Holy Cow Batman

[medhead]

I'm with the serious questioners. Was this a freighter aircraft?

 

[Mal]

I'm with the serious questioners. Was this a freighter aircraft?

I dunno. Perhaps a picture would help: Photos: Boeing 747-4B5F/ER/SCD Aircraft Pictures | Airliners.net

 

[oz_mark]

I'm with the serious questioners. Was this a freighter aircraft?

Yes, it is operated by Korean Air Cargo.

 

[Hvr]

... more like half baked ...

Off to the playground for the lot of ye ...

Looks like we've been out flanked.

 

[medhead]

So 390 cows @ 500kg each say. That's 195 tonnes. Airliners.net lists empty weights of about 180 tonnes for the 747-400 and MTOW of 380 to 400 tonnes. I'm kinds of dubious of this story, just not sure that many cows could fit. :?:

 

[oz_mark]

I think the number got doubled somewhere. The references to cows being air freighted out of the US on Korean Air are usually in the range of 195 - 200 cows.

 

[Hvr]

I think the number got doubled somewhere. The references to cows being air freighted out of the US on Korean Air are usually in the range of 195 - 200 cows.

Looks like they counted the legs and only divided by 2 instead of four. Could've happened to anybody.