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Title: Antonov AN-225
Post by: Matto on June 13, 2014, 12:24:25 am

Popped by East Mids Airport tonight to catch the Antonov coming in to land. Here is the footage I got. Absolutely monstrous thing.

Title: Re: Antonov AN-225
Post by: Russ_leeds on June 13, 2014, 10:13:06 am

That's Huge!!! How many sets of landing gear?  :signLOL:

Title: Re: Antonov AN-225
Post by: ConeKiller on June 13, 2014, 10:37:48 am

Only 1 in the world...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya

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Post by: phatmuther on June 17, 2014, 02:20:58 pm

Holy crap it's huge! 

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Post by: rich83 on June 17, 2014, 02:51:51 pm

 :notworthy:

How that thing flys is a miracle.

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Post by: gazbutS3 on June 17, 2014, 05:29:25 pm

I've been quite close up to this at East Midlands when I used to work there, its unbelievable. I know how it flys as its my job to know but its still unbelievable  :scared:

Title: Re: Antonov AN-225
Post by: rich83 on June 17, 2014, 05:35:29 pm

Quote from: gazbutS3 on June 17, 2014, 05:29:25 pm

I've been quite close up to this at East Midlands when I used to work there, its unbelievable. I know how it flys as its my job to know but its still unbelievable  :scared:

Yes... thats what I meant. I understand the principle of flight, but it always amazes me that you can put 500tons of metal in the sky and it a) Fly and b) not snap the wings off.

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Post by: Jonneh on June 17, 2014, 05:39:56 pm

I was there for Download festival last weekend and saw it fly out on the Thursday from my campsite. I thought it was an Antonov! Made a bloody massive noise! :signLOL:

Title: Re: Antonov AN-225
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 17, 2014, 06:20:17 pm

Very cool.

Then they put a 95Db noise limit on Trackdays right nextdoor at Donington  :mad: :fighting: haha

Title: Re: Antonov AN-225
Post by: GrayMK5GTI on June 17, 2014, 10:23:08 pm

Saw this on one of those terrible Chis Barrie programmes.  :laugh:

It's an amazing machine and being the only flying warehouse, it's services must be very valuable.

Doesn't trump Concorde as the most incredible flying machine  :notworthy:

Title: Re: Antonov AN-225
Post by: Matto on June 18, 2014, 07:26:27 pm

Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on June 17, 2014, 06:20:17 pm

Very cool.

Then they put a 95Db noise limit on Trackdays right nextdoor at Donington  :mad: :fighting: haha

They got black flagged and had to fit extra silencers :P

Title: Re: Antonov AN-225
Post by: rocky_rullez on June 20, 2014, 10:55:46 pm

Amazing

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Post by: jomatuom on June 23, 2014, 12:23:23 pm

Gotta love it

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Post by: Bignod00 on June 23, 2014, 06:28:46 pm

Passed this (about 1 mile laterally separated) at about 35,000 ft over Afghanistan a few years ago. Even in the air this thing is a monster!
:surprised:

The only other thing I've seen that looked anything like it was whilst taxiing between two C5 Galaxy whilst at a US Airbase. Truly amazing and old bits of kit! :happy2: