Is this an AN124?

donutheadhomer

Taken in shannon today (badly with my mobile) standing on a link fence with the phone over my head

Steyr

It is indeed an AN124.:)

electric69

lol. big brick of a plane!

donutheadhomer

Is that out there much? I work near so i can get out to the fence often but not enough. First nice plane I've seen in a while though. Its gone now though anyway

highlydebased

Watch http://flightaware.com/live/airport/EINN

You can tell if its coming accross the pond- it either uses the flight designator VDA (volga dnepr) or ADB (antonov design buraeu). The type would be A124. Then for the AN224 (its big brother) it would be A224.

Steyr

Yes the AN124's are at EINN alot as its a hub for them.

jmayo

Try and watch them lumber into the sky, it is a magnificent sight to behold
When you see them beside other aircraft it really drives home their size.

hobie

I have an old photo of six (6) of them lined up in SNN ......

some sight ....

highlydebased

Steyr wrote:

Yes the AN124's are at EINN alot as its a hub for them.

Used to be, however Volga Dnepr moved their hub to Leipzig I believe. Due to them operating UN flights out out Leipzig, and wanted to have their maint. base there too.....

They kept on some of the staff at Shannon to handle the odd AN124 transit

donutheadhomer

hobie wrote: »

I have an old photo of six (6) of them lined up in SNN ......

some sight ....

you still got this photo? long way back i know.......but

Ilyushin76

EurasianBadger wrote: »

you still got this photo? long way back i know.......but

Would like to see this photo aswell but their last activity was on 07-11-2009.
We might get lucky

trad

I was in one, the time they flew the railway locomotive in from Canada. Hard to believe it could fly, truely massive.

donutheadhomer

i would love to see them.

anyone have pics of the 225 in SNN?. I was there but my pc was stolen with all the pics on it

Nforce

EurasianBadger wrote: »

i would love to see them.

anyone have pics of the 225 in SNN?. I was there but my pc was stolen with all the pics on it

AN-225 @ EINN http://jetphotos.net/viewphoto.php?id=5852306&nseq=39

AN-124 @ EINN http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/RA-82077.html

Killinator

Taken last year at shannon, its ONLY an AN-124 though:D,
At this very moment I'm watching a program about the development of the 225, on discovery turbo;)

who the fug

Killinator wrote: »

Taken last year at shannon, its ONLY an AN-124 though:D,

Just love this picture, brings up an image of a Puddy cat about to pounce on a mouse

donutheadhomer

Killinator wrote: »

Taken last year at shannon, its ONLY an AN-124 though:D,
At this very moment I'm watching a program about the development of the 225, on discovery turbo;)

is that the spot up behind the honk guys?

Skuxx

trad wrote: »

I was in one, the time they flew the railway locomotive in from Canada. Hard to believe it could fly, truely massive.

Was it not the 225 that brought over the train?? Maybe i'm wrong!

Discodog

That 124 flies regularly in & out of RAF Brize Norton. Great fun to sit on the path at the end of the runway & see if you can hang on to the fence !. It has to gradually run up it's engines to full power over about 2 mins. A friend of mine who lives near Brize has a video of some Italian spotters plus chairs being blown across the road & into the ditch.

lord lucan

Savage view from the end of the Brize Norton runway!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrQGhpHTtLw

Killinator

EurasianBadger wrote: »

is that the spot up behind the honk guys?

If your talking about the pub, then yes it is.

Discodog

The central section of that picket fence has been renewed several times !. My friend was there when a VC10 caught the fence. It was deliberately made to break away. That video was taken off the centre line - it's even better when you are in the middle especially for take offs.

I once spoke to an old guy who was there when the B36's were around. He was telling us how they had to remove the fence for take-offs.

donutheadhomer

lord lucan wrote: »

Savage view from the end of the Brize Norton runway!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrQGhpHTtLw

beautiful isn't

Discodog

The other thing that's great to watch at Brize is the RAF lads practising their tactical descents in the Globemaster. Amazing to see such a big plane dropping at a very high rate, hitting the runway with no approach & coming to a quick stop.

freddyhard

i think this take off is more impressive