Antonov

SkyWolfe · Post by **SkyWolfe** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:24 am

Hiya, thought I might post something positive. Still a ltitle mindless but positive none the less. Please don't fry me I'm new :>

The other day a Antonov landed at Vancouver airport for 24hrs to p/u a helicopter...

I must say it was really great... I was actually boggled at how large it was...

Anyone else want to share?

Springbok · Post by **Springbok** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 11:58 am

They are truly amazing aircraft. I worked for a company called Africa Cargo Airlines in Malawi in 1997 and we flew a fleet of 2 Antonov 32`s. We mainly did cargo runs to and from South Africa. They carried about 6.5 tons of cargo. Once we had to move a load of vehicles so we leased an Antonov 12 for the job. It is the biggest of the range that I have seen first hand. It even still had the rear gunners turret intact!

I am searching through some old fotos as I know I have some of the 32. I might have packed them already as I am in the process of moving, but will keep up the search.

What a/c landed at Vancouver?

SkyWolfe · Post by **SkyWolfe** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:27 pm

I'm not sure, it was here to p/u a helicopter to bring to Iraq for the earthquake victems.

I was really sad I did not bring a camera, because my memory is already fading now. I do remember a van was driving around the area and it drove under the wing and looked like a little bug. I thought that was quite amazing. Ide love to see any photos you have if they are available since I could only see from the back through a fence >.<

Springbok · Post by **Springbok** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 5:00 pm

Go to http://www.antonov.com

I would hazard a guess that you probably saw the AN 124 "Ruslan" or AN-70. The largest is the AN-225 "Mriya".

Go check them out.

Lommer · Post by **Lommer** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 6:54 pm

It was a 124, I saw it too and all I can say is that thing is frickin' HUGE. The first aircraft I've ever seen with twin nose gears...

Fork-Tailed Devil · Post by **Fork-Tailed Devil** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 8:04 pm

I snapped a couple of pictures of the take-off. Here you go.

WJflyer · Post by **WJflyer** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:21 pm

The AN-124 is bigger than the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy lifter that the USAF uses...

Inverted2 · Post by **Inverted2** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:27 pm

Theyre building a second AN225, saw the pic of it under construction on airliners.net

bizjet_mania · Post by **bizjet_mania** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:30 pm

We get the Polet and Volga Dneper AN124 as well as the occasional Antonov Bureau one. I believe the Polet one is contracted to fly steel in from Tokyo for Toyota's Cambridge plant. The routing is RJAA-PANC-CYYZ-RJAA

bizjet_mania · Post by **bizjet_mania** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 9:31 pm

UNS1C · Post by **UNS1C** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:27 am

Got a pic but don't know how to put it on here? Anyone?

monkeyspankmasterflex · Wed Nov 02, 2005 5:56 am

Here's the big guy:

Dust Devil · Post by **Dust Devil** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:02 am

That thing is insane!!!

SkyWolfe · Post by **SkyWolfe** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 9:28 am

WOW! That's fricken huge.

Great pics.... What time did the Antonov take off? Was it loud? I wanted to see that but I had to work that day

Springbok · Post by **Springbok** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 10:29 am

SkyWolfe wrote:Hiya, thought I might post something positive. Still a ltitle mindless but positive none the less. Please don't fry me I'm new :>

The other day a Antonov landed at Vancouver airport for 24hrs to p/u a helicopter...

I must say it was really great... I was actually boggled at how large it was...

Anyone else want to share?

And so you can see that the folks that hang around AvCanada turn out to be a wealth of info!! And nobody fried you either. You do however push the envelope a little with your "Was it loud" question in the last post

SkyWolfe · Post by **SkyWolfe** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:19 pm

Sorry!

I do appreciate the replies :>

Thanks

Springbok · Post by **Springbok** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 8:36 pm

No need to say sorry, I am just yanking your chain and being an ass!

mellow_pilot · Post by **mellow_pilot** » Thu Nov 03, 2005 1:13 am

You sure that wasn't yanking his ass and being a chai... wait, that kinda fell apart. Well, just stop feelin' guy's asses!

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