Original news was published on May 21, 2014

Cargo leaves just 10 centimeters clearance on An-124

Ruslan International has handled the transport of a massive deck loader for the Boeing 747 Dreamlifter.

The special cargo loader, used for loading and unloading 787 parts from the 747 Dreamlifter, weighed 109 tons. At 33 meters long, 6 meters wide and more than 3 meters high, the loader was one of the largest and heaviest pieces ever carried on an An-124. Clearance was tight at only 10 centimeters, Ruslan said in a statement.

The wheeled loader was winched onto the An-124 at Riverside Air Force Base in Riverside County, Calif., and flown 3,500 kilometers to Charleston Air Force Base in South Carolina.

The Boeing Dreamlifter is a modified 747-400 passenger aircraft, and is the primary means of transporting major Boeing 787 Dreamliner assemblies from suppliers around the world to the 787 final assembly plant in Everett, Wash.

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