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Originally Posted by All Darc
Yeah, I kow it did fly. I saw some documentaries even before the movie The Aviator.
My doubt is if it could fly loaded with especified capability (750 passangers).
Empty weight: 113 399 kg (250 000 lb)
Loaded weight: 180 000 kg (397 000 lb)
Yes. But take off loaded with tons of troups and equipment would be even more difficult, am I right ?
I would like to know if Hercules needed all power to take off during the only fly demonstration it ever did.
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FWIW: It was
supposed to be only a "taxi" but it literally "flew" itself
out of the water to everyone's (except Howard) surprise.