First, take off from Venice with, for example, a Douglas DC3 empty ; make your way, following the different legs towards Xian in China, where honourable silk merchants are waiting for you.

Seconclly, after having dealt with a piece of business, return back to the departure point with a full cargo of precious silk.

Thirdly, leave 50% of the cargo in Venice, and plan different deliveries around Europe ; for example, 10% in Paris, 5% in Berlin, and so on.

When your DC3 is empty, and wherever you are, go back to Xian by joining the nearest leg of the flight plan.

As far as the Silk Road history is concerned, mythic way used by Marco Polo in 1275, it's yours to dicover it, thanks to the numerous web sites dedicated to this subject.

GPS recommended

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ITALY

Venice (Tessera LIPZ) 689mn

GREECE

 Athènes (Eleftherios Intl LGAV) 289mn

TURKEY

Istambul (Ataturk LTBA) /284mn/ Ankara (Esenboga LTAC) 627mn

IRAN

Tabriz (Tabriz Intl OITT) /284mn/ Téhéran (Mehrabad Intl OIII) 365mn

TURKMENISTAN

Ashgabat UTAA 305mn

UZBEKISTAN

Bukhara UTSB /116mn/ Samarkand (Kadala UTSS) /140mn/ Tashkent (Yuzhny UTTT) 325mn

CHINA

Kashgar (Kashi ZWSH) /576mn/ Turphan - Hami - Urumqi (Diwopu ZWWW) /861mn/ Lanzhou (Zhongchuan ZLLL) /280mn/ Xian (Xianyang ZLXY)

Copyright Michel Lagneau 2008