AN 225 - Flyin' Again

[Splash]

Geez!!! Lucked in last week, got to see the AN 225 - it landed at Gander Intl, NL.  Knew it was being refurbished but didnt know it was flyin' and all of a sudden there it was.  Was headin back to Europe somewhere.  What a huge, awesome aircraft.  Its truly amazing that monster can even get airborne.  Anyone else seen it?
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[katana_1000]

its so big the wings must first lift themselves,then the plane.

[Splash]

Now you know better, Tipster - One never has a camera when they want it the most.  lol   It was totally unexpected and absolutely thrilling.  They did show it on the TV news that evening but ya gotta see that sucker for real.
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[Blade]

How about getting a camera to take shots of it leaving?

[Splash]

Now ya tell me, Blade.  Nah, it was a very short stop - refuelling, and too far to go home and get it.  I suppose I could have bought one of those disposables at the airport (Now I think of it)   Ah Well, never know - it may be back again.  About a month ago the Concorde stopped in, so one never knows what is going to land here
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[Blade]

From now on when you go near a airport keep a little camera handy, you never know what may show up.  ;)

[Rifleman]

I saw one on approach a few yrs back when I worked under the flight path of 23R of YYZ about 4 miles outside the outer marker................was the first time I saw an A/C with 3 powerplants slung from each wing, outside of a B-36, B-47 and B-52, that is.............

[ozzy72]

You lucky devil Splash. That is my favourite stunt plane, and I've still not seen it in real life!
However yesterday afternoon 3 Mi-24s went bombing over my flat in a hurry, of course I didn't have any film in my camera! Bugger.
Think I'll have to get one of those digital ones eventually.

Ozzy

[Splash]

Okay Blade, there's a camera and binos in the car!!!!  lolll   And Ozzy, I wondered how the heck did you get that thingy inverted. under a bridge, while I was standin' there all googly eyed starin' at it  lol
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[ozzy72]

As I recall it all started with that demented post involving a 747, and you just kept challenging me splash?  ;D

Ozzy

[Mr. Bones]

does anyone know if the AN225 will visit the paris air show this year? i think it did in 2001 but i wasn't there.  :(

this year i'll be there, so i want the Myria also be there...  ;)

[Splash]

Check out this site for some great pics of the AN-225  www.xp-office.de/an225.htm   I would think since its back in business as the worlds largest air cargo, it will start showing up at most, if not all of the major airshows.  And I just heard it was over here delivering some power equipment that couldnt be flown by any other plane.  It has become one of my favourite aircraft, since Ozzy drove it under the bridge (inverted), and since seeing it I appreciate that feat even more  lol
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