David Where are you located? Al ----- Original Message ----- From: "David MR" <damiross2@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 10:22 PM Subject: Re: World's largest plane lands at Hopkins Airport > YNG can take dual tandem wheeled aircraft up to 600,000 pounds. > > Customs isn't available as stated. > Here's what the YNG page (http://www.yngwrnair.com/services/customs.html) > says about Customs: > > The Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport does not yet have U.S. Customs or any > other federal inspection services available at this time. However, U.S. > Customs can be made available at the airport on a permanent basis under an > arrangement with the Western Reserve Port Authority if you are interested in > becoming a frequent user. The Port Authority has the capability to exercise > an agreement with U.S. Customs which can provide on-airport federal > inspection services permanently on site. This would also include both > Immigration and Department of Agriculture services. The Port Authority would > need about 90 days lead time to make these arrangements > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alireza Alivandivafa" <DEmocrat2n@xxxxxxx> > To: <AIRLINE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Monday, November 10, 2003 19:02 > Subject: Re: [AIRLINE] World's largest plane lands at Hopkins Airport > > > > In a message dated 11/9/2003 8:09:00 PM Pacific Standard Time, > > matthew.sheren@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > > > << According to the article, the cargo was going to Austintown, which is > > near Youngstown. If the big pieces were going to Youngstown, why not > > just fly into YNG, whose main runway is the same size as CLE's? Also > > from the article > > > > Maybe CLE has the cargo facilities for whatever was coming and YNG not. > > Also, CLE probably has more customs officers than YNG. Finally, YNG's > taxiways > > are the most likely culprit, as that thing needs a hell of a lot to taxi > into > > position. Runways are not the only part of the infrastructure that would > be > > strained by the Mirya. > > > > >Other fun facts: The plane has two huge ridges between the wings, > > effectively a luggage rack like the >ones a lot of Third World buses > > have. Also, it has to go where it goes on one 200,000-gallon tank of > > >fuel. It cannot be refueled in the air, which remains oddly > > reassuring, because this is a former Soviet >aircraft and who knows > > just how former. > > Yeah, but that "luggage" was supposed to be Buran. It doesn't hold > > anything otherwise. And who cares if it can't be refuelled in the air? > > It can always do things like, uh, land and pick up more fuel. There's > > also something about AF1 being a "stretch 747," which is a quote from > > the Airport Commissioner >> > > > > Well, considering that any 744 is bigger than the 742s that often serve as > > AF1, they must be "super stretch." You are right about the land and get > more > > fuel thing. The damn thing is a heavy lift cargo plane, it is not made to > > attack anyone. It needs a lot of space and is not going to be dropping > tanks on > > anyone, a la C-130 any time soon. >