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