Using Airport with a desk top hard drive

Simple question!
I have just bought a desk top hard drive to back up and store to (Iomega Hi-speed USB 2.0)
Is is at all possible to connect this to my mac via the USB connection on my airport? It would be really cool if I could...
Thanks
MacBook Pro 15"   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  
MacBook Pro 15"   Mac OS X (10.4.8)  

No, the USB of the Airport is ONLY for printer. However, your harddrive could simply be share on your network when it is plug on your computer...

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