Radleigh Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 5 hours of driving, an aching back... ALL WORTH IT for this! An-225 Landing at East Midlands Airport by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr An-225 Landing at East Midlands Airport by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr An-225 Landing at East Midlands Airport by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr An-225 Landing at East Midlands Airport. by Totallyrad.co.uk, on Flickr 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastic Bonsai Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I saw someone mention this on the "Whats flying over my house thread" and thought I would love to see that. Thanks. If one is heading Eastleigh way please let me know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 It's a beast, isn't it?! Saw it at Farnborough, back in the day; didn't realize they still flew it. Picking up 'tractor parts' for the Ukraine, perhaps....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightningboy2000 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Just saw your pics on Flickr! That is one amazing beast of an aircraft. Worth that trip to see it in my opinion, not very often one gets to see one. Would love to hear what it was contracted to carry. How many are operable at the moment? Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Wow! Fantastic to see this, great photos. Lightningboy - I'm pretty sure this is the only AN-225 in existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamp Donkey Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Watched this beast descending over Essex last night - I'd say well worth the 5 hours driving to get those photos - wonderful machine SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aimee'sDad Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Is this similar to the aircraft in Fast and Furious 6 that lands on the runway and the team stop it from taking off by shooting at its flaps? Looks similar with all those wheels..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Wow! Fantastic to see this, great photos. Lightningboy - I'm pretty sure this is the only AN-225 in existence. There is a second one languishing at Gostomel, Kiev. It is the static test airframe and there was talk a few years ago of Antonov finding the funds to refurbish it - but nothing has happened so far. So, currently, there is only one flying. With a payload of 250 tonnes it is certainly some beast. During testing with various payloads to different heights for record purposes, they loaded pallets of metal ingots off and one to set the various weights. Then someone realised that this was rather labour-intensive and came up with the idea of self-loading weights - in the form of tanks There is a great photo showing the An-225 parked with its visor open and the ramp down and FIVE 50-tonne T-72/T-80 tanks arrayed in front of it. See here. I can't wait for the Modelsvit 1/72 scale kit of it to do that diorama - I've already stocked up on the tanks! Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Has it already left? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parabat Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 There is a second one languishing at Gostomel, Kiev. It is the static test airframe and there was talk a few years ago of Antonov finding the funds to refurbish it - but nothing has happened so far. Ken. Always good to learn more, quite fantastic to think humans made this crazy thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 massive aircraft... imagine that in 1/72 !.. thomas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Thanks guys, Sorry I've only just seen this... It left around 10:45ish this morning, was here for a refuel stop over and now routing to Toulouse... Last time I saw it was in Paris a few years back when it was in the white scheme red stripe.. Will post a photo later I'm on the iPad at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyMover Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 One day I will get to see the AN-225 for real..............great photos. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Bradley Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Sorry to hijack your thread, Radders, but here's The Beast back in '91 at Farnborough: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flankerman Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I got up close and personal with it at Gostomel in 2006...... More walkround piccies here Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charley420 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 It flew over Hinckley this morning around 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pin Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I prefer this modification: 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Great pics Radleigh...she's a beast eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawty82 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 Last time it'll be making a stop at EMA. Not sure why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewfl290 Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 This is it in Toulouse today as I went to work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radleigh Posted June 13, 2014 Author Share Posted June 13, 2014 Nice one lads, keep them coming! Love the one at FIA 1991, I was there too... what a sight seeing it being thrown around. Here's mine from Paris, forget the year.. I think it might have been 2003? D-CCAB by Rainbow 1984, on Flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Learstang Posted June 13, 2014 Share Posted June 13, 2014 I saw the Mriya flying around Houston back in 2004. At that time, it was being used to do hauling for NASA (shuttle and/or rocket parts, I believe), which has a base a Ellington Field, an old U.S. Air Force base south of Houston and next to the Johnson Space Center [sic]. It was flying from Ellington up to Bush/Intercontinental in the north of Houston. Absolutely amazing to see something that massive hanging in the air. Great photographs, everyone, and thank you for sharing! Regards, Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general melchett Posted June 17, 2014 Share Posted June 17, 2014 Great shots Rad, as mentioned quite a beast. I remember seeing it at Farnborough all those years ago and amazed at just how agile it was, (admittedly unloaded). The thing that struck me though was seeing the amount of vibration on that huge tailplane when holding at the end of the runway under full power....even though it's so well designed it still looked like it was going to shake itself to pieces ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnHull Posted June 18, 2014 Share Posted June 18, 2014 Superb shots, very jealous I've been waiting to see the 225 for a long time now, i've still not got a landing shot of the 124. i debated travelling to East Midlands to see her leave but i chose to camp out at Fairford for the B2's instead, not a bad alternative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Ooh she's Pretty .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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