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Old 12-16-2013, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by galaxy flyer View Post
Also note the small-ish market for outsize lift, now exclusively flown by the Ukrainans and the two OEMs.

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Well, I don't fly for the Ukrainians and I do carry a good bit of oversized freight that goes in and out the nose of a 74.
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Well, I don't fly for the Ukrainians and I do carry a good bit of oversized freight that goes in and out the nose of a 74.
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But there is a huge difference in nose loading a B747 vs the C-5/An-124 types. C-5 was 17x17, admittedly not as reliable.

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But there is a huge difference in nose loading a B747 vs the C-5/An-124 types. C-5 was 17x17, admittedly not as reliable.

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Certainly. There are things that the An-124 can take that will not fit in a 74.

But my point still stands -- there is a lot of oversize freight going on and off 747s every day through their nose doors that can not go on conventional freighters. And it is high yield cargo.

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