An-124 thread

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@fox..

No.. he was talking about some other pictures moved from this topic.

 

@jpm:

 

nom nom nom

 

:D

[combatace]

 

This is An-225, six engines and the biggest flying machine in the world. There is only one built and it is owned by Ukrainian company.

 

An-124 Ruslan

An-225 Mriya

Edited July 6, 2010 by combatace

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another bunch

 

 

[4c Hajduk Veljko]

Boeing may assemble An-124 transport planes - paper

Situation might be a little different now that Ukraine has Janukovich for a president.

[jpm1]

shows well how huge is the plane

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http://www.ruslanint.com/ (love the logo)

[pauldy]

I saw this plane once in NAIA's cargo ramp (wonder what it was carrying though..) For sure it was huge^ It had a the distinct Volga-Denpr livery.

[jpm1]

France is big operator of the plane , each week there's a flight between France and A-stan

[rhino]

Now there is a certain movement in RU to open up the production lines for the An-124. Well done, the markets & services need that kind of a/c badly.

http://en.rian.ru/russia/20100930/160778861.html

 

As unbelieveable as it sounds even the An-70 will come back alive. These guys over there made some promising decisions.

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15552647&PageNum=0

 

"They say", there is no comparison between the An-70 and the A400M...

we'll see!

 

rhino

[Mikoyan89]

http://photo.volga-dnepr.com/gallery/?g=1&sort=rating&page=1

very good ruslan pics on this site

 

[rhino]

@mikoyan89

 

I've to admit, a pretty good site. tks...

 

rhino

[Mikoyan89]

@rhino you're welcome

On that site there are also pics from my house...:D. well,not my house but i consider so,because it's since i was two years old that i frequent this airport. In these pics the an124 of Volga Dnepr resting on the Kilo Apron of the Turin airport...An incident occured, rejected take off after three engines flamed out. Probably caused by Bird Stirke http://www.avherald.com/h?article=430b4430&opt=0

[Mikoyan89]

After one year,the Italian safety agency for the aviation (ANSV) has released the final report for the incident occurred at the turin airport

 

http://www.ansv.it/cgi-bin/ita/racc%20%20sicurezza%20inchiesta%20RA-82079.pdf (english)

 

Engine inspection has found cracking of the 5th stage of the high pressure compressor that induced fatigue phenomena on the 6th stage,and with one blade missing.

The engine designer knew the problem and the solution was to introduce a modification at the moment of the overhaul,but this action is considered not sufficient by italian authorities

[rhino]

Now there seems to be some kind of activity to start the program for the new series of the An-124 Ruslan heavy lifter. After almost 2 years of negotiations these companies have good plans to built a more technical advanced aircraft.

 

Let's see what a partnership of Russia and the Ukraine will create in the coming years.

Here is the link:

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/2012-07-09/russia-ukraine-pact-set-put-ruslan-heavylifter-back-production

 

rhino

[Zapper]

AN-124 at Ontario, CA Airport KONT

 

I spotted an AN-124 at Riverside County's Ontario (KONT) airport. It seems the huge cargo planes park there in between jobs. I have attached a picture.

Edited July 14, 2012 by Zapper
grammer

[rhino]

According to the attached link Russian & Ukrainian airlines "Volga-Dnepr" won the tender for strategic air support for NATO (SALIS program):

http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2012/7/10/1099/

That means they need more new An-124-500 a/c.

 

rhino