Transporting Aircraft - The Streets Of St. Petersburg

In June 2008, in St. Petersburg Economic Forum was held, one of the points of the program was
presentation of the aircraft on the Fairgrounds Fairgrounds, which is located on
Vasilevsky Island. The plane was to arrive in Pulkovo, to trawl it was necessary to take
the prospectus Obukhovskoy defense, there overload on the barge, then along the Neva River to the Fairgrounds and there by helicopter
it should have been removed from the barge and put in place the presentation.

Ah yes, the dimensions of the plane - the length from nose to tail, 9.3 meter wingspan of 12 meters, in connection with which
was made a special stand in the light load and center of gravity - in order to carry
aircraft could be sideways. In a given day, the day before the start of the forum, the plane safely
landed at Pulkovo, pretty quickly was immersed in the trawl - a barge, a 100-ton crane and
helicopter at a low start.

But here it interferes with specific transport of bulky goods in our country, and folk wisdom
"Beware of the thief, a prosecutor and a military driver." MRF Machine and 4 car cover waiting outside the gates, and on
inside the airport with a plane sweep moves accompanied by UAZ airport with lights flashing, and
meeting they come across the Urals from the border guards. It is difficult to assess the condition of the driver of the Urals, but in spite of
ban driver trawl, he says, something like - do not worry I'm very experienced driver, well
feel the edges of the machine and we are with your air corroded - see no problems! and its Urals
demolishes the plane on which a few hours to come to watch the first person in the country part of the nose.
Shock!
At the showdown with border guards, meeting with the services of the airport and other officials - leaves
precious time - the barge away, the helicopter flies away from the Fairgrounds. Urgently addressed 2 questions -
what to do with the aircraft's nose? and how to go to the Fairgrounds, other than through downtown to get there
impossible. Located organization that promises to make the layout of the nose to the next morning and determined
route - Moscow - Country - Pea - Admiralty - English Embankment - Bridge Am.
Schmidt - VO - cash.

Movement began at 4 am in the trawl - DPS machines, 4 machines cover and 8 auxiliary machines - for organized extras

Summer Avenue, Normal flight

The narrowest street along the route - Pea
By the way, compare the shape of the nose the aircraft now and in the last photo, he's become much more rapidly that Lee)