CHRISTOPHER,
In a message dated 02-03-98 you wrote ...
> -=> Quoting Jim Sanders to All <=-
>
> JS> Air Force One pilots grounded after incident
>
> JS> Question: Was the airfield taxiways rated for Boeing 707 type
> JS> aircraft? I do not have a late Jeppson Chart of the Field.
> JS> Jim Sanders
>
> The runway data for Champaign/Urban Airport looks like this in
> my directory: (Multiply X 1000 for Gross Weight Capacities.)
>
> RWY 14R-32L H8100X150 (CONC-GRVD) S-100 D-180 DT-260 HIRL
> RWY 04L-22R H6500X150 (CONC-GRVD) S-100 D-180 DT-260 MIRL
> RWY 18-36 H5299X150 (COCN-GRVD) S-40 D-50 DT-90 MIRL
>
> Remarks mentions that Taxiway D is not available to aircraft
> with seating capacities over 30 pax.
>
> S = Single Wheel Landing Gear (DC-3, C-47, F-15, Etc.)
> D = Dual Wheel Landing Gear (DC-6, Etc.)
> DT = Dual/Tandem Landing Gear (B-707, Etc.)
>
> For a B-707 that gives a GCW of 260000 pounds max. plus maybe a
> 20-50% weight margin over that which isn't supposed to be used. Taxiway
> D serves Runway 22 via taxiways D3, D2, D1, and C to RWY 18 and 14R. A
> Note on the FLIP diagram adds the following to the runway GWCs.:
>
> RWYS 4L-22R, 14R-32L S-100, T-180, ST-175, TT-260
> RWY 18-36, S-40, T-50, TT-190
>
> RWYs 4R-22l and 14L-32R are reserved for University and FBO
> use only.
>
> Jane's puts the following weight limits on the C-135 family
> of aircraft: Empty Weight-171000 Lbs., Max Takeoff Weight-
> 336000 pounds.
Thanks for all the information
>
>
> Which taxiway did they clip?
The papers did not say. It just said he taxied of the "tarmac"
and got stuck in the mud. :)
-=* Jim Sanders *=-
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