Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan - Volga-Dnepr Airlines | Aviation Photo #0954854

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow! Already second "dancing" An-124 in two days! ;)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Poor poor nose gear

Anonymous

15 years ago

Nice and hard-to-find picture...excellent opportunity Mr. Van Belleghem had.

Anonymous

15 years ago

It's a good thing the AN-124 has double nose gear! Incredible shot!

Anonymous

15 years ago

It looks like these tough birds can withstand everything!

Anonymous

15 years ago

...never seen before... congratulations for this rare picture!!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Well as far as i'm concerned pilots were sleeping and they landed on the nose wheel but they are lucky that the landing gears are not collapsed.

Anonymous

15 years ago

OMG! - was my first thought. Amazing shot, there's only little chance to capture this mishap on photo. Looks like badly balanced freight if you ask me. Never the less the nose gear will survive because there's still enough lift by the wings as you clearly can see.

Anonymous

15 years ago

I guess its allowable to do that if you have four wheels in front. Otherwise... :-/

Anonymous

15 years ago

Interesting shot, that's why the Antonov has 2 Nosegears ;-)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wowoo! Those landing gears are really strong! Great photo, click in the right second.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Ouch~ You hit my nose~!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Once in a lifetime shot!!!, not seen everyday!!!!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

One word: SCARY!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

I do this all the time on my flight simulator! ;-)

Anonymous

15 years ago

First thing that came to mind is that he stalled it during flare.

Anonymous

15 years ago

(yawn) What`s so special, guys? We were just checking the tire pressure ;)

Anonymous

15 years ago

The aircraft was either too high or facing strong wind, plus higher speed, thus leading this nose dive onto the runway.

Anonymous

15 years ago

I think pilot wanted to try a new kind of landing ... :d btw nice shot !!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

From Spain.
Is a very, very big "Pinnocho".

Anonymous

15 years ago

Landing for the whole muzzle.Very good .Great picture,thank you to allow us to see it.

Anonymous

15 years ago

The pilot is just showing his skill in landing the elephant of the sky!!!!!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Hey guys.. i think the pilot wanted to make a reflare !! Nice shot

Anonymous

15 years ago

I have rated this shot well because it reveals to us what we usually do not see with these aircraft. Wonderful! (I hope the pilots do not get into trouble though...)

Anonymous

15 years ago

This really can't be good for teh nose gear!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Incredible! I've never seen anything like this! I wonder if it had anything to do with the cargo weight...

Anonymous

15 years ago

Incredible landing: look the elevator! The pilot pushed the the plane down!

Anonymous

15 years ago

I think that pilots told them selves will we ever get this bird down and will it ever stop.

Anonymous

15 years ago

That's really odd

Anonymous

15 years ago

In My Opinion he touched before, and this pic was taken on its second touch after it bounced, hence the fact the elevator its in full nose down attitude, and the crew were becoming aware the runway was geeting shorter..!!!..Well, it's only an Opinion:-)Awesome Pic Luc!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Once in a lifetime shot. Congratulations

Anonymous

15 years ago

It's not everyday you see something like this! Excellent shot.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Just schweet

Anonymous

15 years ago

I guess here is the same plane but a few seconds earlier and everything is going just fine: https://www.airliners.net/open.file/955372/L/ I'd say it's some kind of wind shear. BTW, amazing shot! ;)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Hang on, the left-hand nose gear isn't even compressed fully, the right bogie is only a bit smokey, the spoilers are just about to deploy so it's not bouncing.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Yeah hoping the pilots are spared in the company briefing room after this landing Cheif pilot might have something to say.
Great shot all the same

Anonymous

15 years ago

Q. What goes BOOM and gives you a hard landing?
A. An Antonov AN124 landing on it's nosegear!
Great Photo!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Great shot! Don t panic. I think is a rather normal landing in this kind of beasts. The high angle flap capabilities this planes have allows for very low angle-of-attack landings, even a little nose down, too!! Also B52 does similar landings and takeoffs.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Guess his altimeter was screwed up!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Close up on the wheel illustrating the weird angle is incredible !

Anonymous

15 years ago

WOWWOW!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Well I would say great photo Big Thanks to the Photographer because he waits long time in a cold weather to take a great shot like this. The pilots face a lack of expinance

Anonymous

15 years ago

I have been made to land not like this oh my nose gear in trouble. Great shot!!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Excellent photo luc, I saw this monster in the summer this year at Dusseldorf international but it wasn't a landing like this one. Great shot really,

groetjes uit Holland (greetings from Holland)

Anonymous

15 years ago

ý think it is not dangerious.Because plane is very massive and when landing,nose gear gets some load so prevent more load to main landing gears.But time between nose landing gears touching ground and main landing gears must be very close.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Perfect picture.....That's wonderful.But Pilots are the most perfect:-)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Always safety! safety!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Positive landing, negative attitude! ;)

