I know 707's had the capability of carrying a fifth pod. The 777's engine has to be broken down before it can be carried on freighters (except for the AN-124). David R http://home.attbi.com/~damiross http://home.attbi.com/~damiross/books.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Laflamme" <dplaflamme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 06:42 Subject: [AIRLINE] Ferrying engines > Occasionally I see pictures of 747s carrying a fifth engine to a remote > location, such as http://www.airliners.net/open.file/379580/M/. Have any > other jets routinely used a similar ability? Was this needed for 747s > because their engines were (for the time) just too big to be hauled as > cargo on any commonly available planes? > > For that matter, how do spare (or replacement) 777 engines get where > they're going these days? > > Nick >