I was doing surveys all over the Homestead base the year after Andrew. IIRC they had just completed a huge upgrade to the tower right before Andrew. Wiped out. Walking in the fields and woods we would come across plane wreckage.
I wonder if those huge choppers that they use to lift stuff could handle and F-22? I think I’ve seen pictures of them carrying tanks. I would think a fighter jet would weigh less than a tank?
A quick search showed a Super Stallion chopper and said it can carry 73,000 pounds of cargo. (Not sure if that is inside or on a sling. It doesn’t look like it is large enough to carry 73,000 pounds inside.
An F-22 is 43,000 pounds. I’m guessing trying to haul a plane with wings that catch the air is a lot more difficult (impossible???) to sling than a Humvee.
We lost 2 F16s because of Andrew (and I lost my $2000 stereo rack >.<).