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747F
29th Sep 2010, 23:05
would love to have an opinion from our 747 pilots :

Can you land a 747 at MLW on that rwy ( 8000 ft ) ?
and can you take-off again with an empty plane ?

question to the loadies / ground handler familiar with the site :

Is there ground handling equipment available to off-load a 747 (highloader, K-loader, heavy-duty fork lifts )

thanks

Willit Run
30th Sep 2010, 01:42
without having the runway analysis in front of me and speaking from experience only, I would say yes. The landing would have to be flaps 30 most likely and (depending on model) mediem brakes at least. The take off empty is no problem at all from 3200 ft. elevation. I have had several model 747's off the ground in 2500 ft. Its prety cool.

aeroground
30th Sep 2010, 06:19
http://www.motca.gov.af/fileadmin/user_upload/doc/aip/edition-41-23-sep-2010.pdf

this is latest link to AIP

number of forklifts up to 16T
K loader 12 and 11 TN
fire cat 8

ctc nbrs +93 9 754 01 3250 / 798 868 155

Need to Know Basis
1st Oct 2010, 12:03
Don`t forget the runway & taxi way strength. From memory its good for up to DC10 weight only. Please check....that was a couple of years ago and may have changed since.

Willit Run
1st Oct 2010, 15:32
I didn't forget about that, he just asked about performance I thought. Odds are the runway would be fine for a few landings. Constant use might pose a problem.