My Heavy Russian Friend

[poker_jake]

A Heavy AN-124 flew in to work today and luckily someone got me off position to shoot it:

 

[Ernicus]

That's a lot of landing gear. cool shots.

 

[tangerine]

I think he has a heavier brother called AN-127

 

[g13a]

That's Amazing series..!!

 

[NE-KID]

That's pretty cool...Airplane over sized the runway!

 

[SCraig]

Cool shots. That's most assuredly not something that we see every day around this part of the world! One landed here a couple of years ago but I didn't know anything about it until it was too late. Good catch.

 

[poker_jake]

Thanks all, there is a second one flying in today but suppose to be a low ceiling all day

I think he has a heavier brother called AN-127

The AN-225 is his huge brother.

 

[slackercruster]

Great series!!

 

[Patriot]

Remains me of the C-5 Galaxy!!! I love big planes!

 

[SCraig]

Remains me of the C-5 Galaxy!!! I love big planes!

When the C-5 was introduced it was the largest aircraft on the planet. Right after that the Russians introduced one of the Antonovs (I don't remember the model) that was a few inches longer and a few inches wider simply so they could claim the title of world's largest aircraft.

Whatever the model was there were a LOT of similarities between it and the C-5 because industrial espionage was so prevalent at the time it was basically built on the same plans as the C-5. At least that's what I read somewhere along the line

 

[Joel_W]

A really super set. Nicely done.

 

[Frequency]

:thumbsup:

 

[poker_jake]

I wish I would have had my camera when he departed this morning. There was a wet runway and the thrust from the engines created rooster tails and looked awesome.