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18 Mar 2018 10:07 #1 by Klipkopwildlife
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Does anyone know of a company that will transport a 2.4M box world wide?
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18 Mar 2018 16:11 #2 by Eric
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DHL or UPS are your best bets.
if you are calm and collected when all about you are going berserk - you've missed something important!
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18 Mar 2018 17:02 #3 by Quorneng
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As far as I can tell
DHL have a limit of 1200 x 800 x 800
UPS will air freight big packages (eg 2400x400x400 mm & up to 64kg for that size) UK to Africa for around £300. Bigger gets seriously expensive!

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19 Mar 2018 07:47 #4 by Klipkopwildlife
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Thanks Simon, I looked at UPS (who don't have a good rep here) but obviously didn't find the page you did. Now, how can we get it from Cyprus to the UK? [badass]
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19 Mar 2018 08:04 #5 by Eric
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Have a word with the RAF at Akrotiri, get BB to drop it off, and send it to Brize Norton on one of the MATS shuttles! :woohoo: :evil: [badass]
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19 Mar 2018 11:57 - 19 Mar 2018 12:05 #6 by THE BLACKBIRD
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???
UPS lost all my gear for my Sr71 plus other stuff in a big parcel total value £1500 and for some reason i did not take the extra insurance, cannot remember now,
They had their lorry stolen in the uk i got £50 :S
Thats was in 2011
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19 Mar 2018 16:13 #7 by one tenor
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Presumably U.K. to S.A. ?
Anything will fly given enough power

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19 Mar 2018 17:29 #8 by Quorneng
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The freight calculator on the UPS web site shows it is slightly more expensive for a 2400x400x400 mm package from Cyprus to UK. About £330! You need the exact addresses, weight and value to get the cost exactly.
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19 Mar 2018 17:37 #9 by Klipkopwildlife
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Thanks, you seem to have access to a different site. Is there a price for Cyprus to SA, Pretoria?
Folks there was a reason for my original question, I was hoping to persuade BB to sell me something but there's no point in making an offer if I can't get it here!
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19 Mar 2018 18:09 #10 by Eric
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Strap it to his 104, and fly it! (or was that what you were hoping to persuade him to sell?) :woohoo: :evil:
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19 Mar 2018 20:13 #11 by THE BLACKBIRD
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Its for sale if someone comes up with the magic number ;)

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20 Mar 2018 01:23 #12 by Quorneng
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According to their site UPS do not ship 'freight' from Cyprus! :(
It possible to ship a 2400 x 40 x 40 mm parcel from Cyprus to SA (fictitious addresses in Nicosia and Jo'burg!) but only as a 'package' which is ferociously expensive - over 2000 EUR! :ohmy: :ohmy::
Package rates are much more sensitive to size and weight than freight so the true cost would very much depend on the actual details.

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20 Mar 2018 07:37 #13 by Klipkopwildlife
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Thanks for your kind help Simon, it looks as though I'll have to junk the idea. I was hoping to persuade Tony (BB) to sell me his Lancaster! 300 to 400quid was OK, ish, but at 1800+ and still agree a price is just plain stupid. For that money I can buy the motors, kit, build it, fit it out and still have lots of change! :(
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