Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:31 amI love this beast.
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:31 amPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 12:56 amSeen this ones little brother do a wing over from runway to possible 1200 AGL , pull it tight in the airfield parameter , this was 1988 in Australia , Richmond Air Force Base , the AN225 was then rumour , 90's Paris Airshow showed the aircraft so docile due to its size was easy to handle , course back then was designed for or to carry the 'Bruan' , the Russian Space Shuttle .
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:34 amIan Warren wrote:QUOTE (Ian Warren @ Aug 7 2010, 12:56 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Seen this ones little brother do a wing over from runway to possible 1200 AGL , pull it tight in the airfield parameter , this was 1988 in Australia , Richmond Air Force Base , the AN225 was then rumour , 90's Paris Airshow showed the aircraft so docile due to its size was easy to handle , course back then was designed for or to carry the 'Bruan' , the Russian Space Shuttle .
This......super beast
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:03 amShould i post the photos ... nah BIG is it ..... Big is Good
PS: this is not an advert for Mitre10
PS: this is not an advert for Mitre10
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:08 amPost them 
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:42 amIm sure they are still in the first photo-bucket folder, hecks .. how time has gone past , 2007 ... i hope i have not deleted them
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 8:34 amYup, gotta hand it to those Ruskies - they know how to make BIG aircraft! I also liked the Messerschmitt Gigant (power version, not the glider) and the Heinkel Zwilling - German aircraft designers certainly had a ball farting about with adventurous designs...
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:10 pmBIG IS GOOD
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On your back please !
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The 59 year old pilot did not spill a drop !
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On your back please !
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The 59 year old pilot did not spill a drop !
Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:35 pmIncredible how that behemoth is able to maneover so well! I've seen a vid somewhere on uTube of one of these things taking off (somewhere in England). Because they are so big, they don't seem to be moving very fast. I remember watching the vid and thinking "Is that guy gonna drive back to Russia"? 
And then, the aircraft just lifts off and starts flying! Very odd to watch for a 1st-timer! 
And then, the aircraft just lifts off and starts flying! Very odd to watch for a 1st-timer! Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 1:50 pmThe stopping power and the amount off runway required ... sorta like the movie HOTSHOTS .. i,m coming in i,m coming in Slam on the deck and its stopped ! Oh .. Charlie Sheen steps out unhurt 
that,s BIG of him . 
that,s BIG of him .