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Antonov AN-70

  • 25-01-2015 6:13pm
    #1
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭


    I found this on YouTube showing this weird and wonderful aircraft. It sounds amazing!

    http://youtu.be/NhJNllbXBXo


Comments

  • #2
    *Kol*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    Did they give any good reasons why anybody should buy one?


  • #3
    martinsvi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭martinsvi


    *Kol* wrote: »
    Did they give any good reasons why anybody should buy one?

    stall speed at just 61kt whilst cruising almost like a jet, this bad boy is exactly what you need to get guys/equipment in and out of your Arctic oil/gas fields without having a need for a runway


  • #4
    PukkaStukka
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,204 ✭✭✭PukkaStukka


    From what I saw in the YouTube clip, it certainly has STOL capabilities!


  • #5
    *Kol*
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,549 ✭✭✭*Kol*


    Did you notice the main wheels lifting off the ground before he rotated!!! Amazing.


  • #6
    Lockheed
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭Lockheed


    Amazing aircraft, I love the engine design.


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  • #7
    Tenger
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 10,005 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tenger


    Lockheed wrote: »
    Amazing aircraft, I love the engine design.

    Just a shame its been >30 years in development.


  • #8
    AlekSmart
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,005 ✭✭✭✭AlekSmart


    Sounds like 4 Detroit Diesels with Exhaust Silencer problems !

    Does the Co-Ro Propeller setup carry extra maintenance downtime over the Grizzly ?


    Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.

    Charles Mackay (1812-1889)



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