Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 http://www.rte.ie/news/player/2013/0521/3536326-worlds-biggest-plane-lands-in-shannon/#page=2 Quote
BosKonay Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Some monster?! Is she the same aircraft that gave 201 a lift? Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) Some monster?! Is she the same aircraft that gave 201 a lift? No, that was a mere 124. The 225 is stretched, widened and has two more engines - and a roof-rack.. There is talk of extending the principle even further... Edited May 22, 2013 by Broithe Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Would love to see this baby take off in Shannon. Having seen 124s a couple of times and the likes of jumbos and A380s this would be in a different league again. I know there was a second 225 partly built when the Soviet Union broke up and there was talk of finishing it off. Take it it still hasn't happened? Probably never will now. Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Would love to see this baby take off in Shannon. Having seen 124s a couple of times and the likes of jumbos and A380s this would be in a different league again. I know there was a second 225 partly built when the Soviet Union broke up and there was talk of finishing it off. Take it it still hasn't happened? Probably never will now. All the parts existed for the second one, I believe. Just the commercial case for it is pending. Maybe there's been some cannibalisation, though. Despite the commentary, I'm not sure that runway length would be the issue that selected Shannon, it may have been more to do with parking facilities.. 285 tonnes empty, 640 tonnes full - a serious beast. Quote
heirflick Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 nice clip there broithe...wouldnt like to be buying the tyres for that one! Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 nice clip there broithe...wouldnt like to be buying the tyres for that one! Here's a foot-pump - just go and top 'em up, will you..? Quote
jhb171achill Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Sounds a bit like the case for building two more "800" class 4.6.0's! Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Would love to see this baby take off in Shannon. Some clips on YouTube already.. Quote
Guest hidden-agenda Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LobPNXjLBy0 A bit of history of the build and rebuild of the AN225. Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Giant aircraft have been a bit of a Russian speciality, ever since the world's first four-engined flight by Igor Sikorsky's Ilya Muromets. ..through the An-22 with those monstrous turbo-props.. .. and the Tupolev 114 - the largest pre-747 airliner.. Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 And then there was the Ekranoplan The Russians have built some of the coolest things ever to move! Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LobPNXjLBy0A bit of history of the build and rebuild of the AN225. Nice documentary, but the fuselage is never sixty three feet in diameter, maybe twenty three... Nice footage of 201 at 30:40, though. Quote
Jimbo325ci Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 I haven't seen the commentary as apple haven't deemed flash player necessary on their products but that's a rant for another day. As for runway length - the AN-124's used to take nearly 5 minutes before rolling to power their engines up enough to get them off the ground, and even then used to use most of the 3200metres, so I can imagine what this monster needs! Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 And then there was the Ekranoplan The Russians have built some of the coolest things ever to move! Maybe they'll get that going again, too - https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=baku&hl=en&ll=42.881845,47.657053&spn=0.001645,0.002411&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=10.873972,19.753418&t=h&hnear=Baku,+Azerbaijan&z=19 Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Maybe they'll get that going again, too - https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=baku&hl=en&ll=42.881845,47.657053&spn=0.001645,0.002411&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=10.873972,19.753418&t=h&hnear=Baku,+Azerbaijan&z=19 At least measure it up for a good quality kit. She'd be on my list of builds! Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 At least measure it up for a good quality kit. She'd be on my list of builds! Revell do this one.. Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Revell do this one.. [ATTACH=CONFIG]7266[/ATTACH] Indeed. But it would have to be the Caspian Sea Monster for me. Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Indeed. But it would have to be the Caspian Sea Monster for me. When 3-D printers are twenty quid.....? Quote
Broithe Posted May 22, 2013 Author Posted May 22, 2013 Until then - this isn't cheap - http://www.anigrand.com/AA4066_KM.htm Quote
Warbonnet Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Until then - this isn't cheap - http://www.anigrand.com/AA4066_KM.htm [ATTACH=CONFIG]7268[/ATTACH] But you get some free mystery planes! Apparently... Hmm, Think it's in the maybe pile at that price, material and size... Quote
Flying Scotsman 4472 Posted May 23, 2013 Posted May 23, 2013 Giant aircraft have been a bit of a Russian Was the Antonov not Ukrainian Quote
Broithe Posted May 23, 2013 Author Posted May 23, 2013 Was the Antonov not Ukrainian Indeed, he was, and the company still is, though it was really a product of the Soviet times. Sikorsky was pre-Soviet Russian. It's all rather complicated, I was just being rather (over) simplistic.. Quote
DiveController Posted February 4, 2015 Posted February 4, 2015 I haven't seen the commentary as apple haven't deemed flash player necessary on their products but that's a rant for another day. As for runway length - the AN-124's used to take nearly 5 minutes before rolling to power their engines up enough to get them off the ground, and even then used to use most of the 3200metres, so I can imagine what this monster needs! The TO run for Mriya is just under 10,000ft at Max TOW, 9,800, I think. Rwy 24 at SNN is only 9110ft (as I landed there several times in another life), so she could not go FULLY laden. No more than Ruslan due to increased wing area and 6 engines. The landing roll is even longer than the TO requirement if laden Quote
Broithe Posted April 12, 2015 Author Posted April 12, 2015 Back at Shannon again - http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0412/693592-worlds-largest-aircraft-shannon/ - due to leave around 10pm. Quote
DiveController Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Would love to see this baby take off in Shannon. Fran's gonna have to be quick then….. Back at Shannon again - http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/0412/693592-worlds-largest-aircraft-shannon/ - due to leave around 10pm. http://entertainment.ie/life/Pics-The-worlds-largest-aircraft-is-in-Shannon-right-now/361228.htm A little bit of disinformation on this page where it shows a 201 class being unloaded from an "An-225", although you can clearly see the centered tail, the photos is of the Ruslan and not Mriya Quote
Warbonnet Posted April 12, 2015 Posted April 12, 2015 Fran's gonna have to be quick then….. http://entertainment.ie/life/Pics-The-worlds-largest-aircraft-is-in-Shannon-right-now/361228.htm A little bit of disinformation on this page where it shows a 201 class being unloaded from an "An-225", although you can clearly see the centered tail, the photos is of the Ruslan and not Mriya Not with the masters on tonight. Sure it'll be back. Quote
Broithe Posted April 12, 2015 Author Posted April 12, 2015 Mmm, looks like it's due to leave at 2200 UTC which is now-ish. It going to Chateauroux - so probably fairly directly East - shame it's gone all cloudy... Quote
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