Originally Posted by perkin
does it really take a whole AN-124 to carry a single jet engine?! Isnt this slight overkill, or does it have other engines/cargo on board for other destinations?
You need a cargo aircraft to get the engine on it's stand, another engine stand and all the tooling on it you cannot carry that lot as belly freight. These days cargo aircraft only come in two sizes huge and Bl***y huge!
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