Monday, October 18, 2004

747-200 nails 50' runway

The plane was being delivered to a museum at the Rand Airport in South Africa (elevation 5568 feet with 4898 long x 50 feet wide runway). The 747-200 outer-to-outer main gear tire width is 41.33 ft. Empty aircraft Vref (landing speed) was 115 kts. (via AvWeb)

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