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What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:11 pmby Fly2e
I have never seen nor heard of this thing!
It is called a Gazpromavia Antonov AN-74TK-1000C.
Is it me or did the designers put the engines on the top of the wing instead of the bottom and a bit too close together
;D
Dave
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:14 pmby Craig.
ah the mickey mouse plane. cool shots. we had one in bristol a few years back.
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:14 pmby || Andy ||
Ahh its pretty common.. ;D
Spectacular a/c imo
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:16 pmby Felix/FFDS
Dave - You've led a sheltered life.... Jet efflux over the wings is old technology, which only Antonov has really managed to commercialize...
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:20 pmby C
Been around over 20 years - i've got pics of it at Farnborough in the mid 80s...
The other benefit of the enging position is it keeps the muck out of the airflow when operating off ill prepared surfaces...
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:30 pmby Fly2e
[quote]Posted by: Felix/FFDS Posted on: Today at 3:16pm
Dave
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:38 pmby flyboy 28
Ah the Coaler. Dates back to the 70's. Where was that, Dave? I've seen one fly around here..
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 2:49 pmby TacitBlue
I've seen that before also. And I could swear I've seen pictures of a similar aircraft that was amphibious. Anyone know what it might be?
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:12 pmby Ivan
Be-200 or A-40, both by Beriev
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:21 pmby flyboy 28
But Ivan, it says right on the nose "An-74"
..Antonov..
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:26 pmby Woodlouse2002
But Ivan, it says right on the nose "An-74"
..Antonov..
He was naming the amphibious aircraft that Tacitblue was asking about with a similar engine layout.
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:26 pmby TacitBlue
He was responding to my question. I looked up both A-40 and Be-200 on Airliners.net, and: Wow, what an impressive aircraft!
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 3:26 pmby ATI_7500
*sigh*
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Fri Jun 10, 2005 9:41 pmby flyboy 28
Oh. Missed that..
Re: What a Strange Looking Aircraft!
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Sat Jun 11, 2005 1:40 amby legoalex2000
wait this lookes like an A-10 Thunberbolt for the commerical industry. mabye boeing makes it?
I could be wrong...
Ramos