. There is nothing ballin' about getting places in twice the time.

 

[ViperZ]

Pretty sure I saw one of those years ago at an air show...when it started its engines it blew a wooden farm gate clean off it's posts at the end of the runway.

I have never seen Mriya in real life, but saw Ruslan (AN-124). When we were driving by pretty far on hwy (101) and that thing started its engines, it was blowing tons of crap over the highway.

 

[RockerGuy]

That thing is hideous

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[CruisnGrrl]

Meh... You want big, go with real big jets:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya

Or if you want less exotic plane that's used all over the world:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-124

Those used to fly in and out of Trenton all the time. One took out a fence with landing gear. Drunk pilots

 

[shahfaisal]

If a plane manages to take out a fence and still land safely then that's one sturdy plane... I highly doubt a 747 can land with a compromised landing gear

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[Red_Liner740]

You'd be surprised. 747 has 4 sets of main landing gear, and guess what? All that landing gear is needed for taxiing and take off, not landing. A fully loaded 747 carries 110 tons of fuel, in fact, Korean Air cargo plane flying to Anchorage carries more weight in fuel onboard then cargo. When landing, the aircraft has probably only 10 tons of fuel left, enough for another hour in the air plus a lil extra every pilot likes to have.

If a plane manages to take out a fence and still land safely then that's one sturdy plane... I highly doubt a 747 can land with a compromised landing gear

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[Roasted]

That thing is hideous

Reminds me of a Busa

 

[RockerGuy]

Reminds me of a Busa

More like a zx14

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