It would take some irresponsibility to try to drag a 747 on rims without tires! The undercarriage may collapse and the belly may rip open, writing off the hull !
Air-India's Boeing 747 Model400 with Rolls-Royce RB211-524H turbofans, weighs 183 tons when empty and 395 tons when fully loaded. Fuel consumption is 277 ft/litre -- that is -- the 747 consumes a litre of fuel (aviation kerosene) for cruising 1.2 body lengths at 910 km/h.
The big machine costs US$ 380 million [Rs. 1684 crore], fully furnished.
For comparision:
A Mercedes S500 Pullman [W220] with 5-litre V8 306 bhp/460 Newton-m costs
just US$ 236,000 [Rs. 105 lakh].
And the humble AM General HMMWV (military Humvee)
costs a bare US$ 75,000 [Rs. 33 lakh]
Ram