2 days ago at 23:04 I was about to sleep when I hear a plane it was so loud that I realized that it was a Antonov from Nagoya to Anchorage before that I checked the app called flight radar it is rare to fly over Tokyo
I've seen one of these in person about 18 years ago, each one of those engines is at least 8 feet across and the fusilage is as tall as a three storey building, it makes a C-5 Galaxy look like a pup.
she put all 6 engines into reverse thrust before they de-rotated the nose gear. I suppose that's a good way to slow it down just gently enough to avoid slamming the nose wheel on the runway too hard
All of you people from the old USSR are very intelligent, capable people. You were the first to reach space!! Remember SPUTNIK? I was 15 years old then. We thought you were going to kill us all (ha ha). How things change. I wonder how you could have done anything with that old government holding you back. Our American hearts and good wishes are with you. Putin is an amazing guy, but we hope he will look more to the future, and less to the old ways. You can do it!! You have already proven it!!
RU-vid: Largest Aircraft in the world antonov An-124 - Big Bigger Biggest - National Geographic Documentary 225 is a special edition of the 124 (made for the Buran space program)
The shutterbugs are really pushing their buffers to the limit...wouldn't want to touch those hot memory cards after this photograph session! Oh...amazing plane too, one of my favorite models. A bit hard to judge how big it is compared to the others however.
What a masterpiece of aviation. I wonder how you qualify to be a pilot on a one of a kind (or two, they built two) aircraft? I would assume they take veteran pilots of the AN124 and give them first choice.
Ч.3 И на завершение для того, чтобы не разводить "срачь в коментариях" скажу: Давайте будем относиться друг к другу уважительнои тогда снова станем жить вместе и дружно и строить такие классные самолеты и не только самолеты. А взаимные оскорбления нас заведут только в тупик и к насмешкам со стороны запада. В мире уважают только сильных.
First of all Oleg Antonov, the founder of Antonov Design Burea was Russian, his bureau (Antonov) was set up at first in the late 40's in Russia, later in the early 50's it was decided by Moscow to move it to Kiev in Ukraine, One has to remember that at the time it was all one country, so yes it's Russian Designed and Ukrainian built....
Все верно наследие космической программы "Буран" в СССР, после закрытия данной космической программы, самолет посчитали не нужным и разобрали... Но после распада СССР, Украина посчитала, что он может приносить прибыль с воздушных перевозок и восстановила его, за что конечно спасибо и теперь мы имеем возможность вновь любоваться на этого гиганта.
Well, you're both right. Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union when it was made. Only one of these planes exists. It was made in Ukraine, which, at the time, was part of the Soviet Union.
Для общего развития: Ан-225 построен в единственном экземпляре, все летающие ныне Ан-124 (около половины из выпущенных) совместного производства, почти все собраны на старых советских дрожжах. И Путин не пересел с Ила на Ан, у него в спецлетотряде этих самолетов на любой вкус и цвет. Из них несколько штук Ан-148 - и те российского производства. Бесспорно, без участия Украины в России бы их не смогли собрать. Только без российских денег и киевский авиазавод сейчас бы гнил в руинах.
That's HIIIIIIIIIIIYYYYYYYYUUUUUUJJJJJ!!!!(Huge)... Too bad the pilots were too small too be seen, because they might already be famous today with all those videos and pictures of that plane.
@chamilitary999 Yes, it is bigger, but not that much. However, flies much better than A380 in terms of flying capabilities. But it is not surprising: the machine is basically half-military. It was originally designed to bring "Buran" (a Soviet Union's clone of NASA Shuttle). AN 225 is an "enlargement" of AN-124 Ruslan, which is basically the same machine, just shorter and smaller.
Awesome plane :-) I know that everyone argues if this plane is Russian or Ukrainian, well, in my humble opinion it was built by Russia (former USSR I know, but still), Ukraine could not possible built this at the time. But now they probably can, with all the know how they gathered (I watched a documentary a few yaers ago and they said they were planning building another one). They even upgraded this plane fully, with new engines and other major improvements, in order for it to pass the tests.
Ух ты !!! А от куда ,такие обширные познания, об Израильских СМИ ? Пришествия Арабов, не думаю...я служил в Авиации и до сих пор военно обязанный (в запасе) не думаю, что сунутся поверь... Кстати Ан-225 видел живьём в Бен Гурионе, как раз когда был в армии, а ещё су-27 с Украины, они пролетали на совместные учения. Разговаривали с Лётчиками, отличные и светлые ребята. К сожалению в отличии от некоторых.
