By: wysiwyg - 29th November 2002 at 22:56
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
Yes, Russian airframes have generally been pretty good but let down by poor engine design. That’s why I was so impressed when you told me you can get a Tu204 with RB211’s.
By: KabirT - 29th November 2002 at 09:12
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
Yup an An 124.
By: mongu - 29th November 2002 at 00:02
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
Well I never knew that!
Is it just an engine thing (not that I want to dis Russky engines) ? If so there would seem to be possibilities for export sales if it were re-engined with something like a GE90 or a Trent ?
By: wysiwyg - 28th November 2002 at 23:23
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
I love watching them but they are a nightmare to operate around. Before take off they have to run at 50% thrust for 2 minutes and then at take off thrust for 2 minutes before brake release. This has to be done on the runway (to avoid blowing things away and in case of brake failure) so it occupies the runway for 4 minutes + the time taken to taxi onto the runway + the time to take off. It is a controllers nightmare. Looks like the mutts nuts though!
By: frankvw - 28th November 2002 at 21:16
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
An124
By: A330Crazy - 28th November 2002 at 19:26
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
Thats the one out of the new bond film, or one like it, great pic kabir! 🙂
By: mongu - 28th November 2002 at 18:21
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
Great aircraft. If Boeing or Lockheed made it, the USAF would have hundreds flying around.
By: T5 - 28th November 2002 at 18:12
RE: Pic Of The Day-Maybe if he stands on stilts?
[updated:LAST EDITED ON 28-11-02 AT 06:34 PM (GMT)]Great photo – what sort of Antonov is it?
The Antonov 225 is currently the largest aircraft in the world according to a reliable source.
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