Anonymous

15 years ago

The pilot name is Valentino Rossi? :-)
Great photo!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Landing flares are for whimps :)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Very unique shot

Anonymous

15 years ago

It's illusion. Nose gears didn't touch yet.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Strong break system, effecting on the nose gear, mostly :)

Anonymous

15 years ago

Yes, it's definitely illusion. If you use 'Cross data search' on this page for this plane, this airport and this date - and you will see two other photos of this plane landing. Main gears touched before nose one. But illusion is nice, no objections.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow... you got "mooned" by the Antonov! :)

Anonymous

15 years ago

I checked all the pictures of that landing available and I am sure that's not only an illusion, that was a nose gear landing, with some bounce...
Anyone can have bad day, only pilots can do bad landings...

Anonymous

15 years ago

Other shots confirm that they did touch down nose wheel first. I don't know if the wheel is on the ground in this shot though. Nice picture.

https://www.airliners.net/open.file/960242/M/

Anonymous

15 years ago

Wow,i always thought about russian pilots that they are unsitasfiedly trained.Here you go!

Anonymous

15 years ago

I liked the photo because I needed the details of the under carraige for a model I am making of the aircraft thanks

Anonymous

15 years ago

Good nose wheel landing tec.

Anonymous

15 years ago

Beautiful angel the picture was taken out from! Great work!

Anonymous

15 years ago

I personally sow the landing, the aircraft bounced back in the air after a normal touch down on the main landing gears than re-landed on the nose-wheel, nothing special, even happens when flying an Airbus, just depends on how lucky you are while flaring.

Anonymous

15 years ago

There is a reason that there is SO MANY gear down the back.....plus the coffee would have gone EVERYWHERE!!

Anonymous

15 years ago

I wouldnt like to be on that plane

Anonymous

15 years ago

WOW>>> just before the plane touch the land...

Anonymous

15 years ago

Not so scary Landing, It does not seem too dangerorous. Sometimes B52s and McDon Douglas'es do similar landing. Good photo capturing !!

Anonymous

15 years ago

Oh my nose!

Anonymous

15 years ago

No pilot would intentionally land an aircraft of this size (or any tricicle gear aircraft for that matter) on the nose gear first, the results would range from simply uncomfortable to a total collapse. Do that even in a Seminole and you're likely to come out minus nose gear and with spinal compressions. This is called wheelbarrowing (for obvious reasons) and can happen if the pilot tries to hold the nose down to long on takeoff or force the plane down at too high a speed on landing. Ask any instructor who taught in C172s!

Anonymous

15 years ago

A monster of an aircraft this, undoubtedly the biggest metal bird thus far and if i m right can carry about 110 tonnes of payload..i ve seen massive trucks unload cargo right inside the aircraft having access through the rear opening...a fabulous machine this...gbala

Anonymous

14 years ago

Are you sure a proper nose first landing???........AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Never seen before!!

Anonymous

14 years ago

Flare! Flare!...Oh, never mind...

Anonymous

14 years ago

There's no smoke from the front wheels. That suggests that maybe the aircraft lifted AFTER she (presumably) touched-down properly. Too much speed, too little payload, perhaps? :-)

Anonymous

14 years ago

Everythings can be possible for russian ^^"

Anonymous

14 years ago

Landing on the front ?

Anonymous

14 years ago

Crosswind on landing? Great shot though.

Anonymous

14 years ago

Wow a typical Russian landing ;-))

Anonymous

14 years ago

UNBELIEVABLE!!...The twin nose gear design has paid off!!! ;) Well done Antonov!

Anonymous

12 years ago

Excellent! keep doing that

Anonymous

12 years ago

CRAZY landing!

Anonymous

12 years ago

The nose gear is very strong!

Anonymous

11 years ago

When flaring isn't possible...

Anonymous

11 years ago

Um do some people not learn to either slow down or use less flaps!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Aw come on, it's not the time to open up the nose cargo door yet!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Dont worry- its Russian!

Anonymous

11 years ago

Pictures like this one keeps me visiting this site every day!! :-) ... cheers *****

Anonymous

11 years ago

Do you think the GPWS calls out "Retard, Retard" for this sorta thing also?

Anonymous

10 years ago

Lots of flaps,light or no load,some down elevator,and she will float.I used to see kb-29s doing this,landing empty after refueling missions at bergstrom afb texas,1952

Anonymous

10 years ago

In Soviet Russia planes fly you .

Anonymous

9 years ago

Look mom, with the front wheels only!

Anonymous

9 years ago

The front brakes are really really good ;)
Great shot. Very unique sight

Anonymous

8 years ago

Wooow

vigia

664 Spain

8 months ago

Amazing pic. Congratulations !!

Aviation Photo #0954854 Antonov An-124-100 Ruslan - Volga-Dnepr Airlines

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