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AN-124 Off Road

PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 9:38 am
by OVERLORD_CHRIS
Was messing around on my phone at work and saw this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6bKCsJd2K0

But while looking from my computer I saw this from the news, looks like it is related:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyTbi2Jx ... re=related

Aide from that, this is very impressive for a plane this size :)

Re: AN-124 Off Road

PostPosted: Fri Mar 19, 2010 11:33 am
by ApplePie
:o That marshaller at 0:21 is running for his life!

Re: AN-124 Off Road

PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 3:45 am
by Sir_Crashalot
Wasn't the AN124 designed to land on unsurfaced runways? So it could go anywhere?

Neat video though, driving it out of the mud.

Carlo ;)

Re: AN-124 Off Road

PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:09 am
by expat
Try that with a Boeing or Bus and it would end in tears.......Power, strain, snap, thump  ;D

Matt

Re: AN-124 Off Road

PostPosted: Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:57 am
by DaveSims
Good thing there was probably frost in the ground.  I have personally seen a -124 leave ruts in 12 inches of asphalt, I can't imagine taking one in the dirt.  On the plus side, with 24 tires it has pretty good weight distribution.

Re: AN-124 Off Road

PostPosted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 6:00 am
by Meck
Nice vid!!!  :o

See: you don't need all-wheel drive when you got ~1000kN of thrust...  ;) ;D