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Russian 4 Holer Parked At MSP?

Stabilator From United States of America, joined Nov 2010, 489 posts, RR: 0
Posted (4 months 2 days 8 hours ago) and read 5405 times:

Was driving on 494 and noticed a chunky 4 hole Russian Cargo plane on the ramp, engine covers on. Anyone have info on it? Couldn't get a reg.

So we beat on against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

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af773atmsp From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2587 posts, RR: 2
Reply 1, posted (4 months 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 5338 times:

Saw it yesterday. An Antonov 124 I believe. Every once in awhile an Antonov visits MSP most likely for transport or a fuel stop.

It ain't no normal MD80 its a Super 80!

CalebWilliams From United States of America, joined Dec 2008, 269 posts, RR: 0
Reply 2, posted (3 months 4 weeks 14 hours ago) and read 4401 times:

Glad I wasn't going crazy when I saw this. I nearly stopped on 494 to look. Was there Thursday night when I saw it near Hanger C.

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EDIT:

Looking at this photo: http://www.airliners.net/photo/Polet...tonov-An-124-100-Ruslan/0631785/L/

What do each of the four flight engineers do?

[Edited 2013-02-19 07:40:30]

Caleb Williams MSP AUS STL AMS CPH LGW YYZ

readytotaxi From United Kingdom, joined Dec 2006, 2626 posts, RR: 3
Reply 3, posted (3 months 4 weeks 13 hours ago) and read 4283 times:

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Quoting CalebWilliams (Reply 2):

In the photo, I do like the curtain behind the pilots seats, they can pull them closed so its like F/Y

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CalebWilliams From United States of America, joined Dec 2008, 269 posts, RR: 0
Reply 4, posted (3 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 4010 times:

Quoting readytotaxi (Reply 3):
In the photo, I do like the curtain behind the pilots seats, they can pull them closed so its like F/Y

I thought was so that the pilots can sleep without light filtering in from the flight engineer stations.

Caleb Williams MSP AUS STL AMS CPH LGW YYZ

SJCMSP From United States of America, joined Aug 2012, 32 posts, RR: 0
Reply 5, posted (3 months 4 weeks 8 hours ago) and read 3996 times:

I saw it too on Friday upon landing on Runway 35. I later excitedly told my in-laws in the car on 494 what that plane was. They didn't share my excitement.

aklrno From United States of America, joined Dec 2010, 714 posts, RR: 0
Reply 6, posted (3 months 4 weeks 6 hours ago) and read 3770 times:

Quoting af773atmsp (Reply 1):
What do each of the four flight engineers do?

There is a navigator and a couple of loadmasters in addition to the flight engineer.

VC10DC10 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 960 posts, RR: 0
Reply 7, posted (3 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 3533 times:

Any word on what she's doing in MSP for such an extended period? The weather is reminiscent of her home, but still....

jethawk From United States of America, joined Feb 2013, 21 posts, RR: 0
Reply 8, posted (3 months 4 weeks 1 hour ago) and read 3459 times:

Quoting VC10DC10 (Reply 7):
Any word on what she's doing in MSP for such an extended period? The weather is reminiscent of her home, but still....

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VC10DC10 From United States of America, joined Apr 2006, 960 posts, RR: 0
Reply 9, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 10 hours ago) and read 2981 times:

Quoting jethawk (Reply 8):

Delta Lube, new oil filter and tire rotation

Really? I didn't know Delta TechOps supported aircraft built in the former Eastern Bloc.

af773atmsp From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 2587 posts, RR: 2
Reply 10, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2887 times:

Looks like it will be heading to TLV this evening:
http://flightaware.com/live/flight/POT4736

It ain't no normal MD80 its a Super 80!

Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10565 posts, RR: 21
Reply 11, posted (3 months 3 weeks 6 days 9 hours ago) and read 2840 times:

Quoting Stabilator (Thread starter):
Russian

I think you'd be better off saying Ukrainian, or former Soviet.

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonov

Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Antonov

Inspiration, move me brightly!

type-rated From United States of America, joined Sep 1999, 4397 posts, RR: 20
Reply 12, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 19 hours ago) and read 2516 times:

Didn't there used to be one of these based at IAH for awhile? Or was that a 224?

