Any idea why he wasn't on the 747 (or whatever the military variant name is) to Brownsville yesterday? Can't remember the last time I saw the president not use a 747, outside of the various HMX helicopters that is.
Biden didn't take the 747 to Texas
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Paw doing his part of fight global warming.
Just a guess, but I don't think Brownsville has an airport runway to support a 747 (distance wise).
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Maybe Brownsville field is too short. Most air traffic to valley is to Harlingen - old air force base there
May have been a runway length issue.reineraggie09 said:
Any idea why he wasn't on the 747 (or whatever the military variant name is) to Brownsville yesterday? Can't remember the last time I saw the president not use a 747, outside of the various HMX helicopters that is.
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Runway too short I heard.
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That is not entirely unusual. They occasionally fly on a 757 and even a G3 depending on length or runways and airports abilities to handle large aircraft.
Neither of those reasons would apply to Corpus. But it does happen.
Edit- He flew into Brownsville. I am sure it was runway length
Neither of those reasons would apply to Corpus. But it does happen.
Edit- He flew into Brownsville. I am sure it was runway length
They fly on the 757's sometimes. The issue is the support equipment. (Typically a couple C-17's and such for vehicles etc.)
Snark response would be that it has shorter stairs, and burns less jet-A so smaller global warming impact for those with such religious concerns.
Snark response would be that it has shorter stairs, and burns less jet-A so smaller global warming impact for those with such religious concerns.
Most likely the Brownsville airport either couldn't handle a 747, or the USAF decided a smaller aircraft would be a better fit, even if the airport could technically handle it.
It is actually fairly common for the a president to fly on the C-32A (Boeing 757-200) or the C-40C (Boeing 737-700 BBJ) depending on where he is going.
It is actually fairly common for the a president to fly on the C-32A (Boeing 757-200) or the C-40C (Boeing 737-700 BBJ) depending on where he is going.
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didn't want to get it boosted and taken across the border and parted out
rocky the dog said:
Just a guess, but I don't think Brownsville has an airport runway to support a 747 (distance wise).
Harlingen does.
Corpus and Kingsville both have a NAS, so that would be easy. Then a ride in Marine 1.
My guess would be the stairs are too tough to manage. He'll be flying something with a drop down ramp going forward. For safety…
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I would have loved for them to give the runway a try. I am pretty sure that it can handle a 747 carrying the president of the United States easily. If not, my bad...
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That's a lot of stairs.
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Maybe he couldn't climb the steps. I've heard he has trouble there among other places.reineraggie09 said:
Any idea why he wasn't on the 747 (or whatever the military variant name is) to Brownsville yesterday? Can't remember the last time I saw the president not use a 747, outside of the various HMX helicopters that is.
When he flew to Dallas a few weeks ago he took the 757 because Love Field isn't big enough for the 747.reineraggie09 said:
Any idea why he wasn't on the 747 (or whatever the military variant name is) to Brownsville yesterday? Can't remember the last time I saw the president not use a 747, outside of the various HMX helicopters that is.
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Now, I don't care who you are...that, right there is funny!!!!!!BQ_90 said:
didn't want to get it boosted and taken across the border and parted out
because they finally moved him to the short bus i mean plane.
The stairs, Jack, the stairs!
Only Harlingen has a runway long enough for a 747 to land. Whenever Clinton or Bush would come visit the RGV, they always landed in Harlingen and would take Marine One to other places
So... The flight crew that typically fly the 747.. Do they maintain ratings on the other fixed wing platforms in the fleet?
Love can handle the 747 and it has been used there in the past.waitwhat? said:When he flew to Dallas a few weeks ago he took the 757 because Love Field isn't big enough for the 747.reineraggie09 said:
Any idea why he wasn't on the 747 (or whatever the military variant name is) to Brownsville yesterday? Can't remember the last time I saw the president not use a 747, outside of the various HMX helicopters that is.
Better question is why did he go at all. He can blame the Republicans from DC or Delaware . It's the same BS either way. That would have made his climate change Nazi's happy, no hydrocarbons burned.
this. Anytime I've flown to the valley, it was thru Harlingen.Owlagdad said:
Maybe Brownsville field is too short. Most air traffic to valley is to Harlingen - old air force base there
Corpus also has KCRP which would handle it...But, it's a little bit of a flight down to North Matamoras.The Chicken Ranch said:rocky the dog said:
Just a guess, but I don't think Brownsville has an airport runway to support a 747 (distance wise).
Harlingen does.
Corpus and Kingsville both have a NAS, so that would be easy. Then a ride in Marine 1.
But, Brownsville's longest runway is 13R/31L and is 7399 ft. 747 requires 7500-8000 feet.
I'd love to see a transmigrante towing it behind his beat up 1997 Ford F-150...BQ_90 said:
didn't want to get it boosted and taken across the border and parted out
. This is the correct answer. Anything to avoid a falling incident. He should be wearing a fall belt at all time.Saltwater Assassin said:
My guess would be the stairs are too tough to manage. He'll be flying something with a drop down ramp going forward. For safety…
Fit for duty my arse
Pretty sure Air Force One has landed at Easterwood.Ag CPA said:Love can handle the 747 and it has been used there in the past.waitwhat? said:When he flew to Dallas a few weeks ago he took the 757 because Love Field isn't big enough for the 747.reineraggie09 said:
Any idea why he wasn't on the 747 (or whatever the military variant name is) to Brownsville yesterday? Can't remember the last time I saw the president not use a 747, outside of the various HMX helicopters that is.
Biden rides the short plane.
I know....not really news.
I know....not really news.
Biden now is flying in the "short plane."
More than appropriate considering his diminished mind.
eta: Crap. Beat by 29 minutes.
More than appropriate considering his diminished mind.
eta: Crap. Beat by 29 minutes.
I'm surprised he didn't land in Mexico, abandon the plane and declair victory over General Santa Ana.
Braniff used to fly 747s out of Love Field.waitwhat? said:When he flew to Dallas a few weeks ago he took the 757 because Love Field isn't big enough for the 747.reineraggie09 said:
Any idea why he wasn't on the 747 (or whatever the military variant name is) to Brownsville yesterday? Can't remember the last time I saw the president not use a 747, outside of the various HMX helicopters that is.
I'm betting he thought he could take one of those Chinese hot air balloons coming down from Alaska.
747-200 requires a minimum of 10,000 ft to take-off, or in a ferry configuration (min. fuel, no pax or cargo) they are capable of rotating with just 7,500 ft. On the other hand, landing can require as little as 5,000 ft.
Brownsville's longest runway is 7,399 ft. So a CV-25A could safely land there, taking off would be akin to when a C-17 accidentally landed at a small commenter airport instead of MacDill AFB in Florida in 2012.
Brownsville's longest runway is 7,399 ft. So a CV-25A could safely land there, taking off would be akin to when a C-17 accidentally landed at a small commenter airport instead of MacDill AFB in Florida in 2012.
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