Antonov An-124 Ruslan, Nato: Condor |
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The Antonov An-124 Ruslan is the largest production freighter in the world. It was introduced to the west at the Paris Airshow of 1985. It succeeded the C-5A Galaxy in the role of world's biggest airplane. Construction continues in Kiev, Ukraine and Ulyanovsk, Russia.
On Saturday, January 15, 2011, Polet Flight 4712 departed from Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport at 5:11 PM with a load of Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters for the Royal Saudi Land Forces.
On Friday, January 14, 2011, Polet Flight 4711 arrived at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport at 11:38 AM to pick up a load of Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters for the Royal Saudi Land Forces.
On Friday, March 24, 2006 an Antonov Design Bureau An-124 Ruslan flew from Keflavik, Iceland to NAS Pt. Mugu, California. Flight ADB7836 arrived at 12:51 PM PST.
On Tuesday, March 14, 2006 a pair of Volga-Dnepr An-124 Ruslans flew from Wheeler Sack AAF, New York to the Southern California Air Logistics Center at Victorville, California. Flight VDA3424 arrived at 12:35 PM PST and flight VDA3400 arrived at 2:20 PM.
On Wednesday, March 15 Volga-Dnepr An-124 flight VDA4301 flew from Victorville to Wheeler Sack. Volga-Dnepr An-124 flight VDA4303 flew from Victorville to Gander. Volga-Dnepr An-124 flight VDA4302 flew from Wheeler Sack to Victorville. AMT 757-300 Flight AMT5261 also flew from Wheeler Sack to Victorville.
On Thursday, March 16, Volga-Dnepr An-124 flight VDA4304 flew from Wheeler Sack to Victorville. Volga-Dnepr An-124 flight VDA4303 flew from Gander to Diori Hamani, Africa.
An-124, RA-82045 flew back to Denver on Wednesday, February 9.
An-124, RA-82045 delivered the first Lockheed-Martin Atlas V booster and its Centaur upper stage to the west coast launch complex. In March, the Atlas team will transport the rocket segments to the newly refurbished Space Launch Complex 3 East for vertical stacking.
The Atlas V vehicle stands over 200 feet tall, an increase of about 50 feet over the Atlas IIAS vehicle that launched successfully three times from SLC-3E. The vehicle also incorporates a stretched Centaur upper stage. In performance, The Atlas V 400 and 500 series of launch vehicles will provide over two times the lift capability of the 100 percent successful Atlas IIAS vehicle.
An-124, RA-82045 flew to Huntsville, Alabama on Friday, Febuary 11 and on to Shannon, Ireland on Saturday, February 12.
This An-124, now registered UR82007, was ferried from Ukraine to Manston in England to be used as a prop for the next James Bond film Die Another Day.
Find all about the Antonov An-124 Ruslan at Wikiverse.org.
Link to Antonov Airlines web site.
Link to Antonov Airlines An-124 page.
Link to accident reports for An-124 crashes at the Air Safety Network web site.
Giant Jet Airplanes | ||||||
First Flight | Wing Span | Length | Wing Area | Gross Weight | Engines | |
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner | 197ft, 03in | 206ft | 3,501 | 545,000 | 2 x 71,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 | |
Boeing 747-8 Jumbo Jet | 2010 | 224ft,07in | 250ft,02in | 975,000 | 4 x 66,500 GEnx-2B67 | |
Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner | 2009 | 197ft, 03in | 186ft | 3,501 | 502,500 | 2 x 64,000 lb General Electric GEnx or Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 |
Airbus A380 | 2005 | 261ft,10in | 239ft,06in | 9,100 | 1,235,000 | 4 x 84,000 lb RR Trent 900 or Engine Alliance GP-7200 |
Boeing 777-300ER | 2003 | 212ft,07in | 242ft,04in | 4,700 | 775,000 | 2 x 115,300 lb GE90-115B |
