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Antanov 225 visit to Shannon June 10 2020

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    #212
    EchoIndia
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    Well it certainly wasn’t the AN 225. Unless you are saying that Shannon airport has forgotten to add the 13 times it was in in 2010 to their 4 ?!.


    The private circulation subscription magazine Irish Air Letter states of this week's visit "Whilst the aircraft has made 17 previous visits to Shannon, all of these were on technical stops, so this is the first time the aircraft had actually brought a load destined for Shannon. Its first visit to Shannon took place on 08 December 2002, arriving from Hahn and departing out to Montreal/Mirabel. It paid numerous visits in 2003, and its previous visit to Shannon was on 12 April 2015." I would regard this as almost certainly the correct position.


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    I wonder what that beast is like to fly. I imagine it’s stable and heavy, with a lot of planning required before manoeuvring. Pilots seem to adore flying the 747, so size alone doesn’t say it it.


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    Ilyushin76
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    EchoIndia wrote: »
    The private circulation subscription magazine Irish Air Letter states of this week's visit "Whilst the aircraft has made 17 previous visits to Shannon, all of these were on technical stops, so this is the first time the aircraft had actually brought a load destined for Shannon. Its first visit to Shannon took place on 08 December 2002, arriving from Hahn and departing out to Montreal/Mirabel. It paid numerous visits in 2003, and its previous visit to Shannon was on 12 April 2015." I would regard this as almost certainly the correct position.

    Here is a picture of it in Shannon in 1991 ;)


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    EchoIndia
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    Ilyushin76 wrote: »
    Here is a picture of it in Shannon in 1991 ;)


    Ha ha -they will be mortified to have got that wrong.


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    FFVII
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    Ilyushin76 wrote: »
    Here is a picture of it in Shannon in 1991 ;)
    Hahahaha, the thread that keeps on giving.


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    g0g
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    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHM_IiakCTg

    I know it's not related to the Irish visit, but I just came across this video. What a view around 1 minute onwards!!


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    FFVII
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    g0g wrote: »
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHM_IiakCTg

    I know it's not related to the Irish visit, but I just came across this video. What a view around 1 minute onwards!!

    Posted earlier


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    #219
    Metric Tensor
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    ?

    July


    Any chance of a post back on this thread when you know more?


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    Metric Tensor wrote: »
    Any chance of a post back on this thread when you know more?

    Of course.


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    #221
    salonfire
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    Gaoth Laidir wrote: »
    Why is a flight crew of 6 required?

    Communism :pac:


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    Inquitus
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    salonfire wrote: »
    Communism :pac:

    France isn't communist but at Paris - CDG they employ at least 8 people to check your boarding pass!


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    Fritzbox
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    I wonder what that beast is like to fly. I imagine it’s stable and heavy, with a lot of planning required before manoeuvring. Pilots seem to adore flying the 747, so size alone doesn’t say it it.

    I would say that when you are flying a plane that's got a 290 feet wingspan, banking at low altitude would not be a trivial matter.


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    kala85
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    Any idea when this will be back in Ireland


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    Irish Steve
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    kala85 wrote: »
    Any idea when this will be back in Ireland


    No way to know, it doesn't operate any scheduled services, flights are charters based on the size and weight of the cargo to be carried, so trying to speculate on where and when it will be seen is about as possible as working out which area of the country will have rain or sunshine 6 months from now.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



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    #226
    kala85
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    How did people know the last time


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    #227
    Irish Steve
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    kala85 wrote: »
    How did people know the last time


    It got posted on the Aviation in Ireland web site, and a reader of that site posted a link into this forum, the nature of the aircraft means that movements tend to be know about a few days ahead of the flight, as special preparations are needed at the airports involved, due to the size of the thing, and the size of the cargo can mean a lot of advance planning for the logisitics of getting the cargo in and out of the airfields involved.

    Shore, if it was easy, everybody would be doin it.😁



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    kala85
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    Irish Steve wrote: »
    It got posted on the Aviation in Ireland web site, and a reader of that site posted a link into this forum, the nature of the aircraft means that movements tend to be know about a few days ahead of the flight, as special preparations are needed at the airports involved, due to the size of the thing, and the size of the cargo can mean a lot of advance planning for the logisitics of getting the cargo in and out of the airfields involved.


    Any indications when this will be back in Ireland again


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    Henry Ford III
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    Irish Steve wrote: »
    No way to know, it doesn't operate any scheduled services, flights are charters based on the size and weight of the cargo to be carried, so trying to speculate on where and when it will be seen is about as possible as working out which area of the country will have rain or sunshine 6 months from now.

    All of it.


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