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Antanov 225 visit to Shannon June 10 2020

  • 10-06-2020 9:08am
    #1
    Metric Tensor
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    https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0610/1146491-ppe-plane-shannon/

    Came here to look for a thread about this when I read about it this morning. Maybe I'm missing it but can't see one.

    Would love to see some pictures if anybody will be out watching. Definitely won't be able to go myself but always wanted to see this plane!

    Edit: Just see it now on the Flightradar thread.


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  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 83,412 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    Currently over The Black Sea...
    https://fr24.com/ADB3429/24aa823b


  • #3
    Storm 10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,970 ✭✭✭Storm 10


    If anyone is going there and do a live stream via facebook will you let us know here.


  • #4
    alchemist33
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,969 ✭✭✭✭alchemist33


    Who does this one belong to?


  • #5
    Atlantic Dawn
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    alchemist33 wrote: »
    Who does this one belong to?

    Antanov Airlines in Ukraine...
    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_Airlines


  • #6
    HeidiHeidi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,526 ✭✭✭✭HeidiHeidi


    I swore that the next time this appeared in Ireland I'd take leave and travel down to see it.


    Not this time unfortunately :(


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  • #7
    rodDaly69
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭rodDaly69


    I doubt I'll be able to make it down for her coming in. But does anyone know when it's leaving? Would be great to see her take off at least


  • #8
    galwaytt
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,790 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    Any chance it will be streamed anywhere ?

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  • #9
    Sterling Archer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,252 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    Still due out tomorrow I believe, hopefully someone competent with a camera can stream it


  • #10
    rodDaly69
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭rodDaly69


    Sterling Archer wrote: »
    Still due out tomorrow I believe, hopefully someone competent with a camera can stream it

    Any idea what time, I should be able to swing a day of leave tomorrow, today was just too short of notice.

    If I get it off I will do a livestream ;)


  • #11
    holidaygirl
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    It's meant to depart around 10am on Thursday morning going to Leipzig, Germany.


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  • #12
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,151 ✭✭✭✭josip


    12-15 years ago we were waiting in Prague for the 2nd leg of our Czech Airlines flight.
    I was doing some 'important' work on the laptop and my wife went for a walk.
    She came back and said, 'come quickly, there's a big plane'.
    I reluctantly followed assuming 'big' meant a 747 or something.
    But no, there taxi-ing to the runway was the 225, all 6 engines of her.
    Ground crew beneath us stopped what they were doing too.
    After a few minutes pause it started moving down the runway.
    Horrendous amounts of black smoke trailing behind it.
    For a brief moment I thought, this is what a T-34 with wings would look like.
    It t o o k f o r e v e r to get off the ground and its angle of attack was almost negligible.
    It was fairly quickly lost to sight behind the black smokescreen from the engines.
    It just didn't seem possible that something so big and heavy should be able to fly.
    Probably only a live rocket launch could top that for me.
    Very grateful to my wife for dragging my difficult butt away from the laptop that day.


  • #13
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    holidaygirl wrote: »
    It's meant to depart around 10am on Thursday morning going to Leipzig, Germany.


    It didn't by the looks of it, it's GYD - SNN


  • #14
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,741 ✭✭✭MyPeopleDrankTheSoup


    Heading down to Shannon now from Ennis, hope there's space in one of the viewing spots


  • #15
    Sterling Archer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,252 ✭✭✭Sterling Archer


    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup wrote: »
    Heading down to Shannon now from Ennis, hope there's space in one of the viewing spots

    Let us know


  • #16
    xabi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,006 ✭✭✭xabi


    Public asked to stay away. Wouldn't put me off if I was close.

    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/public-asked-not-to-visit-shannon-airport-as-worlds-largest-aircraft-delivers-ppe-1004399.html


  • #17
    josip
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,151 ✭✭✭✭josip


    xabi wrote: »
    Public asked to stay away. Wouldn't put me off if I was close.

    https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/public-asked-not-to-visit-shannon-airport-as-worlds-largest-aircraft-delivers-ppe-1004399.html


    Maybe if Niall Maloney sent someone out to live stream the landing and take off, it would be more effective than media announcements.


  • #18
    vicwatson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,404 ✭✭✭✭vicwatson


    Coming across the Irish Sea, should make Wexford in about 10 minutes or less


  • #19
    Kencollins
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 567 ✭✭✭Kencollins


    Shannon are using RWY 06 at the moment, so it will come in over the Shannon Estuary, landing on the tower end of the runway


  • #20
    md323
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭md323


    Kencollins wrote: »
    Shannon are using RWY 06 at the moment, so it will come in over the Shannon Estuary, landing on the tower end of the runway

    Feck, im at the other end


  • #21
    TomTree
    Registered Users Posts: 64 ✭✭TomTree


    Any way of watching it land online ?


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  • #22
    Sterling Archer
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    md323 wrote: »
    Feck, im at the other end

    Probably better off, get to feel the reverse thrust... Is it busy there?


  • #23
    md323
    Registered Users Posts: 243 ✭✭md323


    Sterling Archer wrote: »
    Probably better off, get to feel the reverse thrust... Is it busy there?

    With the amount of cars here, easily a thousand here


  • #24
    crow_eat_crow
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 126 ✭✭crow_eat_crow


    Could anyone put it up on Periscope?


