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Which is the smallest plane which can handle caged camels? ATR, 737?
We've carried bears in Saab 340 but is that even comparable?
Cheers,
Jernej
G&T ice n slice
13th Apr 2010, 19:41
Errrr... are you talking "camels" or is it "camelids"
"Camelids covers
Bactrian Camels (2 humps) (Asia Camel)
Dromedaries (1 hump) (M.East/N.Africa Camel)
and
Llamas, Alpacas, Guanacos, Vicuņas, (no humps) (South America)
They are all a bad-tempered. The big camels (Bactrians & Dromedaries) stand about 2 metres high & weight is circa 800kg
The Llamas (etc) stand between 130-150 cms high and weigh 90-150kg
So you could gett Llamas (etc) into a fairly ordinary aircraft but the big Camels ....
Cuidado Llamas !
Donkey497
13th Apr 2010, 21:05
Important question - are they standing up in cages, or are they kneeling down?
N707ZS
13th Apr 2010, 22:25
Might fit in a race horse box, TNT 146s used to fly horses.
SMT Member
14th Apr 2010, 12:33
Just palletise the smelly buggers and you're good to go:
http://i41.tinypic.com/9t1vo5.jpg
Storminnorm
14th Apr 2010, 13:58
Don't feed them in flight.
they'll drop the lot.
N707ZS
14th Apr 2010, 17:35
That looks like a loco flight from Newcastle!
ropraider
14th Apr 2010, 20:58
@SMT Member: is that a DC-8?
Der absolute Hammer
15th Apr 2010, 06:10
In English, the collective for camels is a flock which must be perhaps Onomatopoeiac as the critters undullate across the sands?
MrIkea
15th Apr 2010, 09:26
@ ropraider.
My guess is an A300...
zfwmac
15th Apr 2010, 10:26
Its a Ryanair aircraft, obvious really, look carefully - no toilets! :O
Need to Know Basis
15th Apr 2010, 11:50
Ask ACT of Turkey - they are the experts. I assume the pic is of the A300F - most likely one of their ships.
Crikey, i bet it was an interesting time loading that lot!!
Jump Complete
15th Apr 2010, 14:01
Best hope MOL doesn't seem that picture, might give him ideas!
What about the urine etc, how to make sure it doesn't get places it shouldn't? Apart from the smell etc, would imagine it could be pretty corrosive!
Nippon1
15th Apr 2010, 16:25
Camel Pee is one of the most corrosive liquids known to man...it is far worse than Mercury......many years ago I carried camels in an RAF C-130 for the Sultan of Oman and the floor of the A/C had to be replaced after a camel pee spill.
Heliarctic
17th Apr 2010, 15:26
N707ZS & ZFWMAC
You saved a quiet Saturday babysitting for me
Nearly wet myself laughing...
Thanks guys
:ok:
SMT Member
19th Apr 2010, 15:40
Didn't take the piccy myself, just lifted it off the interweb (as you do).
It is indeed an A300, and Need to Know might very well be on the right track suggesting ACT had the pleasure of ferrying this herd/flock/gaggle of humpbacks.