Airbus A340-600 | 2001 | 208ft,02in | 247ft,01in | 4,729 | 811,300 | 4 x 56,000 lb RR Trent 556 |
Boeing 777-200 | 1994 | 209ft,01in | 199ft,11in | 4,605 | 545,000 | 2 x 74,000 lb PW4074, GE90-75B, or RR Trent 875 |
Airbus A330-300 | 1992 | 197ft,10in | 208ft,10in | 3,892 | 507,000 | 2 x 51,590 lb GE CF6-80E, PW4000, or RR Trent 700 |
Boeing 747-400 Jumbo Jet | 1988 | 211ft,05in | 231ft,10in | 5,650 | 833,000 | 4 x 45,000 PW4062 or GE CF6-80C2B1F |
Antonov An-225 Mryia | 1988 | 290ft,00in | 275ft,07in | 10,280 | 1,300,000 | 6 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
Antonov An-124 Ruslan | 1984 | 240ft,00in | 227ft,00in | 6,760 | 890,000 | 4 x 51,590 lb DT-18T |
Tupolev 160 Blackjack | 1981 | 182ft, 09in | 177ft, 06in | 3,660 | 606,000 | 4 x 50,900 lb NK-321 |
Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | 1968 | 222ft,08in | 247ft,10in | 6,200 | 769,000 | 4 x 50,000 lb GE TF-39 |
Boeing 747-100 Jumbo Jet | 1968 | 195ft,08in | 231ft,04in | 5,500 | 850,000 | 4 x 50,000 lb P&W JT9D |
Antonov An-22 Antheus | 1965 | 211ft,04in | 189ft,07in | 3,713 | 550,000 | 4 x 15,000 shp Kuznetsov NK-12MV |
North American XB-70A Valkyrie | 1964 | 105ft,00in | 189ft,00in | 6,297 | 530,000 | 6 x 33,000,lb J-93 |
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress | 1952 | 185ft,00in | 157ft,07in | 4,000 | 450,000 | 8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
Convair YB-60 | 1952 | 206ft,05in | 175ft,02in | 5,239 | 410,000 | 8 x 8,000 lb J-57 |
You can buy a 2011 calendar featuring my photographs of Giant Airplanes.
A dozen photos of giant airplanes, most of the airplane types with wingspans greater than 195 feet:Coulson Flying Tankers Martin JRM C-FLYL Hawaii Mars, Lake Elsinore, California, October 27, 2007
Lockheed C-5B Galaxy 87-0039, Travis Air Force Base, August 8, 1998
Boeing 747-123 Shuttle Carrier Aircraft N905NA/Atlantis, Edwards Air Force Base, July 7, 2007
NASA Boeing 747SP-21, N747NA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), Boron, California, May 31, 2007
Volga-Dnepr Antonov An-124 Ruslan RA82045, Victorville, California, March 14, 2006
China Airlines Boeing 747-409 B-18210 Dreamliner, Los Angeles International Airport, March 2, 2006
Antonov An-225 Mriya UR82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 3, 1993
Evergreen International 747-273C Supertanker, N470EV, San Bernardino, California, May 31, 2006
United Boeing 777-222 N222UA, Los Angeles International Airport, November 29, 2007
Air Tahiti Nui Airbus A340-313E F-OLOV, Los Angeles International Airport, March 2, 2006
China Eastern Airlines Airbus A340-642 B-6052, Los Angeles International Airport, February 28, 2006
Airbus A380-841 F-WWJB, Los Angeles International Airport, November 29, 2007
You can buy a 2011 calendar featuring my photographs of Jet Freighters.
A dozen photos of Jet Freighters. Aircraft pictured include:
Antonov An-225 RA-82060, Zhukovsky, Russia, September 5, 1993
China Airlines Cargo Boeing 747-409F B-18720, Los Angeles, February 28, 2006
Antonov Design Bureau An-124-100 UR-82007, NAS Pt Mugu, March 24, 2006
Kitty Hawk Cargo Boeing 737-3Y0 N105KH, Phoenix, April 13, 2006
Fedex MD-11F N592FE, Los Angeles, November 29, 2007
Boeing 747-8F N50217, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway, September 2, 2010
Fedex McDonnell-Douglas A300F4-605R N692FE, Phoenix, December, 23, 2010
Southern Air Boeing 747-2L5B N815SA, Phoenix, December, 23, 2010
DHL Boeing 767-281 N769AX, Phoenix, December, 23, 2010
FedEx MD-10-10F McDonnell-Douglas N366FE, Phoenix, December, 23, 2010
Capital Cargo International Boeing 727-225 N755DH, Phoenix, December, 23, 2010
ATI McDonnell-Douglas DC-8-71F N820BX, Phoenix, December, 23, 2010
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