HEAVY air cargo charter specialists, Ruslan
International, has arranged the transport of a giant rotor from Chengdu to
Siauliai, Lithuania on one of its 17 Antonov An-124s which it manages for its
shareholders Antonov Company and Volga Dnepr Airlines.
The load weighed 116,800 kilogrammes and with its
specially-constructed cradle and loading equipment, it came close to the
maximum payload of the aircraft, and was one of the heaviest loads carried on
an An-124 between China and Europe. The aircraft flew over Urumqui and
Aktyuinsk in Kazakhstan.
Measuring 1.4 metres long, 4.5 metres wide and 3.8 metres
high, the rotor was also a close fit in the aircraft's main cargo hold. Two
mobile cranes were required to position the cargo on the loading track, for
winching on board the aircraft, according to a company statement.
before the flight was finalised, Ruslan International
sent a representative to visit the shipper in China, in order to advise on
preparation of the cargo.
Source : HKSG.
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