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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
We've carried bears in Saab 340 but is that even comparable?
Cheers,
Jernej
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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 !
"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 !
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!
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!
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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.
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.
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.