6 crew members required to fly this aircraft
12-15-2014, 07:11 AM
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6 crew members required to fly this aircraft
The world’s largest aircraft Antonov An-225 Mriya
http://youtu.be/5klcaWsbNCM
Anybody seen this in person?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya
http://youtu.be/5klcaWsbNCM
Anybody seen this in person?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225_Mriya
03-02-2015, 02:03 PM
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I saw it at the Paris airshow, 89. The horizontal stabilizer was big enough to park 4 to 6 F-4s on it. They also had the Buran (Space shuttle) on top of it.
The An-124 is regularly seen in Houston, doing outsized airlift. One or two 225s are flying, and Antonov is thinking of building another, if they can get funding...apparently the outsized cargo business is booming. (Oil-drilling equipment is the primary customer).
The An-124 is regularly seen in Houston, doing outsized airlift. One or two 225s are flying, and Antonov is thinking of building another, if they can get funding...apparently the outsized cargo business is booming. (Oil-drilling equipment is the primary customer).
03-03-2015, 02:03 PM
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I got a tour of the cockpit and upper deck while it set as static display during the 2001 Paris Air Show. A David Clark headset hung on the left yoke, a nondescript black facsimile of a headset hung on the right yoke. When I asked about it, the pilot frowned and explained, "Russian piece of sh!+!"
Two were ordered, only one was ever completed. There have been at least 2 efforts to complete the second, but I don't think it's happened yet.
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Two were ordered, only one was ever completed. There have been at least 2 efforts to complete the second, but I don't think it's happened yet.
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