A380 / Antonov 225 Landings In Shannon.

Bradidup

Is there anyone working in Shannon Airport that could post information if they hear of any proposed landings of the A380 or Antonov 225, I seem to miss them every time they make a visit.

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Biro

Did the 225 ever come to Shannon?

Davidth88

Slightly off topic ......


Saw a AN124 in Dubai last month , never seen the 225.

Has anyone else seen that mad looking Airbus that carries wings/other bits around Europe for Airbus Industries ( EADS ) ? It overflew me when I was driving past Chester last summer I nearly crashed the car .

I remember the Guppies before that , used to seem them occasionally in the UK

See other posts for the 380 , looks like they are doing a sales tour of the US at the moment , trying to keep the Airbus flag flying I imagine with all the bad news ( delays/layoffs etc ) .

Bradidup

Davidth88 wrote:

Slightly off topic ......


Saw a AN124 in Dubai last month , never seen the 225.

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The AN125 is common in Shannon, Theres some kind of a maintenance contract with them, often seen them parked up near the Industrial estate end of the airport with engine pods & bits missing from them.
The AN225 landed in Shannon last summer but I was in Dublin and missed it. For security reasons it is difficult to get advance notice of any air traffic.

Steyr

Bradidup wrote:

The AN125 is common in Shannon, Theres some kind of a maintenance contract with them, often seen them parked up near the Industrial estate end of the airport with engine pods & bits missing from them.
The AN225 landed in Shannon last summer but I was in Dublin and missed it. For security reasons it is difficult to get advance notice of any air traffic.

Wrong its the AN124 that is common in EINN as that is a major hub for the AN124.

Click on this if you want to see the AN225 Arriving at EINN its in the photo page
http://www.shannonairportenthusiasts.net/

Steyr

Davidth88 wrote:

Has anyone else seen that mad looking Airbus that carries wings/other bits around Europe for Airbus Industries ( EADS ) ?

Thats the Beluga your talking about.

Bradidup

I think that was based on the super Guppy. Imagine if they made an A380 varint!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aero_Spacelines_Super_Guppy

PCros

Heres the A380 in Shannon from a few months ago:

http://www.shannonairportenthusiasts.net/photos/displayimage.php?album=search&cat=0&pos=0


You'll see more of her once she comes into full operation.

Bradidup

Well we missed this thing landing in Shannon yesterday accordng to the Irish Times today. I think this thread should be changed to wierd things landing in Shannon.



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Davidth88

Hi,

Yes Steyr thats the baby I saw , what a mad machine !

Also I have just remembered I saw the 225 with the USSR's Space Shuttle thing at Paris Airshow wayyyyy back ( could have been early 80's ). I have a photo or two somewhere , Ill look them out and scan them in when I get time.

Lets start a new thread on wierd flying machines ........... if you want to make it wierd things seen at Irish Airports it may be more ' inclusive ' not all of us live in the west .

robinph

Just saw a 380 fly overhead in Filton, Bristol and nearly missed it due to it being so damn quiet. It was still all in white so I think it must have been coming in to get painted.

Steyr

The A380 you saw is NOTAM'd for doing a touch and go at EMA then low fly past rolls-royce derby late morn early lunch monday. 11AM to be precise.

robinph

They actually just had it on the local news in Bristol and it's apparently staying at Filton until Friday but was doing a fly past the Rolls Royce factory before landing when I saw it. The Airbus person on the news said something about it's being there as part of the general testing before it can become operational, but it looked more like it was actually there as a tourist attraction for the Airbus workers on their lunch break.

Will have to find myself a better location to watch from on Friday than the parents back garden.

Steyr

Some Pics of said Fly By Today:



http://www.ukar.co.uk/cgi-bin/ukarboard/ikonboard.cgi?;act=ST;f=34;t=29323

sharkman

Dreamlifter Take off & landing video : http://video.boeing.com:8080/asx_external/events/747LCF_90906_300.asx

Bradidup

sharkman wrote:

Dreamlifter Take off & landing video : http://video.boeing.com:8080/asx_external/events/747LCF_90906_300.asx

Its a wonder Boeing didnt just deck it out an put windows in it avoiding all the R&D of a new super Jumbow........

Capt'n Midnight

Bradidup wrote:

Its a wonder Boeing didnt just deck it out an put windows in it avoiding all the R&D of a new super Jumbow........

Antonov were looking at similar ideas for a 1,000 seater.

robinph

The A380 keeps on flying past over the last couple of days but its too damn quiet and I almost miss it each each time. Would have got some nice pictures of it going very low over our house just now if I had had a bit more warning to turn my camera on and get out the door. it is a good view of it that we get though.

robinph

It just went past again after doing a lap over our garage just before hand so I had a bit more of a chance to get out the front on my crutches to be ready with the camera. Managed to get a couple of snaps before it disappeared behind the neighbours house:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38221645@N00/438758634/

RadioRetro

Check these shots out, they're fantastic.

mad man

The An 225 Has been to Ireland.I cannot remeber if it was Dublin or Shannon but it definetely was here.There is only two of them AFAIK and one may not be airworthy up to Western standards so this plane would be a rare sight.I have seen the An 125 IN Shannon and as has been said is common enough down there.

Steyr

Check the other posts in this thread that i put up about the 225 arriving at Shannon wih pictures ( EINN ). Also there is only 1 AN225 as only one was ever built.


See here for more on the AN225 "MRIYA" ( Cossack ) http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/an225.asp

Capt'n Midnight

Shannon used to take flying boats.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beriev_Be-2500 - proposed new flying boat.

robinph

And here is a video of the A380 approaching Filton that we just about managed to capture.

yeroulfella

there was a programme on the discovery channel about the an225 and how they restored it. they were saying on of the best things they carried was a train engine from Canada to Ireland for Iarnrod Eireann

phoenix1404

hi don't know if your still interested but the Antonov 225 is taking of at Shannon tonight (Wednesday) at 22:00

Reoil

Ooohhhh, anybody going to nip out to see it?

andy_g

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