| Subject: Re: F117 still flying after it's "retirement" |
| From: "thomsona@flash.net" <thomsona@flash.net> |
| Date: 21/10/2010, 02:01 |
| Newsgroups: alt.conspiracy.area51,rec.aviation.military |
AFAIK, there's nothing special about hauling disassembled
aircraft around in cargo planes.
It's the "disassembled" part that seemed to have been in question.
I.E., were the F-117 wings intended to be taken off and put back on
or not (cut them off with a torch or shear)?
I've seen F-4s (larger than an F-117) go out on C-141s. There was no need to use
a really large C-something.
Stats:
Width of
F-117 with wings: 13.2 meters
F-4 with wings 11.7 meters
C-141 cargo bay: 3.5 meters
C-5 cargo bay: 5.8 meters
C-17 cargo bay: 5.5 meters