Antonov An-124

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I live right next to the final approach for Helena Regional airport which houses the Montana National Guard. I have seen numerous different airplanes land here over the yrs including C-5's. But early this week we got a special treat. The An-124 was so large that it looked like it was going to fall from the sky on landing. Check it out.

www.helenair.com/jumbojet

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[ChrisL 2]

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http://helenair.com/news/local/military/article_ce275e52-63d3-11df-b63b-001cc4c002e0.html

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Thanks. I appreciate that.

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[JohnMitchell 14]

I wonder if this one would have fit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225

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I'm not sure if that could land here or not, but I'd sure like to see it.

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Meh. It's still not an AN-2.

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How many skydivers do you think we could fit in there?

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How many skydivers do you think we could fit in there?

That depends - when do stop calling yourself a skydiver?

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Let me rephrase that. Think of the big way that could be done from a single plane.

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I figured a C-17 could lift over 300 jumpers, so maybe double that.

Trying to find a place to sit and hoping no one farted would both be big problems.

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http://helenair.com/news/local/military/article_ce275e52-63d3-11df-b63b-001cc4c002e0.html

That thing flies in to Nashville once or twice a Month and their approach is usually on runway 13 at Nashville Intl, which is directly over my Parent's house, and I'll tell you, that thing is fucking HUGE! It amazes me that it can stay in the air as slow as it is flying when it comes in. It may look slow because it's so big, but it's definitely not as fast as the Southwest 737's and American MD-80's.
I've been told by people who work at the Airport, that they come in to haul a load of airplane wings to Russia from Vought Aircraft over by the airport. I think it's for Airbus. It makes Airforce 1 look like a tinker toy!

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How many skydivers do you think we could fit in there?

around 500 in a 124

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Let me rephrase that. Think of the big way that could be done from a single plane.

How long after the first folks left would the last get out?... So, how far away would they be (H & V)?

Which is why, I guess that multiple planes are better for big ways (?)

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Let me rephrase that. Think of the big way that could be done from a single plane.

we had to do a 450/500 people mass dive 2 years ago, but the event was cancelled by the Ukrainian authorities...

I'd go again if they tried to put it together again.

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