  • #25
    GBX
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    https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=570979296773703&notif_id=1591793082086625&notif_t=live_video


  • #26
    rodDaly69
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭rodDaly69


    GBX wrote: »
    https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?v=570979296773703&notif_id=1591793082086625&notif_t=live_video

    Wow, did they go through the 2007 lost and found box to find the worst phone possible to record that with?


  • #27
    Kilboor
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    rodDaly69 wrote: »
    Wow, did they go through the 2007 lost and found box to find the worst phone possible to record that with?

    More to do with the signal they had I'd say.


  • #28
    holidaygirl
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    vicwatson wrote: »
    It didn't by the looks of it, it's GYD - SNN

    That's meant to be tomorrows departure from Shannon, not today's arrival.


  • #29
    GBX
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    rodDaly69 wrote: »
    Wow, did they go through the 2007 lost and found box to find the worst phone possible to record that with?

    Looks like it. Terrible picture quality! :mad:


  • #30
    jogdish
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    Ah portrait mode we meet again


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  • #31
    Rob2D
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    jogdish wrote: »
    Ah portrait mode we meet again

    HOW?! In this day and age........

    Anyway, disappointed it came in over the water. It would have flown right over us here at work in Sixmilebridge. Everyone here was excited to go out and see her go over:(


  • #32
    ronnie3585
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,675 ✭✭✭ronnie3585


    Anyone know why it landed on 06?

    METAR was showing 290/07 when it landed.


  • #33
    markjbloggs
    Registered Users Posts: 293 ✭✭markjbloggs


    What is the cost of using a 225 to transport PPE from China relative to the cost of a sea shipment?


  • #34
    pm.
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    markjbloggs wrote: »
    What is the cost of using a 225 to transport PPE from China relative to the cost of a sea shipment?

    I would think its purely down to the time it takes to get to our shores over cost


  • #35
    Phoenix3
    Registered Users Posts: 575 ✭✭✭Phoenix3


    Would anybody know when it is due to depart please ?


  • #36
    Spanish Eyes
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    https://twitter.com/ShannonAirport/status/1270709678452772865?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet


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  • #37
    Spanish Eyes
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    https://twitter.com/search?q=shannon+airport&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch


  • #38
    MyPeopleDrankTheSoup
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    absolutey packed with cars down in Shannon, great to see a bit of buzz around. then I went into the terminal after for a píss and it was like an empty hospital. Internet was terrible down there so couldn't livestream. I'd a bad view anyway

    https://streamable.com/7eqqg2


  • #39
    The_Dave
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 438 ✭✭The_Dave


    The recordings of the moon landing were better quality


  • #40
    Board Walker
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 790 ✭✭✭Board Walker


    Phoenix3 wrote: »
    Would anybody know when it is due to depart please ?
    10am tomorrow subject to change


  • #41
    rodDaly69
    Registered Users Posts: 79 ✭✭rodDaly69


    Board Walker wrote: »
    10am tomorrow subject to change

    I imagine if that changes it will be later as opposed to sooner?


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  • #42
    [Deleted User]
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    Board Walker wrote: »
    10am tomorrow subject to change

    I'm told Friday now but that isn't confirmed yet


  • #43
    Inquitus
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    Qatari royalty needed 2 chillers in a hurry for the Air Conditioning on a new hotel due to host one of the princesses weddings. So they contracted the An-225 to fly them in from the factory in La Crosse, WI.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20c4ANJwnZw


  • #44
    BZ
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    Not departing until 0900 on Friday morning.


  • #45
    The_Wanderer
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    ronnie3585 wrote: »
    Anyone know why it landed on 06?

    METAR was showing 290/07 when it landed.

    Yeah I stuck to the government guidelines and stuck to my county (I wonder how many breached the restrictions?) and went up the Arra Mountains by Lough Derg to hopefully catch a view of it on approach to Shannon.

    You win some, you lose some.


  • #46
    jogdish
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    Spanish Eyes wrote: »
    https://twitter.com/search?q=shannon+airport&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch


    Where is this? Would love to see a plane of any sort land with that view - assuming its all safe and legal. any directions?


  • #47
    California Dreamer
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    How sad is this when we lose our sh1t over 1 aircraft coming to Shannon that even the news people are there.


  • #48
    Comhrá
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    California Dreamer wrote: »
    How sad is this when we lose our sh1t over 1 aircraft coming to Shannon that even the news people are there.

    Your post is even sadder. Why does it bother you that people enjoy such an event and show interest. It was an interesting occasion especially for aviation fans and I along with hundreds more had a pleasant few hours in Shannon.


  • #49
    lintdrummer
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    California Dreamer wrote: »
    How sad is this when we lose our sh1t over 1 aircraft coming to Shannon that even the news people are there.

    I know, it's not like it's the largest aircraft in the world, and the only flying example of the type!

    Seriously, of course this was going to generate interest, particularly in the current aviation climate.


  • #50
    eastmayo
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    Got nice and close....some sight it was.


  • #51
    California Dreamer
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    Comhra wrote: »
    Your post is even sadder. Why does it bother you that people enjoy such an event and show interest. It was an interesting occasion especially for aviation fans and I along with hundreds more had a pleasant few hours in Shannon.

    That it may but I spend most of my time in this forum so some 30 year old Soviet era bird doesnt really do it for me and lets not even go down the lack of social distancing at the airport based on the pictures that I saw.

    My point being that life must be pretty dull if this is what passes for excitement these days.

    Must be a very slow news day if the crews are there to report on it.


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