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Originally Posted by t walgamuth
its hard to believe the plane can carry all that extra weight. The shuttle is not lighter than a full load of passengers and suitcases is it?
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I think the useful load is something like 400,000 pounds.
747-200
Gross Wt (pounds): 785000
Average Empty Wt (pounds): 363068
Shuttle Gross liftoff weight:
240,000 lb (109,000 kg) Empty weight: 172,000 lb (78,000 kg)
Maximum payload: 55,250 lb (25,060 kg)
Probably didn't have engines on it, I didn't notice.