Antonov

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

http://www.airliners.net/open.file/605503/M/

Emilio.

In article , Emilio wrote:

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

Buran.

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Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

Correct, it was designed for the Buran. However, the aircraft is now in
service for outsized cargo flights. It lay idle for over 3 years before
they decided to refurbish it for commercial flights. The 124 was used for so
many things from Ostriches and Giraffes to satellites and tanks. The 225
will do the same but just more of it. Check out www.airfoyle.co.uk

"Goran Larsson" wrote in message
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In article , Emilio
wrote:

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

Buran.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

They have a second example - the static test airframe - and enough parts
to make it flyable.

Following the success of the first 'Mriya' (Dream), Antonov are
considering putting it into service - if they can get the money!

Ken

gary pearson wrote:
Correct, it was designed for the Buran. However, the aircraft is now in
service for outsized cargo flights. It lay idle for over 3 years before
they decided to refurbish it for commercial flights. The 124 was used for so
many things from Ostriches and Giraffes to satellites and tanks. The 225
will do the same but just more of it. Check out www.airfoyle.co.uk

"Goran Larsson" wrote in message
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In article , Emilio

wrote:

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

Buran.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

Ya I found the pic with Buran on top.

Funny, I thought Russians were lot more practical than design a brand new 6
engine aircraft to carry Buran. We do it simply with 747.

Emilio.

"Goran Larsson" wrote in message
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In article , Emilio
wrote:

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

Buran.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

"Emilio" wrote in message
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Ya I found the pic with Buran on top.

Funny, I thought Russians were lot more practical than design a brand new
6
engine aircraft to carry Buran. We do it simply with 747.

Well, as well as the An-225, they also used the VM-T Atlant. A Myasichev 3M
"Bison" bomber / tanker converted to a twin tail with the Buran orbiter
stapped to the back. Also used for carrying the Buran external fuel tank.

http://legion.wplus.net/guide/air/t/vm-t.shtml
http://spacearium.aresinstitute.org/...mages_113.html

Jon.

It wasnt a brand new aircraft design, it was a modified (heavily) An124.
Gary
"Emilio" wrote in message
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Ya I found the pic with Buran on top.

Funny, I thought Russians were lot more practical than design a brand new
6
engine aircraft to carry Buran. We do it simply with 747.

Emilio.

"Goran Larsson" wrote in message
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In article , Emilio
wrote:

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

Buran.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

Holly crap! I hope they filled the tank with helium.

http://spacearium.aresinstitute.org/...es/atlant2.jpg

I hope they filled the tank with helium. Thanks for the web site with large
collection Russian images.

Emilio.

"Jonathan Stilwell" wrote in message
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"Emilio" wrote in message
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Ya I found the pic with Buran on top.

Funny, I thought Russians were lot more practical than design a brand
new
6
engine aircraft to carry Buran. We do it simply with 747.

Well, as well as the An-225, they also used the VM-T Atlant. A Myasichev
3M
"Bison" bomber / tanker converted to a twin tail with the Buran orbiter
stapped to the back. Also used for carrying the Buran external fuel tank.

http://legion.wplus.net/guide/air/t/vm-t.shtml
http://spacearium.aresinstitute.org/...mages_113.html

Jon.

When they (Antonov) were making a heap of FAI records with the Mriya,
they wanted to have some heavy steel blocks that they could load on
board - so that they could get the records at different all-up weights.

But these steel blocks were a pain to load and offload - so they hit
upon the simple expedient of using T-90 tanks - simple drive-on
drive-off steel loads.

I have a pic somewhere of an An-225 with an open nose door and five
T-90's parked in front!

Ken

gary pearson wrote:

It wasnt a brand new aircraft design, it was a modified (heavily) An124.
Gary
"Emilio" wrote in message
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Ya I found the pic with Buran on top.

Funny, I thought Russians were lot more practical than design a brand new

6

engine aircraft to carry Buran. We do it simply with 747.

Emilio.

"Goran Larsson" wrote in message
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In article , Emilio

wrote:

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

Buran.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/

I think five T-90 was for show.

One T-90 weighs 46 Tons fully loaded, which is 92,000 lbs. Space shuttle
external tank weigh 77,000 lbs. It is about one T-90 weight capacity.

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/shuttle/...ewsref/et.html

Shuttle Orbiter Landing Weight is 198,909 lbs. That is little over two T-90
weight capacity.

http://www.shuttlepresskit.com/STS-98/

Emilio.

"Ken Duffey" wrote in message
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When they (Antonov) were making a heap of FAI records with the Mriya,
they wanted to have some heavy steel blocks that they could load on
board - so that they could get the records at different all-up weights.

But these steel blocks were a pain to load and offload - so they hit
upon the simple expedient of using T-90 tanks - simple drive-on
drive-off steel loads.

I have a pic somewhere of an An-225 with an open nose door and five
T-90's parked in front!

Ken

gary pearson wrote:

It wasnt a brand new aircraft design, it was a modified (heavily) An124.
Gary
"Emilio" wrote in message
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Ya I found the pic with Buran on top.

Funny, I thought Russians were lot more practical than design a brand
new

6

engine aircraft to carry Buran. We do it simply with 747.

Emilio.

"Goran Larsson" wrote in message
...

In article , Emilio

wrote:

This Antonov, do anyone know what they were thinking of as a cargo?

Buran.

--
Göran Larsson http://www.mitt-eget.com/