In an Antonov 124?
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I'd like to wish my friends here a very Merry Christmas, and a very Happy New Year. We'll be having our Christmas Dinner with family...
Reminds me of the old Guppy used to haul rockets and missiles. One was at Point Mugu briefly when I was stationed there in the early 1960s. I had a good close-up look at it then.
ReplyDeleteI've been inside an AN-124 several times. Several of our customers used satellites built in Europe, and that's how they got them to Long Beach. I got to go with either the Photo-Optics guys to document it, or with the Payload guys to help unload it.
DeleteAgree with Cap'n Bob... past experience here too.
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I've ever seen a Guppy in the wild. Very interesting history behind it and Aero Spacelines.
DeleteI've seen both it, and Mina in the wild... both are BIG!!!
DeleteI've seen pictures of them loading outsized cargo, and it reminded me of a Doctor saying "Open Wide"!
DeleteBack in the day they were hauling triple 7 engines up from GE in Cinci...(that's another story) Anyone check to see if there's a 777 down for maintenance in Orlando?
ReplyDeleteNever knew that....
DeleteCoupla 737s... 😋
ReplyDeleteAn124s frequently make stops at SEA. Never seen on loading, but major parts are the obvious answer. I was a temp at Boeing's "Spares" organization for a few months, and they shipped parts all over the world. The gyrations necessary to get parts to Iran... (A safety issue so they were allowed. Barely.)
HAH! I've gone through Mehrabad Airport a few times back-in-the-day. Barely got out of town after the Shah left....
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