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Have been on several Russian Heavy's and was not impressed. I Crewed C-5's and one time Russians came thru Dover, and I arranged a tour thru my C-5 which was parked in hot cargo next to thiers. They were amazed and told me that it was just a plane made up to impress them, so we went to another which was parked in H/C also and I made believers out of them. One thing that was on all Russian A/C were 2 bag 50# bags of dog food and no dogs. As an Aviation Person may AN225 rest in piece (do not think it flew much) | |||
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What was the dog food for? It is sad if that aircraft were destroyed. It should be in a museum. . . Of course, people are dying over there, so I need to remind myself to place this event in context. Fear God and Dread Nought Admiral of the Fleet Sir Jacky Fisher | |||
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It was in constant use. I parked next to it all over the world. | |||
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I never realized there was just the one? | |||
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Correct. Only 1 completed. Construction was started on a second aircraft but it wasn't ever completed. Sometimes, you gotta roll the hard six | |||
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The English speaking person did not have an answer, They lived on the A/C but, had no Dogs. About a month later another one came thru and I saw them loading several bags of Dog Food. No it couldn't be what we are thinking, could it? | |||
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When I saw it, it had come from Canada to Pittsburgh, and then it departed for (LA?) I believe. I don't believe it will impact my personal supply chain, but the process of transporting very BIG stuff quickly has just changed dramatically. ![]() | |||
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I've read lots of discussion as to if it was really gone, extent of damage, ect. Not really any fixing this. At least they have some good parts for #2. ![]() | |||
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Is it (was it) really that much bigger than the other jumbos out there? I'm not an aviation guy in any sort and I have no real perspective on the big planes. I've never seen a jumbo close up. The biggest I've seen was a C5 Super Galaxy, I think, as it was flying a pattern around the area, I think centered around Stockton for some reason. It passed directly overhead and while it was pretty high, I could still tell it was BIG. | |||
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These may help for size/scale: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Enemy's gate is down. | |||
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Keep in mind, the 747 was Boeing's entry into the Air Force's heavy lift competition, which was won by the C-5; so the planes are more-less similar in size.
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C'mon, that'll buff right out... ![]() ____________________________________________________________ If Some is Good, and More is Better.....then Too Much, is Just Enough !! Trump 2024....Save America! "May Almighty God bless the United States of America" - parabellum 7/26/20 Live Free or Die! | |||
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