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[–] BatrickPateman@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Ease of transfer (one pilot vs multiple for a looooong flight, probably no refuel on the Antonow, and if so it eats less specialised stuff than the F-16s) and maybe even fuel efficiency, I would guess.

Also, one cargo plane raises less eye brows than a flock of fighters.

[–] ItWasTheDNS@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

AN-124’s are extremely inefficient - it’s probably stopping 2-3 times on route, but still easier to arrange than flying each plane.

[–] Alienmonkey@lemm.ee 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Think they'd go west over the pacific or back across the US?

[–] ItWasTheDNS@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Back across the US - Portland Maine is a popular tech stop for the AN124’s and then probably someplace in the UK

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