Fly North Central Airlines..The route of the Northliners!

StickShaker From Australia, joined Sep 2004, 623 posts, RR: 3
Reply 13, posted (3 months 3 weeks 5 days 1 hour ago) and read 2150 times:

Quoting aklrno (Reply 6):
Quoting af773atmsp (Reply 1):What do each of the four flight engineers do?
There is a navigator and a couple of loadmasters in addition to the flight engineer.

Do they really need 6 people on the flight deck or is it because you need 6 players for a round of Russian BlackJack ?

Cheers,
StickShaker

DTWPurserBoy From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 585 posts, RR: 2
Reply 14, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 15 hours ago) and read 1694 times:

You will see them in RIC on occasion. I nearly drove off I-64 one day when I saw it turning onto final. A friend of mine that works for one of the big cigarette manufacturers says they fly it in, pack it to the ceiling with cartons of cigarettes and fly it home. It bulks out way before it hits max gross weight.

Wonder what the resale value on all those cigarettes would be? Might jumpstart my 401.

FlyingSicilian From Germany, joined Mar 2009, 835 posts, RR: 0
Reply 15, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 14 hours ago) and read 1626 times:

Quoting type-rated (Reply 12):
Didn't there used to be one of these based at IAH for awhile? Or was that a 224?

Fly North Central Airlines..The route of the Northliners!

Volga-dnepr's main North American office is in Houston (and another office satelite in THe Woodlands suburb).
An-124s are regular visitors at IAH and the 6 holer is no stranger relatively speaking.

From their website:
VOLGA-DNEPR – UNIQUE AIR CARGO INC. (US BRANCH)

The US branch was established in 2000 to promote Volga-Dnepr services in the North and South American markets. It deals with Volga-Dnepr marketing and sales in the region. The branch is situated in Houston, Texas. At present Volga-Dnepr - Unique Air Cargo Inc. generates about 30% of Volga-Dnepr’s total global operations.

Bye Bye Windjet

Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10565 posts, RR: 21
Reply 16, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1428 times:

FWIW, there was a good show about this aircraft - Might Planes on the Smithsonian Channel.

A description and a short clip is at:

http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/sn/show.do?episode=3361527

Inspiration, move me brightly!

brilondon From Canada, joined Aug 2005, 3271 posts, RR: 1
Reply 17, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1415 times:

Quoting af773atmsp (Reply 1):

Saw it yesterday. An Antonov 124 I believe. Every once in awhile an Antonov visits MSP most likely for transport or a fuel stop.

It may have been chartered to transport heavy equipment or something like that. I have seen the program Mighty Planes and they did a story on the AN-124 and it was very informative about the operations of the AN-124. I like the program.

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DTWPurserBoy From United States of America, joined Feb 2010, 585 posts, RR: 2
Reply 18, posted (3 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1075 times:

What is that big six engine monster, the A-225? Is that still being built?

Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10565 posts, RR: 21
Reply 19, posted (3 months 3 weeks 1 day 8 hours ago) and read 813 times:

Quoting DTWPurserBoy (Reply 18):
What is that big six engine monster, the A-225? Is that still being built?

One An-225 was completed and is still operated by Antonov Airlines, another was partially built but not completed.

There are various claims that it will be completed some day, but it seems less and less likely with each passing day.

Inspiration, move me brightly!

acidradio From United States of America, joined Mar 2001, 1855 posts, RR: 10
Reply 20, posted (3 months 3 weeks 1 day 3 hours ago) and read 651 times:

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When this came in several days ago I was standing at the parking lot at Citibank in FSD talking with a coworker at 5:00 and I see this really crazy wing-over 4-engine aircraft. Way too big to be an Avro (and those are long gone from this part of the world). Wasn't in military colors. It was none other than POT4736 on its way to MSP (per FlightAware iPhone app)... and *everyone* uses FSD as a waypoint to somewhere. So I called all my MSP airplane people and told them that it would be about 45-55 mins out and I think someone even went and took some photos.

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