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Antonov makes emergency landing at Shannon

  • 13-08-2010 09:30PM
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    One of the world's largest aircraft has been forced to divert at land at Shannon Airport after experiencing problems with one of it's engines over the Atlantic.

    Rest of story here


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,266 ✭✭✭Steyr


    Only the 124, i was hoping to see a 225, sure the 124's were common as muck in EINN a few years back.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Ilyushin76


    Cant find any atc of the flight around the time giving in the article :confused:

    Found more info http://www.avherald.com/h?article=42f92671&opt=0


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 TDM900


    Does anybody know if an engine arrived from Kiev yet and when is it due to depart?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,188 ✭✭✭Gekko


    Any pics of it from Shannon?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Ilyushin76


    There is 2 pics of it landing ,in the link in my above post.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,451 ✭✭✭Delancey


    Thanks for the link. The article says just a single 225 was built , is this correct ?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 410 ✭✭nag




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭Rubecula


    delancey42 wrote: »
    Thanks for the link. The article says just a single 225 was built , is this correct ?

    Yes that is right, but a second one was being built at one time. Work on it was abandoned a couple of years ago I think. Not sure if it will get completed, but for now there is only the one.


  • Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 10,259 ✭✭✭✭Melion


    The 124 left on Friday night


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23 TDM900


    Went doen on the bike last night,yep,gone alright!


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 672 ✭✭✭Ilyushin76


    Here is the second antonov 225

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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,630 ✭✭✭Plowman


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