Attn ATL Spotters! Antonov-225 coming to ATL next Wednesday
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Attn ATL Spotters! Antonov-225 coming to ATL next Wednesday
Attn ATL Spotters!!! Antonov-225 transporters coming to ATL next Wedesday and I won't see it on Tuesday. They are here for transports with the pump to Japan. So here the links:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-...n-nuclear-site
Please be aware of Antonov-225 is coming to ATL next Wednesday. Thanks for your concerns.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-...n-nuclear-site
Please be aware of Antonov-225 is coming to ATL next Wednesday. Thanks for your concerns.
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Attn ATL Spotters!!! Antonov-225 transporters coming to ATL next Wedesday and I won't see it on Tuesday. They are here for transports with the pump to Japan. So here the links:
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-...n-nuclear-site
Please be aware of Antonov-225 is coming to ATL next Wednesday. Thanks for your concerns.
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-...n-nuclear-site
Please be aware of Antonov-225 is coming to ATL next Wednesday. Thanks for your concerns.
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I think it was a AN-124 that I saw at BDL a few years ago. That motha' was freakin' huge. I had time (picking someone up) so I watched it take off. It barely seemed to get off the ground vs. the end of the runway and real noisy.
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30 feet longer and wider than an A380 - it's almost worth a side trip to see it. I saw the smaller 124 several years ago and itwas impressively huge.
Do post if anyone finds the route of flight. I know it takes several short hops to get anywhere.
Can it even make it across the Pacific or will it need to take the normal Canada/Green/Iceland/etc path to Europe and hop over to Japan?
Do post if anyone finds the route of flight. I know it takes several short hops to get anywhere.
Can it even make it across the Pacific or will it need to take the normal Canada/Green/Iceland/etc path to Europe and hop over to Japan?
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I'm guessing it will cross the Pacific, not the Atlantic. There are various points on the way where it could refuel, but I think it can make it from Alaska to Japan. The ranges is between 2500 mi (max payload) to 9500 mi (with full fuel). ANC-NRT is ~3500 mi, so it should be fine for this flight.
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I have absolutely no idea what time is it. I'll try to find out any more info. I will be there in ATL during 2.5 hours layover. I am flying PHX-ATL-BOS for redeye flight and back to ATL then ongoing to PHX. I will try to check it out. If my flight is running on-time.
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