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Robbo
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28th Oct 07 at 12:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Antonov AN-225 is due into RAF Brize Norton in an hour and I'm just off to go and have a look-see... my soon to be Brother-in-law is takign me onboard to have a gander as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225
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28th Oct 07 at 12:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Nice one, take another camera along and try to get a vid too
Cosmo
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28th Oct 07 at 12:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
looks on the large side
Robbo
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Taking me digi cam along but ill be surprise dif im even allowed it on camp tbh
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nB54sh4grqc

christ!
andy1868
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not enough wheels
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andy how many more does it neeed
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dunno, i'm not an aeronautical engineer. 1000?
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can you imagine
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my imagination is being held hostage by terrorists
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I remember this from my "mega machines" book from when i was little.

Love how the whole nose opens up to get stuff in

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Kerry
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I AM SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO JEALOUS THE CONDOR IS MY FAVE CIVILIAN AIRCRAFT
Robbo
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28th Oct 07 at 15:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Well that was fun Cold and wet but nae too bad! Good lord is it big as well Got some piccies ina mo

Also, a vid of the nose going up if anyone can host?
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photobucket for the video
Robbo
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I don't have a Photobucket account :S
Robbo
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28th Oct 07 at 15:28   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
To gauge the size of the tyres...



They have loads of spare tyres onboard... we asked why and apparently the are one-off tyres and cost US $15k each!!
Robbo
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... And I'm 6ft
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Impressive plane.
Robbo
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28th Oct 07 at 15:33   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
So big that no matter where I went in the landing bay I could not fit it all in one piccy

BTW It has an awesome turning circle, better than my old CTR tbh
Kerry
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Thats huge, tha cars look smaller than the engines on the plane
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Awesome planes. Ive got a quote at work to charter one!
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quote:
Originally posted by Robbo
Antonov AN-225 is due into RAF Brize Norton in an hour and I'm just off to go and have a look-see... my soon to be Brother-in-law is takign me onboard to have a gander as well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov_An-225




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