Slappie 9 #1 March 17, 2010 Yep, I've chartered the big boy for a hot ass shipment to Korea. http://www.ilankelman.org/themes/antonov.jpg This beast will be touching down in Houston IAH this Friday. We load out on Saturday morning. I've seen the little brother the 124 before. I've never EVER seen this one except in pictures. Hopefully I'll be able to post up some pix next week of the tour and load out. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cocheese 0 #2 March 17, 2010 Not to sound like Ippo Fabbi or anything but "Big ways! Big ways! i want to do big ways!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #3 March 17, 2010 Quote Not to sound like Ippo Fabbi or anything but "Big ways! Big ways! i want to do big ways!" To bad I couldn't load up 500 of my closest friends and go for a jump huh? Hell with a payload of 550,000lbs I think we could fit more then 500 on the load. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #4 March 17, 2010 QuoteYep, I've chartered the big boy for a hot ass shipment to Korea. http://www.ilankelman.org/themes/antonov.jpg This beast will be touching down in Houston IAH this Friday. We load out on Saturday morning. I've seen the little brother the 124 before. I've never EVER seen this one except in pictures. Hopefully I'll be able to post up some pix next week of the tour and load out. Hell with a payload of 550,000lbs I think we could fit more then 500 on the load. 550,000 lbs?? Thats ALOT of hot ass!"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pokerstar 0 #5 March 17, 2010 Jesus that is a big plane.Fortunately, I'm adhering to a pretty strict, uh, drug, uh, regimen to keep my mind, you know, uh, limber. --- The Dude --- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #6 March 17, 2010 QuoteJesus that is a big plane. I would love to see a side by side comparison to a Boeing 747..."Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #7 March 17, 2010 QuoteQuoteJesus that is a big plane. I would love to see a side by side comparison to a Boeing 747... Not a side by side, but it's close enough. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Giant_planes_comparison.svg The reason we've chartered the Antonov, is the 747 can't handle what we're shipping. The doors and nose load plane just doesn't have the opening we need. So the big beast is coming in to handle it. "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tiger6513 0 #8 March 17, 2010 DamnTravis Roy Foundation. At very least its a tax write off Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #9 March 17, 2010 QuoteYep, I've chartered the big boy for a hot ass shipment to Korea. Callsign "HeavyLift"or HLA, right? I've worked the AN-225 through my sector before, as well as a few AN-124's that haul freight. I've never seen one in the flesh, though. Take some pics when you walk through that bad boy, the only one of its kind. What are you shipping? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #10 March 17, 2010 Quote Quote Not to sound like Ippo Fabbi or anything but "Big ways! Big ways! i want to do big ways!" To bad I couldn't load up 500 of my closest friends and go for a jump huh? Hell with a payload of 550,000lbs I think we could fit more then 500 on the load. But Exits woudl be a BITCH..http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2338595320053366231trenfp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #11 March 17, 2010 Let's see, hmmm, 225# per jumper, I'm thinking 2000 jumpers on that bad boy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #12 March 17, 2010 The reason we've chartered the Antonov, is the 747 can't handle what we're shipping. The doors and nose load plane just doesn't have the opening we need. So the big beast is coming in to handle it. My better 1/2 got to fly that monster from IAH to EWR a few years back. She speaks Russian and knew the PIC from when it was doing the airshow curcit years ago. It was at Oshkosh parked nose to nose with a C-5, IIRC the capacity was almost 2X that of our at the time biggest mil-transport. It proved to be a bit of an embarrassment for the Air Force guys, the 225 was scheduled to do a fly-by but the C-5 didn't have a tow bar to be moved out of the way...No problem the Ruskies said, they moved all the light aircraft away, fired up the Antonov...hit the reversers and BACKED that hulk away from the C-5 and down the taxiway like it was a Smart-Car! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #13 March 17, 2010 Quote Let's see, hmmm, 225# per jumper, I'm thinking 2000 jumpers on that bad boy. But it is a nose loader, (check out my link right above your post) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Slappie 9 #14 March 17, 2010 I'm shipping some BOP Stack equipment to meet up with the Semi-Sub being built in Korea. We're not even going to tax it on take off. Just about 110k kilos of freight. But we've got some super long strings. Couple TJ (Telescopic Joints) with assorted equipment that must be in Korea ASAP! "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #15 March 17, 2010 The Antonov 225 was designed to haul the Soviet Space Shuttle. That six-engined monster is considerably larger than a Boeing 747 or Lockheed C-5 military transport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #16 March 17, 2010 Lot of wheels on that thing. And you can see the family resemblance, can't you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maxmadmax 8 #17 March 17, 2010 Big bird occasionally flies into IAH and it's actually flown over my house twice. You hear those engines and start scanning the sky for something. Then it appears! And all you can do is watch in stunned wonder as it passes overhead. Don't go away mad....just go away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #18 March 17, 2010 Quote Big bird occasionally flies into IAH and it's actually flown over my house twice. You hear those engines and start scanning the sky for something. Then it appears! And all you can do is watch in stunned wonder as it passes overhead. We're just north of the long runway @ IAH, when she comes in it's LOUD and cast quite a shadow... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #19 March 17, 2010 Quote But it is a nose loader, (check out my link right above your post) Are you sure it's not a drive thru like the C-5? http://pulse2.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/c-5-galaxy.jpg If not, we can exit the side doors. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #20 March 17, 2010 Quote Quote But it is a nose loader, (check out my link right above your post) Are you sure it's not a drive thru like the C-5? http://pulse2.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/c-5-galaxy.jpg If not, we can exit the side doors. Don't know, but I haven't found any shots of the rear open! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeJD 0 #21 March 17, 2010 Quote Let's see, hmmm, 225# per jumper, I'm thinking 2000 jumpers on that bad boy. My exit weight's only about 180. Any chance I can be number 2001? Everyone could just shuffle up a bit. You won't even know I'm there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 3 #22 March 17, 2010 Quote Quote But it is a nose loader, (check out my link right above your post) Are you sure it's not a drive thru like the C-5? http://pulse2.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/c-5-galaxy.jpg If not, we can exit the side doors. Provided its got paratroop doors... Dont think the steps of a normal door would be a good idea."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #23 March 17, 2010 QuoteQuote Quote But it is a nose loader, (check out my link right above your post) Are you sure it's not a drive thru like the C-5? http://pulse2.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/c-5-galaxy.jpg If not, we can exit the side doors. Don't know, but I haven't found any shots of the rear open! It's a walk through.... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyrider 0 #24 March 17, 2010 QuoteQuoteQuote Quote But it is a nose loader, (check out my link right above your post) Are you sure it's not a drive thru like the C-5? http://pulse2.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/c-5-galaxy.jpg If not, we can exit the side doors. Don't know, but I haven't found any shots of the rear open! It's a walk through.... tailgate or raise the tail like the front? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #25 March 18, 2010 Quote Quote Quote Quote Quote But it is a nose loader, (check out my link right above your post) Are you sure it's not a drive thru like the C-5? http://pulse2.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/c-5-galaxy.jpg If not, we can exit the side doors. Don't know, but I haven't found any shots of the rear open! It's a walk through.... tailgate or raise the tail like the front? I'm trying to remember, it's been a while since I was in it...I'm looking for some pics I have. IIRC it's a side to side clam-shell with a ramp that extends out. I Do recall walking in and seeing 2 or 3 overhead I-beam cranes on tracks like in a machine shop for moving things around inside... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
