Originally Posted by
GraphiteGhost
WOW you guys are FAST! See my 'corrected' post! I would not have thought that was an engine (being the suspicious type and the military bases I either was on or passed through). They actually transported passengers on those ferry missions? Yeah, I would have loved to see it, and be in one of those flights. I understand the front cover, the drag without it would have been awesome (and yes, I know there was substantial drag even with it on). I am saving that picture, just to look at it on occasion! OK, now for the final statement, I am pretty sure that engine would never have been usable in its mount.
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I couldn't speak from experience but it is logical to think that the nacelles for the transport pod aren't designed to withstand the thrust from the extra engine and were designed purely for the intent of transportation.
I'm sure 180 will chime in on this eventually.
It kind of makes sense in a way to transport them like that though. It's a revenue generating flight and therefore operating costs would be substantially lower than a typical cargo flight. Kill 2 birds with one stone so to speak.
Jared