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22nd Nov 2007, 11:10

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The max weight of the orbiter in an emergency landing is 240K lbs/120 tons. Loads of wheeled cranes capable of lifting it. but they'd fly in and assemble their lifting derrick to do the job and then position the 747 underneath it.

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