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The interior of the 767’s cargo bay was an ideal space for studying the wreckage of an airplane. Miranda would have to remember that if such a situation ever came up again.
The parts of the Chengdu J-20 were laid out on tracked pallets that were secured to the cargo deck. There was plenty of room to circle around each section because, even in pieces, the jet didn’t begin to fill the vast cargo bay. The lighting was bright and even, as would be appropriate for handling cargo.
If she had any complaint, it was that the pieces were not in order. The cockpit was at the rear, next came one of the wings. The heavy twin engines were at the center of lift over the wings for balancing purposes. And then close behind their pallet of seats was the midsection that included the bomb bay, engine in
