Interesting thing I saw yesterday driving by the Palm Beach airport.

[Tommy Carcetti]

In the spot on the tarmac where Trump Force One is usually parked, sitting there instead was a very large Russian cargo plane.

Now, does that actually mean anything?

Probably not.

Not definitely not...but probably not.

[Bo Zarts]

1. "Hard stand"

An area of reinforced concrete for parking heavy aircraft, like a Boeing 747 or Antonov-124. Some airports have many such areas .. some few. My guess is that PBI has only a few hard stands.

But it does mean something. It means that you are very observant!

[Aviation Pro]

2. Definitely not frangible

And also are Russian-flagged aircraft allowed in U.S. airspace? I think not.

[Effete Snob]

7. Do they shoot a lot of movies out there?

[Tommy Carcetti]

4. Maybe.

But PBI is far from a small airport by any stretch of the imagination. Plenty of commercial sized jet-liners and cargo planes.

FWIW, Trump Force One is a 757, which is smaller than an Anatov 124 (which this looked to be.)

[sop]

3. Quick getaway when the indictments are handed down?

[Firestorm49]

9. One can only hope. But not with documents.

[Deep State Witch]

5. Loading Up

The remainder of the classified documents.

[intrepidity]

6. Even so, pics of both aircraft in situ can be overlayed

for a provocative animated gif meme, if one were so inclined.

[rurallib]

8. just picking up a few tons of Top Secret documents

[brooklynite]

11. Can I spoil your speculation?

Russian aircraft are not currently allowed to enter US airspace. It’s likely been confiscated and is in storage.

[Deuxcents]

12. Tfg is gonna go to Russia in exile?

[HAB911]

13. I tracked it on ADSB, Ukrainian

Antonov 124 (Russian built) I really wanted a photo of it but it was too far east even at 28k ft. I switched over to flightradar24 and it did depart West Palm but origin and destination were n/a and it was showing as civilian not military

[HAB911]

14. more info

West Palm Beach International Airport (PBI)
All PBI Departures >
Departure: 21 Nov, 2022
Scheduled: 12:00
Actual: 13:28

To
Everett
Everett Paine Field (PAE)
All PAE Arrivals >
Arrival: 21 Nov, 2022
Scheduled:
15:24
Actual:
16:52
Delay:
1h28'

ADB 3454 Flight Status & Schedule Antonov Design Bureau West Palm Beach to Everett

[TigressDem]

15. WOULD THAT HE'D DEFECT!!! OMG

Or maybe Putin is trying to run to US?