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by BurningFrog 2164 days ago
I guess it would have to be disassembled and shipped in pieces.

Unless a cargo blimp can take it. Do such things exist?

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The Airlander 10 wrote off their old prototype, and has a maximum payload of 10 tonnes, whereas an unloaded 747 is about 180 tonnes. Remember it's a plane so big that they used to piggyback the space shuttle orbiters (which are not small) on it.
Sounds like it could be done in 20 trips.

Also sounds like even if they give the plane away, just shipping it will be a ~7 digit expense.

I hereby withdraw my interest!