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WORLDS BIGGEST Aircraft Unveiled in Ukraine Antonov An-225 Mriya
You Tube ^ | March 16, 2013 | Scotty Scott

Posted on 06/01/2013 7:52:41 PM PDT by lbryce

I won't look at Soviet, Russian inspired anything no matter how spectacular simply out of spite but this Russian flying garbage can, by no mean beautiful is worth a peek taking off in a manner you might call Antonov Anachronisitic


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: aerospace; an225; antonov; aviation; chat; oldnews; russia; worldsbiggestjet
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To: X-spurt

>>>Riding in any Russian aircraft is a blind roll of the dice.<<<

In fact statistics is not about to back your statement.
The problem with Russian aircraft is it often used by 3rd rate 3rd world operators and most are crashing for a reasons of lack of maintenance of pilot error.

Most their airliners are built after military platforms with most critical systems dubbed. Their structural integrity standards for airliners are higher too and it is pretty common to walk from a Russian planewreck alive.

If all these savage carriers could put a hand on Boeings and Airbuses it could be all the same disastrous or worse.


41 posted on 06/01/2013 10:30:51 PM PDT by cunning_fish
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To: cunning_fish
damn, it didn't sink into the mud!!!
42 posted on 06/01/2013 10:34:18 PM PDT by Chode (Stand UP and Be Counted, or line up and be numbered - *DTOM* -ww- NO Pity for the LAZY)
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To: cunning_fish

43 posted on 06/01/2013 10:53:54 PM PDT by Don W (There is no gun problem, there is a lack of humanity problem!)
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To: Yardstick

44 posted on 06/01/2013 10:54:07 PM PDT by stormer
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To: lbryce

This is new news” That plane first flew in 1988. It’s not new! The Ruskies now use them to fly outsized cargo around the world. It’s just a scaled up C5 with a couple more engines to keep it up in the sky!


45 posted on 06/01/2013 10:56:13 PM PDT by vette6387
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To: Carry_Okie

The tails were intentionally designed that way to accommodate external payloads like the Buran.


46 posted on 06/01/2013 11:07:20 PM PDT by James C. Bennett (An Australian.)
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To: lbryce
This one always impressed me.

Ekranoplan KM 'Caspian Sea Monster' seaplane

47 posted on 06/02/2013 12:44:51 AM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: MasterGunner01

Got to see this up close several years ago when it was moving some equipment for Eli Lilly.

Looks great, but it really was a complete pig. Pilot seats mounted on wooden blocks, Dollar Store electric fans mounted on the dash, due to no Air Conditioning, many nearly bald tires showing thread, numerous missing rivets, etc.

The ATA mechanics worked on this thing for free, just to have it in their log books.

Was on the ground here for nearly two weeks, waiting on a part.


48 posted on 06/02/2013 12:54:06 AM PDT by tcrlaf (Well, it is what the Sheeple voted for....)
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To: Gene Eric

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0sDN-CQZCs


49 posted on 06/02/2013 2:08:43 AM PDT by Figment
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To: lbryce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsdDL2k_Fw

A380 maiden arrival at SFO.

50 posted on 06/02/2013 2:28:11 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: cynwoody
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgsdDL2k_Fw
51 posted on 06/02/2013 2:28:55 AM PDT by cynwoody
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To: lbryce

We could be seeing on of these in the not too distant future landing in Syria with some S-300 systems aboard...


52 posted on 06/02/2013 4:01:23 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: MistrX

The Russians have always and still are greatly enamored of “big” projects. Google “Maxim Gorky” and you can see that their love for big planes goes way back.


53 posted on 06/02/2013 5:40:04 AM PDT by Jimmy Valentine (DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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To: GeorgeWashingtonsGhost
I counted 32 tires on that thing.

That is an amazing main bogie.

54 posted on 06/02/2013 7:08:46 AM PDT by Flick Lives (We're going to be just like the old Soviet Union, but with free cell phones!)
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To: Don W

Beautiful graphic.


55 posted on 06/02/2013 7:28:57 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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To: Carry_Okie

It is included in the flyer they hand you when you go visit the Evergreen museum in McMinnville. In addition to the Spruce Goose, they have an SR-71, a B-17, a Spitfire, an ME-262, and tons of other significant aircraft. They even have a Thunderchief!


56 posted on 06/02/2013 9:41:33 AM PDT by Don W (There is no gun problem, there is a lack of humanity problem!)
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To: Don W
It is included in the flyer they hand you when you go visit the Evergreen museum in McMinnville.

Ever been to the Commemorative Air Force museum in Midland, TX? Their stuff flies!

They have the only B-29 Superfortress, Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, and Bell P-39 Airacobra fighter. Then there are the Consolidated B-24A Liberator Diamond Lil', Bell P-63 Kingcobra fighter, Douglas SBD Dauntless and North American P-51D Mustang Red Nose, all of which are one of only two or three of that type still flying today. Rare Axis aircraft operated by the CAF include an original Japanese Mitsubishi A6M3 "Zero" carrier-based fighter and a German Ju-52. These aircraft are all flown regularly in support of the CAF mission.

57 posted on 06/02/2013 9:47:41 AM PDT by Carry_Okie (An economy is not a zero-sum game, but politics usually is.)
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To: lbryce; Ernest_at_the_Beach; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; bigheadfred; Bockscar; ...

“Russian flying garbage can” is a little unfair if they haven’t actually claimed that it can fly. ;’)


58 posted on 06/02/2013 12:52:39 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Romney would have been worse, if you're a dumb ass.)
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To: cunning_fish

Thanks for the link. That’s pretty impressive.


59 posted on 06/02/2013 5:52:57 PM PDT by Trod Upon (Every penny given to film and TV media companies goes right into enemy coffers. Starve them out!)
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To: lbryce

bttt


60 posted on 06/09/2013 4:26:31 AM PDT by hattend (Firearms and ammunition...the only growing industries under the Obama regime.)
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