A retired aircraft being transported from Pingtung to Taichung caught the interest of a pedestrian, who took pictures of it as it passed through Kaohsiung on the night of Jan. 6. The Miaoli Motor Vehicle Office said that the transport company applied for permission to transport a tank, but it turned out to be a fuselage. The office will mete out punishment in accordance to regualtions.
A Miaoli-based transport company applied at the Miaoli Motor Vehicle Office for a permit to transport an airplane from Pingtung to Taichung. About 10pm on the night of Jan. 6, a large freightliner carrying a fuselage cruised through Kaohsiung’s Jianguo Road, Minzu Road and Jiuru Road. Pedestrians and car drivers in those areas were given a fright when they ran across the enormous cargo.
The Miaoli Motor Vehicle Office said the transport company had applied for permission to transport a tank, but it was later discovered that it was a fuselage. The office will mete out a fine of between NT$3,000 to NT$9,000 in accordance with regulations. A report said that after the plane is painted, it will be exhibited at a restaurant in Taichung. Previously it was showcased in Taichung and other areas for various purposes.
Photo: Chang Chung-i, Taipei Times
照片：自由時報記者張忠義攝
The transport operator, surnamed Chen, who was in charge of the transport, said that the biggest item he had transported was 60 meters in length. The fuselage was 28 meters in length, and 4 meters in both width and height, making the plane only half the length of his record, so Chen said it was only a medium or small-size item, and so it was not too difficult to maneuver.
(Liberty Times, translated by Ethan Zhan)
報廢飛機由屏東拖往台中，一月六日晚途經過高雄市，一度引起路人側目、拍照。苗栗監理站表示，業者申請物品為桶糟，後來發現是機身，將依規定開罰。
苗栗一家運輸公司向苗栗監理站申請通行證，將由屏東拖運飛機到台中。一月六日晚上約十點，大型拖車載運機身途經高雄市建國、民族和九如等路，往來人車都被這龐然大物嚇了一跳。
苗栗監理站表示，業者申請物品為桶糟，後來發現是機身，將依規定開罰3千至9千元。據悉，這架飛機經過綵繪後，將在台中一家飯店展示，先前也曾在台中等地區展示過。
負責託運的陳姓業者說他託運過最大的物件長度達60米，這次運輸的機身長約28米，寬、高各約4米，只有他最長紀錄一半，算是中小型物件，難度不算高。
〔自由時報記者鮑建信／高雄報導〕
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