Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:36 pm
"Thought you might want to see these shots. Absolutely amazing. Think of this the next time you land on a 13,000 foot runway <!--emo&:D-->[img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]<!--endemo--> . [attachmentid=403] [attachmentid=402] The caption states: Pictured, a retired 747 being delivered to a museum in South Africa. Bear in mind that the Skypark's runway measures 50 feet wide by 3400 feet long. Friday morning March 5th 2004, the retired South African Airways Boeing 747-244, ZS-SAN, ""Lebombo"" touched down at Rand Airport, Germiston, just outside Johannesburg. Landing on Rwy 11, which is 49.3 feet wide, the jumbo was stopped at the intersection of Rand's cross runway, which is around 2800 feet from the Rwy 11 threshold."