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It depends. A big airplane can carry like 20,000 kg total. This is the weight that fits in most containers. So its the airfreight cost vs the waiting cost.
by pasta 10y ago
It depends. A big airplane can carry like 20,000 kg total. This is the weight that fits in most containers.
So its the airfreight cost vs the waiting cost.
- sbierwagen 10y agoAn airframe isn't going to fit inside an ISO container
- hueving 10y agoWho said anything about putting an airframe in a container?
- sbierwagen 10y agoWe discover here the perils of commenting right before you fall asleep.
- jessaustin 10y agoYou weren't wrong...
- csiegert 10y agoA big airplane can carry a lot more than 20,000 kg (20 metric tons) total. The Antonov An-225 Mriya can carry a payload of 200 tons for 4000 km[1]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya#Specifications_.28An-225_Mriya.29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya#Specifica...
- mattkrause 10y agoThere is exactly one of those planes in existence. That said, I think someone is considering (re)starting production.