sinker 0 #1 August 7, 2003 russian made, for transporting their copy-cat space shuttle, a la NASA's 747. yes, it really has 6 engines... largest plane in the world. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pablito 0 #2 August 7, 2003 That's a mountrous Airplane "If you don't overcome your fears they will overcome you first" Shady Monkey/6Segundos Rodriguez/AKA Pablito Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Viking 0 #3 August 7, 2003 can the Rantoul airport support it?I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 226 #4 August 7, 2003 I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casie 0 #5 August 7, 2003 Purdy!~Porn Kitty WARNING: Goldschlager causes extreme emotional outbursts! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #6 August 7, 2003 C-5ski. One has been at Boeing Field a couple of times in the past few years."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 August 7, 2003 What for.. to move all the management to Chicago?? Amazon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #8 August 7, 2003 QuoteWhat for.. to move all the management to Chicago?? Amazon Too late for that! "The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beavdog 0 #9 August 7, 2003 would be kewl if there was more than like 3 of them in the world...they are old and were junked for several years. discovery wings had some special on them a couple weeks ago Here's to the Breezes that blows through the Trezzez..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #10 August 7, 2003 There's only one and it's back to flying. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #11 August 7, 2003 hey dave... you up at sikorsky in bridgeport yet? -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beavdog 0 #12 August 7, 2003 yea, i knew it was flying again, but couldnt remember how many there were Here's to the Breezes that blows through the Trezzez..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #13 August 7, 2003 Yup, if there's anything Soviet Russia could do, it was build stuff FREAK'N HUGE. Not that the design really needed it, but damnit, they like building things HUGE.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
n2skdvn 0 #14 August 7, 2003 and the russian shuttle was destroyed a while back the hangar it was in colapsed due to too much snow on the roofif my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN my site Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #15 August 7, 2003 if you look it up on airliners.net you can see some shots of it during an airshow. the pilot is whipping that monstrosity around the sky pretty well. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #16 August 7, 2003 First lift, Get It On!! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #17 August 7, 2003 Mmmmmmm...I hope their 'doors' down blow off after take off __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #18 August 7, 2003 when it's 10 minute call, you can relax.. it takes an hour to load that sucker. but just think, the 300-way could have fit on one plane. Of course the seperations would've been a bitch... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogue108 0 #19 August 7, 2003 I remember seeing one at an airshow years ago in Canada. That is one big plane. I could only imagine the price of a jump ticket or the time it takes to fuel. We might have to extend a runway or two Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #20 August 7, 2003 QuoteQuoteWhat for.. to move all the management to Chicago?? Amazon Too late for that! Baseball is more important in WA I guess.My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattb 0 #21 August 7, 2003 Any airplane experts want to speculate why so many wheels? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #22 August 7, 2003 b/c it wouldn't be too effective as a unicycle... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffD 0 #23 August 7, 2003 More wheels = more surface area so it wont damage the runway when all the weight is transfered from the wings to the runway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dterrick 0 #24 August 7, 2003 QuoteI remember seeing one at an airshow years ago in Canada. What you saw was the Antonov AN-124. Thre is only ONE AN-225 and it spent most of its life post-USSR breakup in mothballs and being canabalized for parts. I saw the special the Wings Channel did on Antonov planes. http://www.airliners.net/info/stats.main?id=40 The AN-124 'appears' to be a carbon copy - it's just a larger scale version of the plane. I too saw a 124 at an airshow here in the early 90's. Makes a C-5 or a C-17 look small. Strangely, I also had a dream it arrived at our DZ looking for loadfill at manifest... Yikes was that a disturbing dream! -Dave Life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend (Lennon/McCartney) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewboo 0 #25 August 7, 2003 If i remember correctly the, back during the competion between the solviet union and the USA...the russians built it 3' longer, needlessly just to be larger than the American C5A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
