Antonov 225 which is a derivative of the Antonov 124. The 225 was used to carry the Russian Space Shuttle around. Nowadays they are used as charter ships to fly outsized cargo. Don't know about the 225 but the 124 has an overhead gantry crane built into the cargo compartment. I got a got a good look at a 124 once upon a time.
Majestic mon. I was medivac to Gaum in 69. Near the end of my recovery I got liberty. Went to Anderson to look at the B-52's. It was so hot they put stands under the tips of the wings to keep them from touching the tarmac. Least that's is what I was told the stands were for.
The Antonov An-225 looks like it's own country coming in for a landing. Watched it come in to little Bangor Maine International Airport for refuel and R+R. How that thing flies is beyond my imagination.
I have watched many videos of this AN225, and I too always marveled that it can actually fly, but if you find a video of it that is a drone shot from above looking straight down at it, it suddenly becomes clear when one sees the gigantic amount of surface are of the wings.....
Antonov 225 - biggest airplane in the world. (And I don't think it was fully loaded, given that rate of climb.) Now this is a take-off with a high pucker factor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhGwR1Ub-_E (The Aussie controller's comments are a hoot.)
I watched it land and taxi to an empty, secure part of the ramp. I talked the fueling team into taking me across the airport when they refueled it. No pictures allowed. Refueling was an all day affair. The -225 is one meter taller, wider, longer than our largest.
When it took off, it used nearly the entire 9,300' runway. The wing tips hung over the dirt. The jet blast and vortices raised immense clouds of dust. I think the flight crew are used to short field operations. A 'short field', depending upon air temp, possibly being 9,000'.
Not possible, like the bumble bee it's not capable of flight.....
ReplyDeleteNot joking, heard that same line about bumblebee's not possible flight abilities this afternoon, at a father's day gathering. LOL
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With enough power, ANYTHING will fly.
ReplyDeleteAntonov 225 which is a derivative of the Antonov 124. The 225 was used to carry the Russian Space Shuttle around. Nowadays they are used as charter ships to fly outsized cargo. Don't know about the 225 but the 124 has an overhead gantry crane built into the cargo compartment. I got a got a good look at a 124 once upon a time.
ReplyDeleteMajestic mon. I was medivac to Gaum in 69. Near the end of my recovery I got liberty. Went to Anderson to look at the B-52's. It was so hot they put stands under the tips of the wings to keep them from touching the tarmac. Least that's is what I was told the stands were for.
ReplyDeleteDid you mean pogos?
DeleteLotta lift in those wings.
ReplyDeleteBut God help the pilot that lands that bird on the wrong runway - too short and they'd have to build a museum right there.
The Antonov An-225 looks like it's own country coming in for a landing.
ReplyDeleteWatched it come in to little Bangor Maine International Airport for refuel and R+R.
How that thing flies is beyond my imagination.
I have watched many videos of this AN225, and I too always marveled that it can actually fly, but if you find a video of it that is a drone shot from above looking straight down at it, it suddenly becomes clear when one sees the gigantic amount of surface are of the wings.....
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Antonov 225 - biggest airplane in the world. (And I don't think it was fully loaded, given that rate of climb.)
ReplyDeleteNow this is a take-off with a high pucker factor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhGwR1Ub-_E (The Aussie controller's comments are a hoot.)
Incredible engineering. OG
ReplyDeleteWith those 6 engines, I cannot imagine how strong the backwash would be.
ReplyDeleteI say it'll never get off the ground.
ReplyDeleteI think we can...I think we can...EVERYONE LIFT YOUR DADGUN FEET....I think we ca....
ReplyDeleteI watched it land and taxi to an empty, secure part of the ramp. I talked the fueling team into taking me across the airport when they refueled it. No pictures allowed. Refueling was an all day affair. The -225 is one meter taller, wider, longer than our largest.
ReplyDeleteWhen it took off, it used nearly the entire 9,300' runway. The wing tips hung over the dirt. The jet blast and vortices raised immense clouds of dust. I think the flight crew are used to short field operations. A 'short field', depending upon air temp, possibly being 9,000'.
Was like watching my SiL get up off the couch.....
ReplyDeleteYou win the internet for today......
DeleteIf the stands are called pogos than I reckon that is what I meant. The only pogo's I know of sat in the rear and had good chow.
ReplyDelete"They are building all of runway, I am using all of runway."
ReplyDeleteA few million dollar deposit can get you a flight scheduled.
ReplyDeleteWonder what kind of bonus the first test crew got for getting that big SOB off the ground?
ReplyDeleteThey did not get shot for crashing it!
DeleteI got a tour of it at the OKC airport a little over 30 yrs ago, also the SU27's first time in U.S.
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