On Fri, 06 Aug 2004 21:22:19 GMT, "Pete" wrote:

I used to work at an airfield that had an 11,000 foot runway and ramps
and taxiways designed to handle fully-laden B-52s. Loaded C-5s would
often buckle the concrete, which from memory was 3 feet thick. They
weren't allowed to stop on the taxiways for that specific reason.

Loaded KC-10's are worse. Fewer wheels. IIRC, Soesterberg could take a C-5,
but not a KC-10.

As I recall, the original XB-36 could land on only two or three
airfields in the world. Happily, one of them was Carswell, next door
to the Consolidated plant.

all the best -- Dan Ford
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